Official Journal of the European Communities Volume 18 No C 185 14 August 1975 English Edition Information and Notices Contents I Information Council Council resolution of 22 July 1975 on the technological problems of nuclear safety 1 Commission Communication from the Commission concerning the value of the European unit of account 3 Grand-aid from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 1974 (second and final allocation) 4 II Preparatory Acts III Notices Commission Notice of a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (No 9/1975) 23 Public works contracts (Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 supple- mented by Council Directive 72/277/EEC of 26 July 1972) 27 Open procedures 29 Restricted procedures 32 2 14. 8. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 185/1 I (Information) COUNCIL Council resolution of 22 July 1975 on the technological problems of nuclear safety THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, constructors and energy producers will be able to benefit from a harmonized approach to the problem at Community level; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community; Whereas nuclear safety problems extend beyond the frontiers not only of Member States but of the Having regard to the Opinion of the European Community as a whole, and it is incumbent on the Parliament (x); Commission to act as a catalyst for initiatives to be taken on a broader international plane, Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee; HEREBY ADOPTS THIS RESOLUTION: Whereas the Commission has forwarded to the Council a communication and a general report on technological problems of nuclear safety; THE COUNCIL Whereas it is necessary to keep the public adequately 1. requests the Member States as well as the licensing informed on this subject; authorities and the safety and inspection authorities on the one hand, and the operators and constructors on the other, and finally the Whereas nuclear power has a considerable part to agencies responsible for applied research play in supplying energy to the Community; programmes to continue to collaborate effectively at Community level; Whereas the technological problems relating to nuclear safety, particularly in view of their 2. agrees to the course of action in stages indicated environmental and health implications, call for below by the Commission in respect of the appropriate action at Community level which takes progressive harmonization of safety requirements into account the prerogatives and responsibilities and criteria in order to provide an equivalent and assumed by national authorities; satisfactory degree of protection of the population and of the environment against the risks of Whereas, by aligning safety requirements, the radiation resulting from nuclear activities and at national authorities responsible for nuclear safety and the same time to assist the development of trade on the understanding that such harmonization should not involve any lowering of the safety level already attained; taking into account the state of (!) OJ No C 128, 9. 6. 1975, p. 24. industrial development in the respective families of No C 185/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 8. 75 high-power nuclear reactors, these stages involve analytical studies and syntheses with which these listing and comparing the requirements and experts are associated; criteria applied and drawing up a balance-sheet of similarities and dissimilarities; formulating as 5. notes that the measures described above may soon as possible recommendations pursuant to require appropriations in order to finance analyses the second indent of article 124 of the Euratom and syntheses and the appropriate technical Treaty, and subsequently submitting to the secretariat; Council the most suitable draft Community provisions; 6. requests the Member States to notify the Commission of any draft laws, regulations or 3. agrees to strengthen Community efforts to provisions of similar scope concerning the safety coordinate applied research programmes in order of nuclear installations in order to enable the to make the best possible use of the resources appropriate consultations to be held at available in the Community and the Member Community level at the initiative of the States both technically and financially whilst Commission; avoiding as far as possible unnecessary duplication; these efforts shall be aimed at 7. requests the Member States to seek common improving systematic exchanges of information, positions on any problems concerning the promoting concerted action and cooperation harmonization of requirements and criteria and between specialized bodies and institutes and the coordination of research into nuclear safety being dealt with by international organizations; stimulating where appropriate the development of Community programmes; 8. requests the Commission to submit annual reports on the progress made and the Member States and 4. approves of the methods used and advocated by the Commission to continue and strengthen their the Commission, namely, meetings of working efforts to ensure that the public is given the best parties of specialized experts, exchanges of possible information about both national and information on specific operational problems and Community action in the field of nuclear safety. 14. 8. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities ' No C 185/3 COMMISSION Communication from the Commission concerning the value of the European unit of account by virtue of Article 2 (2) of Council Decision No 75/250/EEC (1) of 21 April 1975 of the definition and conversion of the European unit of account used for expressing the amounts of aid mentioned in Article 42 of the ACP-EEC Lome convention The European unit of account pn 13 August 1975: Bfrs/Lfrs 45-6364 FS 3-19806 DM 3-07863 Peseta 69-4089 F1 3-15347 Skr 5-14387 Pound sterling 0-565296 Nkr 6-51809 Dkr 7-10558 Canadian dollar 1-23275 FF 5-23677 Escudo 31-4734 Lit 798-043 Austrian schilling 21-7058 Irish pound 0-565226 Markka 4-51622 US dollar 1-18945 Yen 354-320 (') OJ No L 104, 24. 4. 1975, p. 35. No C 185/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 8. 75 Grant-aid from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 1974 (second and final allocation) For 1974 a total of 325 million units of account are These findings were communicated to the applicants available from the Guidance Section. However, and Member States concerned. Of the 1201 pursuant to Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation applications considered to be eligible within the (EEC) No 1215/75 (*) of 5 May 1975, an amount of formal provisions, the Commission decided not to 235 million units of account is earmarked for grant the application for aid from the Fund in respect financing projects. The Commission has already paid of 14 projects, because they did not meet the criteria grant aid totalling 95 832 800 units of account on of Article 14 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC. The 23 December 1974. Commission Decisions refusing aid were notified to the Member States concerned and to the applicants. Under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 429/74 (2) of 18 February 1974 applications in respect of 940 projects were submitted through Member Among the 1 187 remaining applications considered States before 1 July 1974; in accordance with Article 3 to fulfil the conditions of Regulation No 17/64/EEC, 20 (5) of Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC ( ) of 297 have already received aid from the Fund. This 5 February 1964, 454 projects not accepted because of leaves 890 applications which will account for a sum shortage of funds in 1973 were carried over, bringing of more than 336 million units of account. the number of applications for aid submitted for 1974 to 1 394 of which 98 have been withdrawn or became non-valid. The Commission has consulted the Fund Committee Of the remaining 1 296 applicants for aid, 95 were on the financial aspects , in particular on the finance considered to be not eligible for grant-aid from the available and has also obtained the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Fishery Structures, but the Fund, since they did not fulfil the formal provisions of Regulation No 17/64/EEC, for one of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures has following reasons: not expressed its opinion within the period set by its president. The Commission, however, has accepted 469 requests for aid representing a total of — the project was not approved by the Member 139 167 198 units of account. State in whose territory it was to be carried out, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 (3) of the Regulation, — the information submitted with the request for The Commission considers that the projects covered aid was insufficient to determine if the project by the applications listed below are in the Com- was acceptable within the provisions of the munity interest, account being taken of: Regulation, — the priority referred to in Article 15 of Regulation — the products concerned are not subject to a No 17/64/EEC; common market organization in accordance with Article 11 (2) of Regulation No 17/64/EEC, — the need for harmonious distribution of grants from the Fund throughout the Community. — the project is within the scope of Council Directive 72/159/EEC (4) of 17 April 1972. Pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC H OJ No L 121, 14. 5. 1975, p. 1. the Commission Decisions to grant aid from the (2) OJ No L 50, 22. 2. 1974, p. 1. EAGGF for the individual projects mentioned above (3) OJ No 34, 27. 2. 1964, p. 586/64. have been notified to the Member States concerned (4) OJ No L 96, 23.