Translation of "Committee on Scientific and Technical Information Code " (English → French) :

1. When the Authority's opinions pursuant to this Regulation require only scientific or technical work involving the application of well-established scientific or technical principles they may, unless the Commission or a Member State objects, be issued by the Authority without consulting the scientific committee or the scientific panels mentioned in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

- debate in European Community bodies: Council of Ministers (initial conclusions), European Parliament, Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Coal and Steel Community Consultative Committee, EURATOM Scientific and Technical Committee, EURATOM Supply Agency Advisory Committee, Energy Consultative Committee

The Commission may consult the relevant scientific committee(s) when establishing the technical requirements referred to in Article 29 and when adapting the technical requirements set out in Annexes I to IV to scientific and technical progress, in particular with a view to ensuring an equivalent level of quality and safety of blood and blood components used for transfusion and blood and blood components used as a starting material for the manufacture o ...[+++]f medicinal products.

The tasks of providing scientific and technical assistance shall consist of scientific or technical work involving the application of well-established scientific or technical principles which does not require scientific evaluation by the Scientific Committee or a Scientific Panel.

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION ON PERSPECTIVES FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT - COUNCIL RESOLUTION Following the discussions which have taken place on the Commission's communication on perspectives for international cooperation in research and technological development, both in CREST and in the Permanent Representatives Committee, the Council adopted the following resolution : "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having examined the Commission communication of 20 October 1995 on Perspectives for International Cooperation in the field of RTD, and in the light of the opinion of the ...[+++]Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST), (1) ENDORSES the five overall objectives for future Community policy further to strengthen and increase cooperation in RTD with third countries, as follows: - strengthen European competitiveness and develop technologies for future markets; - develop partnership in science and technology, in particular with third countries of strategic interest to the Community; - share responsibility and conduct RTD on economic and social challenges; - promote RTD relevant to the needs and priorities of developing countries for fostering their sustainable growth; - share ST information and contribute to large scale and frontier science and technology (2) EMPHASIZES that cooperation with third countries in the field of RTD should continue to be based on the following principles: subsidiarity; mutual benefit; consistency with other Community policies, in particular the Union's external policies; efficiency and quality (3) UNDERLINES the need for a differentiation in approach between the different third country partners for economic, political and geographical reasons.

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