No L 368/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 12. 82 COUNCIL DECISION of 13 December 1982 relating to the coordination of the activities of the Member States and Community institutions with a view to assessing the need for, and preparing proposals for setting up, a Community inter-institutional information system (82/869/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas the integration of data processing, text processing and telecommunications has given rise to new information technologies which could be used to improve the running of the Community’s work, espe- cially the ever-increasing exchange of information between the Community institutions and the adminis- trations of the Member States; Whereas the uncoordinated introduction of new infor- mation technologies in the Community institutions and the administrations of the Member States involves the danger of new barriers to the free flow of informa- tion ; Whereas the clear definition of application possibili- ties and user needs in the Community institutions and the administrations of the Member States should have a positive effect on the establishment of technical regulations for information systems not specific to individual manufacturers and on the extension of public telecommunication networks and their use for information systems ; it is consequently to be expected that this would provide innovation incentives for industry ; Whereas it is therefore desirable to lay down a coordi- nation procedure with the aim of determining the needs of the Community institutions and the relevant national administrations for new information techno- logies and of establishing joint agreements for exchanges of information not specific to individual manufacturers taking account of international standar- dization ; Whereas, since the specific powers of action required to adopt the Decision have not been provided for in () OJ No C 125, 17. 5. 1982, p. 170. (» OJ No C 343, 31. 12. 1981, p. 4. the Treaty, it is necessary to invoke Article 235 thereof, HAS DECIDED AS POLLOWS: Article 1 The Member States and the Commission shall coordi- nate their activities as regards : 1. the identification and assessment of needs; 2. if necessary, the preparation of a design and realiza- tion programme ; 3. the establishment of joint agreements for exchanges of information not specific to individual manufac- turers taking account of international standardiza- tion, to set up a Community inter-institutional integrated information system (INSIS) which will make it possible to use new electronic technologies for exchanges of information between the administrations of the Community institutions and the Member States. The other Community institutions and bodies shall be invited to take part in this coordination. The Commis- sion shall be responsible for effecting the coordination through an Advisory Committee composed of repre- sentatives of the Member States and of the Commu- nity institutions and bodies, the terms of reference of which are defined in the Annex. Article 2 On completion of the work mentioned in Atticle 1, the Commission shall report to the Council and Parliament and put forward, not later than 12 months after this Decision takes effect, such proposals as it considers appropriate. Article 3 This Decision shall take effect from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1982. For the Council The President U. ELLEMANN-JENSEN