4. 7. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 177/23 COUNCIL DECISION of 29 June 1984 on the multiannual research and training programmes to be carried out by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) (84/337/Euratom,( EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 7 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), presented after consultation of the Scientific and Technical Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas a programme which stretches over several years cannot, given the rapid developments in science, lay down in advance the details of all the research acti- vities required ; whereas this is particularly the case with the multiannual programme of the Joint Research Centre (JRC); whereas this programme should therefore be invested with a higher degree of flexibility, and provision should be made for the instruments enabling it to be speedily adapted; Whereas it is therefore desirable to establish a pro- cedure which enables the Commission, with the parti- cipation of representatives of the Member States, to take the decisions necessary for the adaptation of the programme, the general content of which has been adopted by the Council, and to ensure close coopera- tion between the JRC and the Member States with regard to the implementation of the research programmes ; Whereas adaptation of the multiannual programme will not affect existing financial arrangements (Finan- cial Regulation) or compliance with the budgetary procedure (preparation of the financing plan and defi- nition of the conditions for its application); Whereas, by its Decision 84/339/Euratom (°), the Commission, in altering the structure of the JRC, has set up a Board of Governors and a Scientific Council to advise it and assist it in its tasks, () OJ No C 225, 23. 8. 1983, p. 7. () OJ No C 307, 14. 11. 1983, p. 116. (°) See page 29 of this Official Journal. HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Council shall adopt the JRC multiannual programme with reference to the following guidelines : (a) it shall indicate the research fields, corresponding to research action programmes, in which work is to be carried out under the programme ; (b) it shall provide an estimate of the relevant propor- tions of financing and staffing required for research work within each field; (c) it shall provide an estimate of the resources neces- sary for the implementation of the programme, on the basis of : — the staff complement authorized for the dura- tion of the programme, and — the financial cost of the programme in ECU, at the value obtaining when the decision adopting the multiannual programme is taken.  Article 2 Should the need arise, and within the framework fixed by the Council Decision on the multiannual programme, the Commission is authorized, under the conditions provided for in Article 3, to take the neces- sary decisions in order to adapt the JRC multiannual programme, either to take account of research require- ments that emerge at Community level after the multiannual programme has been adopted or to allow the JRC the flexibility it requires. Article 3 Where the Commission considers it necessary to adapt the JRC multiannual programme within the frame- work defined in the Council Decision on the multi- annual programme, it shall submit a draft measure for the approval of the JRC Board of Governors estab- lished under Article 4 of Commission Decision 71/57/Euratom (*), as last amended by Decision 84/339/Euratom, and shall inform the Committee on Energy, Research and Technology and the Committee on Budgets of the European Parliament thereof. In order to implement the proposed measure, the Commission shall obtain approval from the JRC Board of Governors. Such approval shall be arrived at () OJ No L 16, 20. 1. 1971, p. 14.