No L 151/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 6. 84 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 24 May 1984 adopting a concerted action research project of the European Economic Community on the effects of processing and distribution on the quality and nutritive value of food (84/304/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 23§ thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas, in its resolution of 14 January 1974 on an initial outline programme of the European Communi- ties in the field of science and technology (), the Council emphasized that an appropriate approach should be adopted towards the whole range of avail- able ways and means, including joint projects, and that, whenever it proves desirable that non-member countries, particularly European ones, should be asso- ciated in these projects, steps should be taken to make this possible ; Whereas, in its resolution of 14 January 1974 (%), relat- ing in particular to the coordination of national poli- cies in the field of science and technology, the Council entrusted the Communrity institutions with (") OJ No C 260, 29. 9. 1983, p. 6. (3 Opinion delivered on 13 April 1984 (not yet published in the Official Journal). . () OJ No C 23, 30. 1. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No C 7, 29. 1. 1974, p. 6. ( O) No C 7, 29. 1. 1974, p. 2. the task of ensuring, with the assistance of the Scien- tific and Technical Research Committee (CREST), the gradual coordination of such policies; Whereas, by Decision 79/878/EEC (%), the Council adopted a first concerted action project on the effects of thermal processing and distribution on the quality and nutritive value of food ; Whereas the abovementioned concerted action project has given extremely encouraging results ; Whereas a second project in this field would make it possible to derive the maximum benefit from the effort that has been made; Whereas the Member States intend, as part of the rules and procedures applicable to their national programmes, to carry out the research described in Annex I and are prepared to integrate it into a process of coordination at Community level over a period of four years; Whereas the execution of the research work, as described in Annex I, calls for a financial outlay of some 15000000 ECU in the Member States taking part therein ; Whereas, on 18 July 1978, the Council agreed on certain procedural arrangements for cooperation under European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST); (9 OJ No C 270, 27. 10. 1979, p. 53.