Official Journal of the European Communities No L 334/73 22.12. 94 COUNCIL DECISION of 23 November 1994 adopting a specific programme of research, technological development and demonstration in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, " aquaculture and rural development (1994 to 1998) (94/805/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130i (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to  the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the c%mlon of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas, by Decision No 1110/94/EC (4), the European Parliament and the Council adopted a fourth framework programme for Community activities in the field of _research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) for the period 1994 to 1998 specifying inter alia the activities to be carried out in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development); whereas this Decision takes account of the grounds set out in the preamble to that Decision; Whereas Article 130i (3) of the Treaty stipulates that the framework programme shall be implemented through specific programmes developed within each activity under the framework programme and that each specific programme shall define the detailed rules for its implementation, fix its duration and provide for the means deemed necessary; Whereas the amount deemed necessary for carrying out this programme is ECU 607 million; whereas the appropriations for each financial year shall be laid down by the budgetary authority, subject to the availability of resources within the financial perspectives and the conditions set out in Article 1 (3) of Decision No 1110/94/EC; (1) OJ No C 228, 17. 8. 1994, p. 131 and OJ No C 262, 20.9. 1994, p. 18. 2) OJ No C 208§, 25. 7. 1994. (3) Opinion delivered on 14 and 15 September (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1. Whereas, in-order to attain the objectives and meet the challenges in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development), a programme of RTD should support — the competitiveness, efficiency and sustainable development of the agricultural sector (agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fisheries) and the agro-industrial sector (food and non-food), — the evolution of Community policieé (especially agriculture and fisheries), — societal needs to provide a wide range of healthy and nutritional food products and non-food products compatible with the environment, — sustainable development, the preservation and the improvement of rural and coastal environment; Whereas this programme may make a significant contribution to the stimulation of growth, to the strengthening of competitiveness and to the development of employment in the Community, as indicated in the White Paper on ‘Growth, competitiveness and employment’; Whereas the content of the fourth framework programme for Community RTD activities was established in accordance with the subsidiarity principle; whereas this specific programme specifies the content of the activities to be carried out in accordance with this principle in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural ~ development); Whereas Decision No 1110/94/EC lays down that a Community action is justified if, inter alia, research contributes to the strengthening of the economic and social cohesion of the Community and the promotion of its overall harmonious development, while being consistent with. the pursuit of scientific and technical quality; whereas this programme is intended to help meet these objectives; Whereas the Community should support only RTD activities of high quality;