No L 38/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.2.94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 24 January 1994 establishing a multiannual programme for the development of Community statistics on research, development and innovation (94/78/CE, Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Commiunity, and in particular Article 187 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas statistics on research, development and innovation need to be reinforced in order to compare and analyse national policies; Whereas the Council resolution of 19 June 1989 on the implementation of a plan of priority actions in the field of statistical information: statistical programme of the European Communities (1989 to 1992) (4) highlighted the need for a comprehensive and coherent framework that will satisfy Community statistical information requirements by ensuring the approximation of methods and a common basis for concepts, definitions and standards; 122, 14. 5. 1992, p. 14. > 115, 26. 4. 1993, p. 213. C 332, 16, 12, 1992, p. 77. C 161, 28. 6. 1989, p. 1. Whereas Decision  93/464/EEC (5)  establishes a framework programme for priority actions in the field of statistical information 1993 to 1997; Whereas the conception of policies aimed at encouraging progress requires accurate and factual knowledge of trends in science and technology endeavours; Whereas statistical indicators are devised in order to support the management of science and technology policies in the Member States and the Community as a whole; Whereas these statistical indicators are complementary and essential to other priority areas and programmes of the Community, e.g. the Sprint programme (6) concerning innovation and technology transfer and the regional Stride programme (7); Whereas the specific programmes needed for the implementation of the framework programmes for Community research and technological development, and the framework programmes themselves, need the report of a statistical information system on research and technological development; - Whereas the amount of existing statistical information varies in each Member State and the data that exist are not always comparable; (5) OJ No L 219, 28. 8. 1993, p. 1. (§) O) No L 112, 25. 4. 1989, p. 12. (7) O] No C 196, 4. 8. 1990, p. 18.