L 246/32 Official Journal of the European Union 21.9.2007 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 30 January 2007 concerning the conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research (2007/614/Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic attached joint paper on the role of the host (Euratom) and non-host (Japan) on the ITER Project. Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of (3)  In accordance with the joint paper referred to above and Article 101 thereof, the amended Council Directives, the Commission has conducted negotiations with the Government of Japan on an Agreement for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (4)  On 20 June 2006, at a meeting in Tokyo, the represen- Whereas: tatives of Euratom and Japan adopted the Final Report of : Negotiations on the Broader Approach Agreement which confirmed the completion of the negotiation process and records the subsidiary documents produced by Euratom and Japan. (1) The Commission has, in accordance with the Council Directives of 16 November 2000 as amended by Council Decisions of 27 May 2002, 26 November 2003 and 25 November 2004, conducted negotiations with the Government of China, the Government of (5)  On 22 November 2006, the representatives of Euratom Japan, the Government of the Republic of India, the and Japan signed a Joint Declaration for the implemen- Government of the Republic of Korea, the Government tation of the Broader Approach Activities which sets out of the Russian Federation and the Government of the details for the contributions of the Parties to the Broader United States of America on an Agreement for the Estab- Approach Activities. lishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Orga- nisation for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project. (6) The conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement The ITER Negotiation Parties have agreed at the Minis- terial Meeting in Moscow on 28 June 2005 that ITER would be built in Cadarache. They also agreed on an between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research should be approved,