2009/306/EC: Council Decision of 30 March 2009 concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The extension, for a further period of five years, of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America, (hereinafter the Agreement), subject to the amendments set out in the Annex to this Decision, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

Acting in accordance with Article 12 of the Agreement and on behalf of the Community, the President of the Council shall notify the Government of the United States of America that the Community has completed its internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement  ( *1 ) .

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

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Amended text of Article 4 of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America

‘Article 4

Areas of cooperative activities

(a)

Sectors for cooperative activities may include:

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environment (including climate research),

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biomedicine and health (including research on AIDS, infectious diseases and drug abuse),

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agriculture,

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fisheries science,

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engineering research,

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non-nuclear energy,

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natural resources,

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materials sciences (including nanotechnology) and metrology,

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information and communication technologies,

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telematics,

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biotechnology,

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marine sciences and technology,

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social sciences research,

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transportation,

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security research,

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space research,

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science and technology policy, management, training and mobility of scientists.

(b)

The Parties may modify this list upon recommendation by the Joint Consultative Group mentioned in Article 6, in accordance with procedures in force for each Party.

(c)

The Parties may jointly pursue cooperative activities with third parties.’.