Steel RTD

Coal RTD

RTD AND THE UTILISATION OF STEEL

RTD on the utilisation of steel is essential for meeting the future requirements of steel users and creating new market opportunities.

RTD must aim to improve steel production processes with a view to enhancing product quality and increasing productivity.

the setting out of the guiding principles for monitoring RTD projects;

The programme shall be based on cost-sharing RTD contracts.

The benefits of the RTD to society and to the relevant sectors shall also be assessed.

the preparation of a manual for evaluating and selecting RTD actions, as referred to in point 3.3;

The Commission shall take the appropriate steps to ensure a smooth transition from the ECSC RTD programmes to the programme.

the consistency and the possible duplication with other RTD programmes at Community and national level;

The Commission shall establish and publish a manual for the evaluation and selection of RTD actions as specified in point 2.2(f).

The Commission shall conduct an annual review of activities under the programme and the progress of the RTD work.

For the coal and steel-related RTD aspects respectively, each Advisory Group shall advise on:

the evaluation of proposals for RTD actions and the priority to be given to those proposals, having regard to the funds available;

The Commission shall provide the Committee with information on the programme as a whole and on the progress and actual or anticipated impact of all funded RTD actions.

In both steel production and steel utilisation, the conservation of resources, the preservation of the ecosystem and safety issues should form an integral part of the RTD work.

Undertakings, research institutes or natural persons established within the territory of a Member State may participate in the programme and apply for financial assistance, provided that they intend to carry out an RTD activity or can substantially contribute to such an activity.

As a continuation of the European Coal and Steel Community Coal and Steel Research and Technical Development Programmes ("ECSC RTD programmes") and within the framework of sustainable development, a Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (hereinafter referred to as "the programme") shall be established.

With the general aim of increasing competitiveness and contributing to sustainable development, the main emphasis of RTD is on the development of new or improved technologies to guarantee the economic, clean and safe production of steel and steel products characterised by steadily increasing performance, suitability to use, customer satisfaction, prolonged service life, easy recovery and recycling.

Steel RTD

Coal RTD

RTD activities

RTD AND THE UTILISATION OF STEEL

STEEL RTD

RTD activities and Community financial contribution according to type of instrument

The European Community and the Republic of India are pursuing specific RTD programmes in areas of common interest.

The Community's RTD efforts will concentrate on activities in the following areas:

Whereas the European Community and South Africa are pursuing specific RTD programmes in areas of common interest;

Research activities carried out by RTD performers for a number of SMEs on themes of common interest.

These rules will cover, inter alia, minimum number of participants, the participation of bodies from candidate and third countries, criteria for evaluation and selection of RTD actions, management of RTD actions, liability issues and intellectual property rights.

Cooperation under this Agreement may cover all research and technological development and demonstration (hereinafter referred to as RTD) activities related to the Fourth Framework Programme and all similar RTD activities in South Africa.

'indirect action' means an RTD activity undertaken by one or more participants by means of an instrument of the Sixth Framework Programme;

RTD on the utilisation of steel is essential for meeting the future requirements of steel users and creating new market opportunities.

Any international organisation other than international European interest organisations may take part in the RTD activities referred to in Article 6(1), subject to the conditions set out in the first and third subparagraphs thereof, and in other RTD activities subject to the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article.

Any legal entity established in a third country other than a country covered by the second subparagraph, and taking part in the RTD activities referred to in the first subparagraph, may receive a Community financial contribution if provision is made for this purpose under an RTD activity or if it is essential for carrying out the indirect action.

Calls for proposals shall determine, in accordance with the type of instruments deployed or the objectives of the RTD activity, how the criteria set out in paragraph 1 are to be applied by the Commission.

The Community and the People's Republic of China are pursuing specific research and technological development (RTD) programmes in areas of common interest;

participation of South African research entities in RTD projects related to the Fourth Framework Programme and a reciprocal participation of research entities of the European Community in South African projects in similar areas of research; as regards South African participation in Community RTD projects, such participation shall be subject to the rules applicable for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in the specific programmes of RTD of the Community ( fn );

It may receive a Community financial contribution if provision is made for this under an RTD activity or if it is essential for carrying out the indirect action.

The application of Safeguards by the Euratom Safeguards Office (ESO) and the IAEA requires R& D support and direct assistance.

Research entities established in South Africa, participating in Community RTD projects, shall, as regards ownership, dissemination and utilization of information and intellectual property arising from such participation, be subject to the rules for the dissemination of the research results from the specific programmes of RTD of the Community, and the Annex to this Agreement.

Any legal entity established in a third country other than those covered by paragraph 2 may take part in RTD activities other than those covered by paragraph 1, over and above the minimum number of participants fixed in accordance with Article 5, if such participation is provided for under an RTD activity or if it is necessary for carrying out the indirect action.

With the exception of projects under (a) (ii) above, joint RTD projects shall proceed once the participants have concluded a joint technology management plan (JTMP), as indicated in the Annex to this Agreement.

The work programmes shall specify the minimum number of participants required for each indirect action and also their place of establishment, according to the nature of the instrument and the objectives of the RTD activity.

'RTD activity' means one of the research and technological development activities, including demonstration activities, described in Annexes I and III to the Sixth Framework Programme;

'direct action' means an RTD activity undertaken by the Joint Research Centre (hereinafter referred to as the JRC) in the execution of the tasks assigned to it under the Sixth Framework Programme;

Together with industry and R& D institutions, the JRC will contribute to the analysis and evaluation of several safety features of the different types of energy production systems, currently under investigation in several countries.

These activities, which will incorporate measures to encourage innovation, will be implemented by means of a range of instruments described below, and referred to as 'Indirect RTD actions', to which the Community will contribute financially.

for the purpose of participation by South African research entities in the specific programme of RTD in the field of cooperation with third countries and international organizations (1994-98) South Africa is considered a developing country;