EC/Faroe Islands agreement: scientific and technological cooperation, Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007-2013)

PURPOSE: to conclude and Agreement between the EU and the Faroes on scientific and technological cooperation, associating the Faroe Islands to the Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007-2013).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement with the Government of the Faroes on scientific and technological cooperation. The Agreement was signed by the representatives of the Parties on 3 June 2010 in Brussels, and was made provisionally applicable as from 1 January 2010, pending its conclusion at a later date.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASE: Article 186 in conjunction with point (v) of Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to approve the Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the EU and the Faroe Islands.

For details of the Agreement, please refer to the summary of the document annexed to the procedure dated 09/02/2010.