Joint European Torus JET: amending the statutes (amend. dec. 78/471/Euratom)

OBJECTIVE: to amend the Statutes of the Joint European Torus (JET) Joint Undertaking with a view to continuing JET's operation beyond 1996. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Decision 96/305/Euratom approving amendments to the Statutes of the Joint European Torus (JET) Joint Undertaking. CONTENT: - the JET programme is extended by a further three years: the joint undertaking is to run until 31 December 1999; - the Finnish member, the Technology Development Centre of Finland (TEKES), is included among the members of the joint undertaking; - membership of and voting rights on the JET Council: Finland will have two representatives with two votes between them; this increases the total number of votes in the JET Council from 43 to 45. The total number of votes required to adopt a decision is increased from 29 to 30; - certain changes are taken into account as a result of Sweden's accession to the European Union. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 15 May 1996. �