24. 9. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 267/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 9 September 1991 adopting a épecific research and technological development programme in the i field of biomedicine and health (1990 to 1994) (91/505/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular ‘Article 130q (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), In cooperation with the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas, by Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC(¥), the Council adopted a third framework programme for Community activities in’ the field of research and techno- logical development (1990 to 1994), specifying, inter alia, the activities to be pursued for contributing to the development of Europe’s potential for understanding and using the properties and structures of living matter; whereas this Decision should be taken in the light of the grounds set out in the preamble to that Decision; Whereas Article 130k of the Treaty stipulates that the framework programme shall be implemented through specific programmes developed within each activity ; Whereas basic research in the field of biomedicine and health must be encouraged throughout the Community ; () OJ No C 174, 16. 7. 1990, p. 65. () OJ No C 19, 28. 1. 1991, p. 110 and OJ No C 240, 16. 9. 1991. () OJ No C 41, 18. 2. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 28. Whereas, in addition to the specific programme concerning human resources and mobility, it might be necessary to encourage the training of research workers in the context of this programme ; Whereas matters relating to biomedical ethics should be studied, with particular reference to the ‘recommendations guiding physicians in biomedical research involving human subjects’ adopted by the 18th World Medical Assembly in Helsinki in June 1964 and subsequently amended in Tokyo in 1975, Venice in 1983 and Hong ~ Kong in 1989 ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 and Annex I of Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC, the amount deemed necessary for the whole framework programme includes an amount of ECU 57 million for the centralized dissemination and exploitation of results, to be divided up in proportion to the amount envisaged for each specific programme ; Whereas Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC provides that a - particular aim of Community research must be to streng- then the scientific and technological basis of European industry and to encourage it to become more competitive at international level; whereas it also provides that Community action is justified where research contributes, inter alia, to the strengthening of the economic and social cohesion of the Community and to the promotion of its overall harmonious development, while being consistent with the pursuit of scientific and technical excellence ; whereas the programme in the field of bio- medicine and health should contribute to the achieve- ment of these objectives ;