L67/18 Official Journal of the European Union 5.3.2004 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 February 2004 on the implementation of the Preparatory Action on the Enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of security research (2004/213EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Decision 2003/113 final of 11 March 2003 adopting a Communication ‘European Defence — Industrial and Market Issues — Towards an EU Defence Equip- ment Policy’ (), and in particular Item 5, Having regard to Article 157, point 1, fourth indent of the Treaty (fostering better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological develop- ment), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Commission is launching a Preparatory Action on the Enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of security research (2004-2006) as referred to in the Commis- sion Communication on ‘Implementation of the Preparatory (") Not published in the Official Journal. Action on the Enhancement of the European industrial poten- tial in the field of security research: Towards a programme to advance European security through Research and Technology'. The Activities and Programme of Work for the Preparatory Action are part of the Communication (Section II) and form the basis for subsequent calls for proposals and calls for tenders. Atticle 2 Details for the Implementation of this Preparatory Action are set out in the Annex. The budget line for this activity is 08 14 01. Done at Brussels, 3 February 2004. For the Commission Philippe BUSQUIN Member of the Commission