31.12.91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 375/9 COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1991 approving amendments to the Statutcs of the Joint European Torus (JET), Joint Undertaking, (91/677/Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 50 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas, for the purpose, of implementing the JET Project, the Council, by Decision 78/471/Euratom (%), established the Joint European Torus (JET), Joint _ Undertaking, and adopted the Statutes thereof, as last amended by Decision 88/447/Euratom (5); Whereas, both to achieve fully the aims of the JET Project as defined in Decision 78/471/Euratom and to establish reliable methods of impurity control of a plasma before proceeding to the construction of a Next-Step fusion device, it is necessary to introduce a new phase into the JET programme, the objective of when would be to establish the effective control of impurities in operation conditions close to those of the Next Step; Whereas, by its Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC (¢), the Council adopted a third Framework Programme of Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1990-1994), specifying inter alia, the possible extension of the JET Joint Undertaking; whereas this Decision should be taken in the light of the grounds set out in the preamble to that Decision; Whereas the Commission has arranged for the evaluation and appraisal provided for in Article 3 of Council Decision 88/448/Euratom, EEC of 25 July 1988 adopting a multiannual research and training programme in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion (7} and is submitting this proposal on the basis of that evaluation and appraisal; Whereas, the JET Council has, for that purpose, approved an extension of the Joint Undertaking to 31 December 1996 and the corresponding amendments to the JET Statutes; Whereas, the ‘Swedish Natural Science Research Council’ replaces the ‘Swedish Energy Research Commission’ as the Swedish Member of the Jomt Undertaking from 1 July 1987, Whereas, the ‘Kernforschunsanlage Jillich GmbH’ changed its name to ‘Forschungszentrum Jilich GmbH’ on 1 January 1990; Whereas the ‘Comitato nazionale per la ricerca e per lo sviluppo dell’energia nucleare e dell’energie alternative (ENEA)’ changed its name to ‘Ente per le nuove tecnologie, Penergia e ’'ambiente (ENEA)’ on 14 September 1991, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: ’ Article 1 The amendments to the Statutes of the ‘Joint European Torus (JET), Joint Undertaking’, annexed to this Decision, are hereby approved. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1991. For the Council The President P. DANKERT (1) OJ No C 261, 16. 10. 1990, p. 8. (2) Opinion dehvered on 10 December 1991 (not yet publnshed in the Official Journal). (3) O] No C 120, 6. 5. 1991, p. 1. (4) O] No L 151, 7. 6. 1978, p. 10. {5) OJ No L 222, 12. 8. 1988, p. 4. (6) O No L 177, 8. 5. 1990, p. 28. (7) O No L 222, 12. 8. 1988, p. 5.