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4. Conclusions 



It is clear that the removal of certain administrative obstacles would 

 greatly improve and facilitate international cooperation in several 

 areas of science and technology. Because enhanced international 

 collaboration implies cost sharing and cross participation in the 

 construction and exploitation of regional devices, new administrative 

 procedures are imperative, many of the present procedures being serious 

 obstacles to effective cooperation. 



More specifically, the HEP and Fusion Working Groups having examined 

 this report at their Cadarache meeting on January 13 to 16 and recommend 

 that attention should be given to the following questions: 



a) Cross participation in projects through the provision of scientific 

 equipment and components for major facilities is currently hampered 

 by the fact that tariff and tax exemptions are only provided for 

 short durations that are not compatible with the timeframe of the 

 collaboration, which may last for more than 10 years. 



b) The exchange of scientific and technical staff is an important 

 factor in international collaboration, increased collaboration can 

 become a reality only if the responsible authorities create 

 conditions suitable for the easy exchange of scientific staff. 



There are several such conditions, notably: 



- to simplify the administrative admission formalities in the host 

 country; 



- to facilitate integration of the research worker and his family in 

 the host country; 



- to guarantee adequate social coverage. 



c) Data transmission is an important aspect of the work of the HEP and 

 Fusion Communities. The acceptance of cross participation in 

 facilities, which are widely separated geographically, relies 

 heavily on inexpensive and efficient data transmission. Two aspects 

 have been singled out for urgent consideration within the Versailles 

 Working Group "Technology, Growth and Employment" framework: 



- the review of the charging policy for scientific data transmission 

 across borders; 



- the promotion of effective data communication standards in order to 

 ensure compatibility. 



The Working Groups recommend to the Versailles Working Group 

 "Technology, Growth and Employment" that a study be conducted on this 

 subject subsequent to the Bonn Summit and that a report on the steps 

 that might be taken to improve conditions related to the above 

 mentioned administrative impediments to effective cooperation be 

 submitted to the subsequent Economic Summit. 



