Kommissionen bemyndiges herved til at forhandle den i stk. 1 omhandlede aftale i overensstemmelse med de konklusioner, som Rådet godkendte den 18. juli 1978 for så vidt angår det europæiske samarbejde om videnskabelig og teknisk forskning (COST).
The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate the agreement referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with the conclusions approved by the Council on 18 July 1978 concerning European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST).