>
> Israel is in. The Commission and Israel have agreed to renew an
> agreement on Scientific and Technical co-operation. This means that
> Israeli research organisations and researchers can participate in all
> of FP5. Israel will have the status of an Associated State.
>
> . For the eleven countries that have applied for Associated State
> Status in FP5 there will be a discount at the beginning of FP5. This
> means they can enter with a low contribution rising to the full amount
> by the end of FP5. Remember the applicant countries are Hungary,
> Cyprus, Estonia, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Bulgaria,
> Lithuania, Romania, Slovak Republic.
>
> . There will be 17 External Advisory Groups (EAGs) for ten FP5
> programmes. Each will have 15-20 members from the 15 member states
> only. About 50% of the members on each EAG will be from R&D, 30% from
> industry, 15% user community and the rest from the socio-economic
> area. For the moment there will be no non EU members but there is
> room for them in the future.
>
> . The two external advisory bodies to the Commission for
FP4, European
> Scientific and Technological Assembly (ESTA) and the Industrial
> Research and Development Advisory Council (IRDAC) have been dissolved.
> They will be replaced in FP5 by a single entity.
>
> . There is a helpdesk in Intellectual Property Rights:
> http:/www.cordis.lu/iprhelpdesk/
> 353 - 471 1111
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