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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 June 1980
setting up an Advisory Committee on the control and reduction of pollution caused by ►M1oil
and other harmful substances discharged at sea ◄
(80/686/EEC)
(OJ L 188, 22.7.1980, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 85/208/EEC of25 March 1985 L 89 64 29.3.1985
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 June 1980
setting up an Advisory Committee on the control and reduction of
pollution caused by ►M1oil and other harmful substances
discharged at sea ◄
(80/686/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Whereas, at its meetings in Copenhagen on 7 and 8 April 1978, in
Bremen on 6 and 7 July 1978 and in Luxembourg on 27 and 28 April1980, the European Council took the view that preventing and
combating marine pollution, in particular by hydrocarbons, should be
one ofthe major objectives ofaction by the Community;
Whereas the European Communities' 1973 environment action
programme (
1), supplemented by that of1977 (2), stressed that it was
of paramount importance to western Europe that effective action betaken against the dangers inherent in the carriage ofhydrocarbons,including the threat ofserious coastal pollution as a result ofaccidentson the high seas, and specified that the protection of sea water in order
to ensure the maintenance ofecological balances was a priority task;
Whereas on 26 June 1978 the Council adopted a resolution setting up an
action programme ofthe European Communities on the control and
reduction ofpollution caused by hydrocarbons discharged at sea (
3);
Whereas the Commission needs to seek advice from highly qualified
experts in the Member States concerning pollution caused by
hydrocarbons discharged at sea;
Whereas the Community also needs to have a forum where experts can
meet for the purpose of collecting existing information and experiencegained in Member States, thus facilitating the coordination of measurestaken or planned at national, international or Community level,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Commission hereby sets up an Advisory Committee on the control
and reduction ofpollution caused by ►M1oil and other harmful
substances discharged at sea ◄, hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Committee’.
Article 2
The terms ofref erence ofthe Committee shall be as f ollows1. to advise the Commission, at the request ofthe latter or on its own
initiative, on all problems concerning the implementation ofCommunity measures for the control and reduction of pollutioncaused by ►
M1oil and other harmful substances discharged at
sea◄;
2. to allow the collection ofexisting inf ormation and experience gained
in the Member States, on ways ofcontrolling and reducing pollutioncaused by ►
M1oil and other harmful substances discharged at
sea◄, thus facilitating the coordination of measures taken or
planned at national, international or Community level.1980D0686 — EN — 25.03.1985 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 112, 20. 12. 1973, p. 1.
(2) OJ No C 139, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.
(3) OJ No C 162, 8. 7. 1978, p. 1.
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Article 3
1. The Committee shall consist ofgovernment experts with specialist
knowledge ofthe areas ref erred to in Article 2 (three representatives per
Member State).
2. Committee members shall be chosen by the Commission on the
basis ofnominations by the Member States.
3. Representatives ofthe departments ofthe Commission concerned
shall take part in the meetings ofthe Committee.
Article 4
An alternate shall be appointed by each Committee member. Without
prejudice to Article 9, an alternate shall attend Committee meetings andtake part in the work ofthe Committee only ifthe f ull member inquestion is prevented from attending.
Article 5
The Commission shall publish the membership list in the Official
Journal of the European Communities as a matter ofinf ormation.
Article 6
The Committee shall be chaired by a Commission representative.
Article 7
The Committee shall elect six vice-chairmen from among its members.It shall set up a bureau consisting ofthe chairman and the vice-
chairmen.
Article 8
The departments ofthe Commission shall provide the secretariat ofthe
Committee and ofthe bureau.
Article 9
The chairman may invite any person with expert knowledge ofa subject
on the agenda to take part in the work ofthe Committee.
Experts shall only take part in the discussions on the matter concerning
which they have been invited to attend.
Article 10
The Committee shall draw up its rules ofprocedure.
Article 11
Without prejudice to Article 214 ofthe Treaty, Committee members
shall be required not to disclose any information which has been
acquired by them in the course ofthe work ofthe Committee or ofthe
bureau where the Commission informs them that the opinion requestedor the question raised concerns a confidential matter.
In such cases, only Committee members and Commission representa-
tives shall be present at the meetings in question.
Article 12
This Decision shall enter into force on 25 June 1980.1980D0686 — EN — 25.03.1985 — 001.001 — 3