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COUNCIL RESOLUTION

of 14 April 1975

on a preliminary programme of the European Economic Community for a consumer protection and information policy

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to the communication from the Commission on the preliminary programme of the European Economic Community for consumer information and protection;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of the Treaty, the task of the European Economic Community is to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion and an accelerated raising of the standard of living;

Whereas the improvement of the quality of life is one of the tasks of the Community and as such implies protecting the health, safety and economic interests of the consumer;

Whereas fulfilment of this task requires a consumer protection and information policy to be implemented at Community level;

Whereas the Heads of State or of Government meeting in Paris on 19 and 20 October 1972 confirmed this requirement by calling upon the institutions of the Communities to strengthen and coordinate measures for consumer protection and to submit a programme by January 1974;

APPROVES the principle of a consumer protection and information policy and the principles, objectives and general description of action to be taken at Community level as set out in the preliminary programme annexed hereto;

NOTES that the Commission will at a later date submit suitable proposals for the implementation of this programme, using the ways and means mentioned therein;

UNDERTAKES to act on the abovementioned proposals, if possible within nine months of the date on which they are forwarded by the Commission.

(1) OJ No C 62, 30.5.1974, p. 8.

(2) OJ No C 97, 16.8.1974, p. 47.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 20 November 1978 concerning the mutual exchange of information at Community level on the siting of power stations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having noted the communication from the Commission of 13 December 1976 concerning Community action on the siting of power stations,

Having noted the opinions of the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee,

Having regard to the resolutions adopted by it on 17 December 1974 and 13 February 1975 defining inter alia the role of electric power in the context of a Community energy policy,

Having regard to the resolution adopted by it on energy and the environment on 3 March 1975,

Whereas the selection of sites for new power stations, whether nuclear or conventional, is one of the important problems raised by the development of electric power;

Whereas decisions on the siting of power stations are the responsibility of the Member States ; whereas exchanges of information between the Member States on matters relating to the siting of power stations are thus likely to make solutions to the problems involved easier to find: 1. emphasizes the need to intensify, at Community level, mutual exchanges of information on matters relating to the siting of power stations;

2. takes note of the intention of the Commission to organize, in a group of representatives nominated by the Member States and sitting under the aegis of the Energy Committee, this mutual exchange of information on problems arising out of the siting of power stations, taking into account the diversity of local situations;

3. takes note of the fact that, after consulting the Energy Committee, the Commission will submit a report to the Council on the results obtained from this exchange of information.
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SECOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME

SECOND PHASE ( 1979-1980 )

COMMUNICATION OF THE COMMISSION CONCERNING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENT DECIDED ON 15 MARCH 1976 AND REVISED ON 9 OCTOBER 1979 BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

CALL FOR TENDERS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IS CARRYING OUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD STARTING IN 1976 AND ENDING ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOLLOWING THE REVISION OF THE PROGRAMME DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL ON 9 OCTOBER 1979 , THE COMMISSION IS CALLING FOR TENDERS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING RESEARCH AREA 3 : REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES ( INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF " CLEAN " TECHNOLOGIES ) .

THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED :

- ADVANCED WASTE WATER TREATMENT , INCLUDING TESTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED TREATMENT METHODS AND EVALUATION OF THE RELEVANCE OF EXISTING PARAMETERS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT

- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

- " CLEAN " INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES , I.E . WHICH PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO POLLUTION OR WASTE , IN VARIOUS BRANCHES E.G . CHEMICALS , PULP AND PAPER , NON-FERROUS METALS , FERTILIZERS , TEXTILES , SURFACE TREATMENT AND COATING , FOOD PROCESSING

- MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTING AND/OR DISPERSING OIL-SPILLS FROM SURFACE WATERS AND BEACHES .

AN AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ( THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT IS DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS IN FORCE ) IS AVAILABLE FOR FUNDING SHARED-COST RESEARCH CONTRACTS ( GENERALLY ON A 50 % - 50 % BASIS ) FOR THIS PART OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMME .

THE COMMISSION WISHES TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR PARTICIPATION . THESE MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ANY NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON , WHETHER EXISTING UNDER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAW , INSTITUTION OR ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE . THEY SHOULD INCLUDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE APPLICANT AND ON THE NATURE AND COST OF THE RESEARCH HE PROPOSES TO CARRY OUT AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 15 DECEMBER 1979 .

THE PROPOSALS WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY .

FORMS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS AS WELL AS ANY FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM :

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL XII , RESEARCH , SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ,

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME ,

200 , RUE DE LA LOI ,

B-1049 BRUSSELS , BELGIUM
Council Resolution of 15 July 1980 on transboundary air pollution by sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates



Official Journal C 222 , 30/08/1980 P. 0001 - 0001

Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 2 P. 0173

Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 2 P. 0173



COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 15 July 1980 on transboundary air pollution by sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates Taking due account of the facts and problems involved, the Member States will endeavour, in accordance with the objectives of Council Directive 80/779/EEC of 15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates (1), to limit and as far as possible gradually reduce and prevent transboundary air pollution by sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates. (1) OJ No L 229, 30.8.1980, p. 30.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 18 February 1980 on fast breeder reactors

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

has studied the Commission communication on the fast breeder option in the Community context - justification, achievements, problems and action perspectives, and in view of the fact that: (a) the Community energy-supply situation is markedby heavy dependence on imported primary energycoupled with very uncertain prospects for worldhydrocarbon supplies;

(b) the fast breeder reactor could play an importantrole in the Community's energy supplies byhelping to reduce gradually its dependence onimported uranium and by contributing to theimprovement of its balance of payments;

(c) efforts have already been made and resultsalready been achieved as a result also of thecollaboration agreements existing betweenMember States of the Community with a view tothe development of this family of reactors;

HAS RECORDED ITS AGREEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING:

- it is in the interest of the Community and of itsMember States to keep open the option of makingfast breeder reactors available to energy producerson a commercial basis within a period which takesdue account of energy requirements in theCommunity, this being without prejudice to theprocedures of the decision-making processes inthe Member States,

- the Member States and the undertakings whichhave considered it appropriate, particularly with aview to enhancing the availability of energysupplies in the Community, to carry outprogrammes in the field of fast breeder reactorswill ensure continuity in their execution and in thestudies concerned, including those concerning thefuel cycle, without prejudice to the measureswhich they are obliged to take with regard to thedetailed rules of application and will continuetheir efforts to ensure that the performance of thisreactor system provides at all times adequateguarantees in accordance with the provisions concerning safety, radiation protection andprotection of the environment,

- the Community will lend its support to theachievement of the abovementioned objectives.Any new form which that support might take andthe detailed arrangements for its practicalimplementation will be decided upon by theCouncil on the basis of proposals from theCommission.

Work on the gradual harmonization of safety codes and measures will be continued in the Coordinating Committee for Fast Reactors.

The public must be informed of the situation in the field of fast breeder reactors.

In this context the Member States will continue and step up their efforts to ensure that the public receives the fullest information on their activities in the field of fast breeder reactors.

The Commission will do likewise as regards activities with which it is concerned.
Special report 1/83 of the Court of Auditors on the expenditure of the European Parliament in connection with inter-parliamentary conferences ON THE EXPENDITURE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN CONNECTION WITH INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES



Official Journal C 134 , 21/05/1983 P. 0017 - 0017



The customs union of the european Economic communityNikolaus VaulontPreface by Étienne DavignonIn today's troubled economic climate, with all its implications for trade, the European Economic Community continues to make its presence felt by implementing major policies. Some of the most important — the common commercial and agricultural policies, development policy and the efforts to create a genuine internal market — are fundamentally dependent on the Customs Union.This account of the workings of the Customs Union, elucidating its structure and the political dimension usually obscured by a mass of technical rules and regulations, should make one of the cornerstones of the common market more widely known.This book, traces the development of the Customs Union from 1958 onwards and indicates the scope for further improvements in the future, particularly as regards progress towards a more clearly perceived freedom of movement of goods within the Community.Nikolaus VAULONT. Born in 1937. Doctor of law (University of Bonn). Joined the Federal Republic of Germany's federal finance administration in 1967. Since 1971 has been an official at the Commission of the European Communities, where he is currently Assistant to the Director-General of the Customs Union Service.Published in: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.ISBN 92-825-1911-2Catalogue number: CB-30-80-205-EN-CPrice (excluding VAT) in Luxembourg: 3,70 ECU; Bfrs 150; £ Irl 2,50; £ 2,60; US $ 5.OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESBoîte postale 1003, L-2985 Luxembourg | --------------------------------------------------
COUNCIL DECISION of 1 December 1983 amending Decision 82/729/ECSC of 26 October 1982 designating representative organizations required to draw up lists of candidates for the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Article 18 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,

Whereas, by its Decision 82/729/ECSC of 26 October 1982 (1), the Council designated the representative organizations which are required to draw up lists of twice as many candidates as there are seats allotted to them on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community for the period 3 December 1982 to 2 December 1984;

Whereas the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund has announced that it no longer wishes to be represented on the Consultative Committee ; whereas an additional seat on that Committee should be allotted to the Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau und Energie;

Whereas Decision 82/729/ECSC should be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

In the table given in the Annex to Decision 82/729/ECSC, the entries appearing in the second and third columns in the Workers'organizations category, Germany, should be replaced by the following: >PIC FILE= "T0034105">

Done at Brussels, 1 December 1983.

For the Council

The President

N. AKRITIDIS (1) OJ No L 310, 6.11.1982, p. 26.
Thursday, 15 December 1983

>PIC FILE= "T9001445"> Parliament adopted the following decision:

Thursday, 15 December 1983

DECISION amending Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure

The European Parliament, - having regard to Rule 112 (1) of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr C. Jackson (Doc. 1-124/83),

- having regard to the amendment tabled by Mr Luster and Mr Pfennig (Doc. 1-426/83),

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Rules of Procedure and Petitions (Doc. 1-975/83),

1. Decides to incorporate the above amendments into its Rules of Procedure;

2. Instructs its Secretary-General to ensure that the texts thus amended are absolutely uniform in the seven official languages;

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision for information to the Council and Commission and to the Foreign Ministers meeting in political cooperation.

7. Consideration of and vote on amendments in Parliament (vote)

The next item was the vote on the report by Mr Nord (Doc. 1-1140/83) (1).

Rule 53: - amendment 1 by Mr Luster : rejected.

After Rule 53: - amendment 2 by Mr Luster : rejected by electronic vote.

Rule 54: - amendment 4 by Mrs Vayssade and Mr Seeler, on behalf of the Socialist Group : The rapporteur, Mr d'Angelosante and Mr Forth spoke on points of procedure.

Amendment 4 : adopted. - amendment 11 : fell.

After Rule 54: - amendment 9 by Mrs Castle, Mr Griffiths, Mr Megahy, Mr Lomas, Mr Caborn and Ms Quin : The following spoke : Mrs Vayssade, and Mr Patterson, who withdrew amendment 17/rev.

Amendment 9 : rejected. - 18/rev. by Mrs Vayssade and Mr Nord : adopted by electronic vote;

- amendment 12 : fell.

(amendments 3, 5, 7 and 8 : withdrawn.)

Rule 73 (2): - amendment 6 by Mrs Vayssade and Mr Seeler, on behalf of the Socialist Group : rejected;

- amendment 13 by the Committee on the Rules of Procedure and Petitions : rejected.

Rule 77 (1): - amendment 14 by the same committee : adopted.

Rule 80 (1): - amendment 10 by Mrs Castle and others : rejected.

Annex II, Article 3, paragraph 4: - amendment 15 by the Committee on the Rules of Procedure and Petitions : adopted after an electronic check

Annex II, Article 5, paragraph 6: - amendment 16 by the same committee : adopted.

Parliament thus adopted the following amendments to its Rules of Procedure : (1) The rapporteur spoke on all the amendments.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 15 March 1985 on the rational use of energy in the building sector (85/C 78/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Council resolution of 15 January 1985 on the improvement of energy programmes in the Member States (1),

Having regard to the Commission communication of 13 November 1984 entitled "A European policy for the rational use of energy in the building sector",

Considering the important implications of economically reasonable exploitation of the energy-saving potential of the building sector, particularly since this sector by itself accounts for about half of all potential energy savings,

Notes that the Commission will, in consultation with experts from the Member States, prepare a work programme covering the sectors referred to in its communication and in this resolution, taking account of experience gained by the Member States,

Welcomes the Commission's initiative, designed to supplement efforts already undertaken in the Member States to promote the rational use of energy in the building sector,

Notes that particularly in the framework of this programme, the Commission in consultation with experts from the Member States: - will as soon as possible conduct a detailed assessment of the pilot projects relating to the upgrading of the energy efficiency of existing buildings already carried out by some Member States after thermal auditing in order to identify and compare the methods used, the recommendations deriving from the audits and the results obtained,

- may, in the light of the conclusions of that assessment, be able to undertake pilot actions of Community interest, as referred to in its communication,

- will examine questions relating to the placarding of the energy consumption of buildings by a process of certification, in order to improve the flow of information to the parties concerned on the state of the real estate market and to give credit to the efforts made by the builders/owners,

- will continue its activities in the technical field, with a view particularly to the development of a specific Eurocode,

Reaffirms the importance of a detailed examination at Community level of definitions concerning standardized methods of measuring the thermal performance of buildings, taking account of climatic variations,

Notes the wisdom of a more detailed study of ways and means of improving thermal performance when existing buildings are renovated,

Emphasizes the importance of the regulations in force in the Member States to improve the energy performance of new buildings and, if necessary, of the introduction or reinforcement of such regulations,

Stresses the need to continue research/development and demonstration efforts in order to foster the development and use of new technologies and new products, as and where necessary,

Invites the Commission to keep it abreast of progress made with the work programme and to report to it on progress made in this area. (1) OJ No C 20, 22.1.1985, p. 1.
No C 160/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 6. 86 
COUNCIL RESOLUTION 
of 18 June 1986 
on the extension of the system for observing the markets for the carriage of goods by rail, road 
and inland waterway between the Member States 
(86/C 160/02) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Council declaration adopted on 
12 June 1978 concerning the gradual introduction of a 
system of experimental monitoring of the markets for the 
carriage of goods by rail, road and inland waterway 
between the Member States, 
Having regard to the Council resolution of 22 and 23 
July 1981 on the extension of the experimental period 
for observing the markets for the carriage of goods by 
rail, road and inland waterway between the Member 
States, 
Having regard to the Commission report of 10 October 
1984 on the establishment of a system for observing the 
transport markets, 
Having regard to the amended proposal for a 
Commission Decision on the permanent establishment of 
a system for observing the inland transport markets, 
Whereas continuity must be maintained in the gathering 
of information and its analysis by the Commission; 
whereas, however, the system must remain flexible so 
that it is best able to adapt to requirements; Whereas the system has still to be re-examined by a 
working party of experts with a view to improving it 
and adapting it, among other things, to the future 
organization of the market; 
Whereas before 31 December 1987 the Commission will 
submit a report to the Council on the operation and 
possible revision of the system, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION: 
1. The system for observing the transport markets for 
the carriage of goods by rail, road and inland waterway 
as provided for in the Council resolution of 22 and 23 
July 1981 will be extended for a period ending on 31 
December 1988. 
2. Before 1 July 1988 the Council, acting on a 
proposal from the Commission and following an in 
depth review of the existing system, will take a decision 
on the establishment of a system adapted to the final 
arrangements for organization of the inland transport 
market, taking into account the needs of users and the 
need to reduce running costs to a minimum. 
3. The Member States and the Commission will 
ensure close cooperation between their relevant 
departments as regards the compilation and analysis of 
the data forming part of the market observation system.
No C 326/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 12. 86 
RESOLUTION OF THE ECSC CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE 
on the drawing up of the ECSC operational budget for 1987 
(86/C 326/02) 
(adopted at the 259th session of 17 October 1986 by 1 vote against and 4 abstentions) 
THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE 
Having: 
— taken note of the memorandum on the fixing of the 
ECSC levy rates and the drawing up of the ECSC 
operational budget for 1987 (doc. COM(86) 467 
final) and the ECSC financial report for 1985 (doc. 
COM(86) 473 final), 
— examined the financial situation of the European 
Coal and Steel Community for 1985 and 1984 (OJ 
No C 208, 19. 8. 1986), 
— recalled its resolution on research programmes which 
was unanimously adopted at the 257th session on 20 
June 1986 (OJ No C 257, 14. 10. 1986), 
— heard the explanations by the representatives of the 
European Commission, 
1. requests that the ECSC operational budget should 
contain, under the heading of receipts, the totality of 
available interest derived from invested funds, which 
is only partly included, and fines, 
2. considers that these funds should be used to a greater 
extent for the purpose of financing a dynamic policy, 
notably in the area of research, as requested in its 
resolution of 20 June 1986 (OJ No C 257, 14. 10. 
1986), 
3. notes that the levy, which is applied only to steel and 
coal enterprises, amounts in reality to a 'customs duty in reverse' since it is based on the entire production of 
coal and steel, whereas it is not borne by imported 
products. Its effects should therefore be reduced as 
much as possible by setting the rate at the lowest level 
compatible with the implementation of an active 
policy in the areas within the responsibility of the 
ECSC, 
4. feels that the financing of the necessary action and the 
reduction in the levy rate could be carried out 
concurrently, 
5. wants the Commission to re-examine the 1987 budget 
so as to include in it: 
— under expenditure: 
1) the funds needed to pursue the Community's 
objectives and notably the social ones, on the 
understanding that expenditure which does not 
result directly from the application of the 
ECSC Treaty is to be borne, as in the past, by 
the general EEC budget; 
2) the amounts required to meet the needs 
expressed in the resolution of 20 June 1986, 
which stressed the overwhelming necessity to 
substantially increase the funds committed to 
technical research concerning the production 
and use of coal and steel and those committed 
to social research in these two sectors; 
— under receipts: all the available interest and fines, 
6. wants the levy rate to be reduced.