No C 101/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 4. 90 
Amended proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 85/338/EEC in order to provide 
for the continuation of the Commission work programme concerning an experimental project 
for gathering, coordinating and ensuring the consistency of information on the state of the 
environment and natural resources in the Community (') 
COM(90) 103 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 19 March 1990 pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty) 
(90/C 101/15) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community and, in particular, Article 130 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee (2), 
Whereas, by Decision 85/338/EEC of 27 June 1985 (3), 
the Council adopted the Commission work programme 
concerning an experimental project for gathering, coor­
dinating and ensuring the consistency of information on 
the state of the environment and natural resources in the 
Community (hereinafter referred to as 'Corine'); 
Whereas the period of time provided for Corine in 
Article 1 of the said Decision was four years with effect 
from 1 January 1985 and the amount of funds estimated 
to be necessary for its implementation, indicated in 
Article 2 of the said Decision was ECU 4 million; 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of the said 
Decision, the Commission has furnished a communi­
cation to the Council and the European Parliament indi­
cating the intermediate results and future guidelines as at 
the halfway stage of the said programme (4); whereas the 
said report indicated the importance and usefulness of 
the data generated and of the overall Corine 
programme; 
Wheres the Commission has proposed a Council Regu­
lation for the establishment of a European Environment 
Agency and a European Environment Monitoring and 
Information Network (5); whereas Article 4 of the said 
(') OJ No C 269, 21. 10. 1989, p. 7. 
(2) CES No 1244 1 89, 15 July 1985. 
O OJ No 176, 6. 7. 1985. 
(4) COM(88) 420 final. 
(5) COM(89) 303 final (OJ No C 217, 23. 8. 1989). proposal provides that the said Agency shall inter alia be 
entrusted with and be responsible for continuing, as 
appropriate, the work undertaken by the Commission 
pursuant to Council Decision 85/338/EEC; whereas, in 
the future, the Corine programme should therefore 
operate within the ambit of the said agency; 
Whereas, however, it is necessary and expedient to make 
provision that the work programme undertaken pursuant 
to Decision 85/338/EEC be continued for a transitional 
period of two years pending the envisaged integration of 
Corine and the proposed European Environment 
Agency, and to amend accordingly by the estimated 
amount necessary for the implementation of the 
programme; 
Whereas the financing of the programme of environ­
mental statistics laid down in the 'statistical programme 
of the European Communities, 1989 to 1992' (6), which 
is complementary to Corine, will be covered by a 
separate Council Decision, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
Council Decision 85/338/EEC is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(a) the reference 'four years' in the first paragraph of 
Article 1 is replaced by 'six years at the most'; 
(b) the reference 'ECU 4 million' in Article 2 is replaced 
by 'ECU 11,5 million'; 
(c) the following paragraph is added to Article 2: 
'The budget authority shall determine the appropri­
ations available for each financial year.' 
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
(') OJ No C 161, 28. 6. 1989.