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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)430 final .
Brussels ,8July 1982
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 78/176/EECof20February 1978 onwaste
from the titanium dioxide industry
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (82)k30 final .

1.INTRODUCTION
Under theenvironmental action programme oftheEuropean Communities of
20December 1973 ,theCouncil adopted on20February 1978 ,theDirective on
waste from thetitanium dioxide industry (78/176/EEC ),thepurpose ofwhich
istoprevent andgradually reduce pollution from thetitanium dioxide industry
with aview toeliminating it.
Thevarious Articles ofthis Directive laydown suitable measures forachieving
this purpose ,such asprior authorisations todischarges waste issued bythe
competent authority intheMember State onwhose territory thewaste arises ,
andthedrawing upofprograirrn.es forthegradual reduction ofthepollution
with aview toits elimination .
Article 9oftheDirective stipulates ,inter alia ,that Member States shall
draw upprogrammes fortheprogressive reduction ofpollution caused bywaste
from industrial establishments producing titanium dioxide .These programmes
were tobeforwarded totheCommission by1July 1930 atthelatest .
Theprogrammes must cover allexisting establishments andsetgeneral targets
forthereduction ofpollution from liquid ,solid andgaseous waste tobemet
by1July 1987 atthelatest .They must also include interim targets .
They shall ,moreover ,contain information onthestate oftheenvironment
concerned ,onthemeasures toreduce pollution andonmethods fortreating
waste that isdirectly duetothemanufacturing process .
Itisalso foreseen that sixmonths after receipt ofallthenational programmes
suitable proposals fortheharmonization ofthese programmes will besubmitted
totheCouncil andthat theMember States will bring these programmes into
operation by1.1.1982 atthelatest .
2.COMMENTTS ONTHE PROPOSAL FORADIRECTIVE
2.1 .Pursuant toArticle 9(3 )the Commission received theMember States'
reduction programmes between 3July 1980 and15October 1981 after
several reminders .
2.2 .Itemerged from initial study oftheprogrammes received that the
information supplied bytheMember States pursuant toArticle 9(2)did
notenable theCommission tosend theCouncil suitable proposals

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onharmonisation mconnection with thereduction ofpollution with a
view toitselimination or'toimprove conditions ofcompetition inthe
production oftitanium dioxide .
Indeed ,theinformation received from theMember States wasnot
identical ,comparable ,orexhaustive asrequired byArticle 9(2 )and
sotheCommission was unable toassess theprogrammes asawhole .
2«,3o Inorder tofulfil itsobligations ,theCommission has asded the
Member States for additional information on (a)technical matters
relating tothedischarge effluents (tonnage ,composition ,frequency
anddischarge conditions )and (b)questions concerning costs (annual
operating expenses etc .)
3.AIMS OF 1THE PROPOSAL
IftheCommission istobeable tostudy thenational programmes inthe
light oftheadditional information ,sometimes incomplete ,sent atits
request ,ithasnowbecome clear that theperiod of"6months after receipt
ofallthenational programmes'' provided ,for inArticle 9(3 )ofthe
Directive must tobeextended ,to30October 1982 ,
This extension isneeded fortranslations ,meetings ofexperts andthe
sending oftheappropriate proposal orproposals totheCouncil .
Inaddition thedeadline for the introduction oftheprogramme of
1January 1982 inArticle 9(4 )oftheDirective must bereplaced bythat
of1June 1983 .
4•CONSULTATION OFTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OFTHE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMCITEE
Hieopinion oftheEuropean Parliament isrequired under Articles 100and
2"'5oftheEECTreaty .TheEconomic andSocial Committee should also be
consulted .

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PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending DIRECTIVE 78/176/EEC of20February 1978 onwaste from
thetitanium dioxide industry
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Articles 100'and235thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic and Social Committee ,
Whereas itisnecessary toextend the time limits set inArticle 9
ofDirective 78/176/EEC (1)for thesubmission ofappropriate pro­
positions fortheharmonization oftheprogrammes fortheprogressive
reduction ofpollution andfor thebringing into operation ofthese
programmes bytheMember States .
I
(1)O.J.n°L54,25.2.1978,p.19.

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HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Article9ofDirective 78/176/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
-inparagraph 3"Theprogrammes referredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
senttotheCommission by1July1980atthelatestsothatitmay,
withinaperiodofsixmonthsafterreceiptofallthenationalpro­
grammes,submitsuitableproposalstotheCouncil "shallbe
replacedby"By1July1980atthelatesttheprogrammes referredto
inparagraph 1shallbesenttotheCommission,which,before30October
1982,shallsendtheCouncilsuitableproposals....";
-•inparagraph 4thedate"1January1982"shallbereplacedby"1June
1983".
Article 2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
For
ThetheCouncil,
President