18.8.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC222/13
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(PreparatoryActs)
COMMISSION
ProposalforaCouncilDecisionontheaccessionoftheCommunitytotheConventiononthe
protectionofthemarineenvironmentoftheBalticSeaarea(HelsinkiConvention—1974)
(93/C222/18)
COM(93)284final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon6July1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle130S
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
Whereas,accordingtoArticle130RoftheEECTreaty,
actionbytheCommunityrelatingtotheenvironment
hasasitsobjectivestopreserve,protectandimprovethe
qualityoftheenvironment ,tocontributetowards
protectinghumanhealthandtoensureaprudentand
rationalutilizationofnaturalresources;whereas,
furthermore,theCommunityandtheMemberStatesare
cooperating,withintheframeworkoftheirrespective
jurisdictions,withnon-memberStatesandthecompetent
internationalorganizations ;
WhereastheCommunityhasadoptedmeasuresinthe
areacoveredbytheConventionandshouldactininter­
nationallevelinthatarea;
WhereastheCommissionhasbeenparticipating asan
observerinthemeetingsoftheBalticmarine
environmentprotectioncommissionsince19February
1991;
WhereastheCommissionhasalsobeenparticipatingin
themeetingsoftheadhocgroupsetuptorevisethe
Conventionontheprotectionofthemarineenvironment
oftheBalticSeaarea;WhereastheConventionontheprotectionofthemarine
environmentoftheBalticSeaareahasbeenthesubject
ofamendmentsintendedtopermittheaccessionofthe
Community,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallaccedetothe
Conventionontheprotectionofthemarineenvironment
oftheBalticSeaarea(HelsinkiConvention).
ThetextoftheConvention isannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallbeauthorizedto
nominatethepersonorpersonsentitledtodepositthe
instrumentofaccessioninaccordancewithArticle26of
theConvention .
Article3
TheCommunityshallberepresentedbytheCommission
intheCommissionestablishedbyArticle12ofthe
Convention .
TheretheCommissionshallexpresstheCommunity's
viewpoint .
Article4
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallbeauthorizedto
deposittheinstrumentsofaccessioninaccordancewith
Article26oftheConvention .

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ANNEX
TheCommunityhasalreadyfurnisheditselfwiththefollowingDirectives:
—75/440/EECconcerningthequalityrequiredofsurfacewaterintendedfortheabstractionofdrinking
waterintheMemberStates('),
—76/160/EECconcerningthequalityofbathingwater(2),
—76/464/EEConpollutioncausedbycertaindangeroussubstancesdischargedintotheaquatic
environmentoftheCommunity(J),
—78/176/EEConwastefromthetitaniumdioxideindustry(4),
—89/428/EEConproceduresforharmonizingtheprogrammesforthereductionandeventual
eliminationofpollutioncausedbywastefromthetitaniumdioxideindustry(5),
—78/659/EEConthequalityoffreshwatersneedingprotectionorimprovementinordertosupportfish
life("),
—79/869/EECconcerningthemethodsofmeasurementandfrequenciesofsamplingandanalysisof
surfacewaterintendedfortheabstractionofdrinkingwater(7),
—80/68/EEContheprotectionofgroundwateragainstpollutioncausedbycertaindangerous
substances('),
—80/778/EECrelatingtothequalityofwaterintendedforhumanconsumption('),
—82/176/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesformercurydischargesbythechlor-alkali
electrolysisindustry(10),
—82/883/EEConproceduresforthesurveillanceandmonitoringofenvironmentsconcernedbywaste
fromthetitaniumdioxideindustry("),
—83/513/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesforcadmiumdischarges(12),
—84/156/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesformercurydischargesbysectorsotherthanthe
chlor-alkalielectrolysisindustry("),
—84/491/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesfordischargesofhexachlorocyclohexane (14),
—86/280/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesfordischargesofcertaindangeroussubstances
includedinListIoftheAnnextoDirective76/464/EEC(1S),
88/347/EECamendingAnnexIItoDirective86/280/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesfor
dischargesofcertaindangeroussubstancesincludedinListIoftheAnnextoDirective
76/464/EEC(16),
90/415/EECamendingAnnexIItoDirective86/280/EEConlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesfor
dischargesofcertaindangeroussubstancesincludedinListIoftheAnnextoDirective
76/464/EEC(17),
—91/271/EECconcerningurbanwastewatertreatment("),
—91/676/EECconcerningtheprotectionofwatersagainstpollutioncausedbynitratesfromagricultural
sources(").
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