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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M(79)179final
Brussels,10thApril1979
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommissiontotakepartinthenegotiations for
aconvention ontheconservation ofmigratoryspeciesofwild
animals
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C0M(79)179final

Recommendation ofthe Commission
1.Inthesecond Action Programme oftheEuropean Communities ontheEnviron­
ment (I),tneCouncil andtherepresentatives ofthegovernments ofthe
Member Stat.es emphasized ,amongst other things ,that wild fauna forms
part ormankind 'scommon heritage .They stressed the importance ofensur­
ingadequate protection forwild fauna and inparticular formigratory
species .
2.Theconservation ofendangered migratory species ofwild animals necessitates
amongst other things theprotection orrestoration ofthehabitats ofthese
species ,theprevention ofdisturbances andobstacles that impede the
migration andtheprevention orlimitation offactors that arelikely to
influence ur.f-woursbly theconservation status ofthespecies .
Theappropriate conservation measures should cover thewhole oftherange
ofanendangered species .For this reason therange states ofanendangered
migratory wild animal species should conclude appropriate agreements .
3.TheConvention ontheconservation ofmigratory species ofwild animals
meets these objectives .This Convention wasdrafted inthecontext of
theUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP ).Itsnature isthat of
aframework agreement according totheprovisions ofwhich theParties
shall conclude agreements between each other ,Itstarts from theprinciple
that States ,intheterritories ofwhich populations ofendangered migratory
species occur ,should take concerted measures forconservation andmanagement
'which are appropriate for the species involved andwhich depend onwhether
the specj.es require stringent conservation ,measures inconsequence oftheir
unfavourable conservation status orwhether thespecies canbesubject
ofagreement .
4.Fortheprotection ofanimal species theConvention envisages measures
tocontrol thetaking ofthespecies ,protection andmanagement plans ,
networks ofsuitable habitats andprevention ,reduction orcontrol of
releases ofsubstances harmful tothemigratory species .Such measures
arealso provided for intheDirective onbird conservation -approved
bytheCouncil onDecember 19 ,1978 -which concerns allmigratory bird
species occurring intheCommunity .Besides that many endangered migratory
species ofsea-animals arethesubject ofthecommon fisheries policy »
This might cause conflicts between Community actions ontheonehand
and goals inthe context ofthe Convention onthe other hand .
5.Inview oftheabove ,this Convention falls partly within theCommunity 's
jurisdiction and theMember States would beunable tobind themselves
inthat area with third countries intheabsence oftheCommunity .
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Therefore theCommission recommends 'theCouncil toadopt theenclosed draft
decision .>
(1)OJC139 ,13.6.1977 p.3

Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION .
authorizing theCommission totake part inthenegotiations for aconvention
ontheconservation ofmigratory species ofwild animals
TheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities
i ,■
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas negotiations ,inwhich allMember States will participate ,will take
place inBonn from 11to23June 1979 for *aconvention onthe > ■
conservation ofmigratory species ofw'ild animals ;
Whereas theCouncil approved on19December 1978 aproposal foraCouncil
directive onbird conservation ; 1
Whereas ,fortheabovementioned reasons andinview of .itspowers inthis '
sector ,theCommunity should take part inthenegotiations fortheconclusion
ofthesaid convention , '
HAD DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole article
' > ' :
TheCommission ishereby authorised toparticipate inthenegotiations for
aconvention ontheconservation ofmigratory species ofwild animals .
TheCommission shall conduct such .negotiations inconsultation with
representatives oftheMember States andinaccordance with theannexed
guideIine. 1 1

Negotiating guideline
Thepreliminary draft convention ,which iscurrently being drawn up,
should beworded insuch awaythat theCommunity cansign andconclude the
convention .