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Date: 1988-02-29
Title: Amendments to the Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing a 5-year Community-wide programme of projects illustrating how actions in the environmental field can also contribute to employment creation (presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                             Amendments to the
                                                                   о
                               Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL DECISION
 establishing a 5-year Community-wide programme of projects illustrating
      how actions in the environmental field can also contribute to
                            employment création
     (presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of
                      Article 149 of the EEC Treaty )
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 2 March 1987 , the Commission presented the Council with a proposal
for a Decision establishing a 5-year Community-wide programme of
projects illustrating how actions in the environmental field can also
contribute to employment creation ( 1 ).
The Economic and Social Committee gave its opinion on that proposal
on 23 September 1987 .
The European Parliament in its opinion of 20 November 1987 proposed
a number of amendments , all but two of which have been accepted by
the Commission .
The amendments which the Commission could not accept relate to the
Advisory Committee ( because of inconsistency with Council Decision
87 / 373 / EEC ) and to the rate of support for projects ( the Commission could
not accept the deletion of text included in the original proposal )
The amendments proposed by the Parliament generally serve to reinforce
the underlying spirit of the Commission 's proposal while providing for
greater specification and detail on some points .
 ( 1 ) 0J C 141 , 27.05.1987 , p. 3
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                     Job création potential of envi ronmenta l measures
                   . Proposai for a deci s ion.. COM ( 86 ) 721 final
  ORIGINAL TEXT                                      NEW TEXT OF
  PROPOSED BY THE                                   COKRISSION PROPOSAL
  COMMISSION                                        -
  Council decision establishing a five-year Communi ty-wi de programme of
  projects illustrating how actions in the environmental field can also
  contribute to employment creation
                                             Preamble unchanged
                                         First recital unchanged
 wherea * a continuous and balanced                 whereas a continuous and balanced
 expansion cannot be achieved without                expansion cannot be achieved without
 making the most economical use of                   making the most economical and
 natural resources , without improving               rat i ona l use of natural resources ,
 the quality of life and without                     without improving the quality of
 promoting environmental protection;                 life and without promoting the
                                                     protection and enhancement of the
                                                     environment :
                            Third and fourth recitals unchanged
 whereas there is continued public                    whereas there is continued public
  demand for high environmental                       demand for high environmental
  quality from individuals and industry               quality from individuals and
  alike;                                              undertakings alike :
   whereas the annual report on the                    whereas the annual report on the
   economic situation in the Community                 economic situation in the Community
   1985 / 86 , adopted by a Council                    1985 / 86 , adopted by a Council
   Decision of 20 December 1985 called                 Decision of 20 December 1985 called
   for a cooperative strategy for more                  for a cooperative strategy for more
   employment creating growth;                          employment creating growth and
                                                       therefore the time has come for
                                                        progress ing from intentions of
                                                        principle to practical implementa -
                                                        t i on ;
+ For full text see 0J C 141 , 17.5.1987^-3 ,
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   ORIGINAL TEXT                                  NEU TEXT OF
   PROPOSED BY THE                                COMMISSION PROPOSAL
    COMMISSION
                             Seventh to eleventh recitals unchanged
                                                     whereas the European Community
                                                     relies on the creative capacities
                                                     of the institutions , management
                                                     and labour and the associations
                                                     in the Member States              to ensure
                                                     that the projects create new
                                                     openings .
                              Regaining recitals uncnangeo
              Article 1
   A programme of demons t r    i on projects     A proor.iw.nr         'it ir.;ent ivr     and
   designed to improve the environment ,          '■'cr.ijp.jii'.it I.:.-, pro iec : s • ir-.i gned
   and illustrating how actions in the            to improve the environment , and
   environment field can    also   contribute     illustrating how actions in th'e
   to job creation , will be carried out          environment            field can also contibute
   over a 5-year period starting from             to job creation , will be carried out
   1988 .   Its objective is to demonstrate       over a 5-year period starting from
   the contribution that actions in the           ■| 93S .     Its objective is to
   environmental field can make to                demonstrate the contribution that
   employment creation and economic               actions in the environmental field
   deve lopment .                                  can make to employment creation and
                                                  balanced development .
                                  Second paragraph unchanged
          Article 2                                             Article 2
1 . Annual provisions will be decided             1 . Annual provisions will be decided
according to the normal budgetary                 according to the normal budgetary
procedure .      The amount of   33 Mio           procedure .            The amount of 33 Mio
ECUS is considered necessary for the              ECUS is considered essential for the
execution of Phase I of the prog¬                 execution of Phase I of the prog ¬
ramme .     The level of budgetary                ramme .        The level of budgetary
provision for Phase II will be                    provision for Phase II will be
subject to the Council Decision                   subject to the Council Decision
provided for in Article 1 concern¬                provided for in Article 1 concern ¬
ing support for further demonstra¬                ing support for further demonstra ¬
tion projects .      The funds necessary          tion projects . The funds es sent i a l
for the execution of this programme               for the execution of this programme
shall be provided within the                      shall be provided within the
Community Budget .                                Community Budget .
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 ORIGINAL TEXT                            NEW TEXT OF
 PROPOSEb SY THE                           COMMTSSTUR-PROPOSAL
 COMMISSION
2 . Particular actions already funded      2 . Particular actions already funded
through other Community resources          through other Community resources
cannot receive additional funding .        cannot receive additional funding .
However , actions funded under this        However , actions funded under this
Decision can be part of wider deve¬        Decision can be part of wider deve ¬
lopment programmes financed by              lopment programmes financed by
the Community .                            the Community . Projects aimed at
                                           bringing industrial pollut'on levels
                                            into line with the environmental
                                           standards in force shall not be
                                           f i nane ed .  In any event , no funding
                                           shall be      granted for measures that
                                            circumvent the " polluter pays "
                                           pri ne i pie .
                                 THIRD PARAGRAPH UNCHANGED
                                 ARTICLE 3 UNCHANGED
                                 ARTICLE 4 UNCHANGED
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 PROPOSED BY THE                            COMMISSION PROPOSAL
 COMMISSION
                                  Article 5
                                Paragraph 1 unchanged
                                            2 . The Commission shall ensure that
                                            this Decision is publicized through
                                            all the appropriate channels of
                                            information available to the Community
                                            institutions .
                           Article 6 unchanged
        ANNEX 1                                          ANNEX 1
Objectives                                  Objectives
                                                                      I
                                            " Actions in the environmental field "
                                            include not only environmental
                                           protection measures , but also all
                                            measures which , while respecting the
                                           environment and environmental resources ,
                                           seek to change traditional practices ,
                                           such as polluting farming methods , forms
                                           of tourism which are harmful to the
                                           environment , and the wastage of natural
                                           resources ; in other words , the conse ¬
                                           quences of a type of economic development
                                           which has regarded the environment as a
                                           cost-free means of enhancing return of
                                           investment .
1 . The objectives of the programme        1 . The objectives of the programme are :
    are :
                                   Indents unchanged
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       ORIGINAL TEXT _                                  NEW TEXT OF
       PROPOSED BY THE                                  COMMISSION PROPOSAL
       COMMISSION
       Criteria for choice of projects to              Criteria for choice of projects to
       be support ed                                   be supported
   2 . The projects to be funded under the           2 - The projects to be funded under the
       proposed programme should be designed              proposed programme should be designed
       to protect and improve the                         to protect and improve the
       environment , with a positive effect               environment , with a positive effect
       on employment . Project selection will             on employment . Project selection will
       emphasize the following considerations :           emphasize the following considerations :
                                     First two indents unchanged
        - stimulative effects on innovation              - stimulative effects on innovation
          - whether in terms of technology ,                - whether in terms of technology ,
           management or approach ;                         management or approach –that have
                                                            a rapid and effective impact on
                                                             the prevention and removal of
                                                            polluti on ;
                                      Fourth indent unchanged
                                                          - linkage and organization of
                                                              measures already in existence in
                                                              one or more regions ;
                                                          - involvement of various social ,
                                                              cultural , économie , public and
                                                              private bodies ;
                                      Fifth . indent unchanged
                                       Paragraph 3 unchanged
         Priorities for action                           Priorities for action
C. Within the programme , in the light of                A. Within thet     programme , in the light of
   the Fourth Action Programme , emphasis                          Four
                                                              the Fourth    Action Programme , emphasis
   will be given to the following types                       will be given to the following types
   of project :                                               of proje
                                                                  project :
                                    Indents ( a ) to ( c ) unchanged
                                                        ca )    Integrated and coordinated
                                                               projects comprising      envi ron-
                                                               mental regeneration and pro­
                                                                tection measures only with the
                                                                promotion of tourist activities
                                                                compatible with and beneficial
                                                                to the environment .    for example
                                                                measures   to  restore  cultivation
                                                                of neglected traditional crops .
                                                                and of crafts that     make use of
                                                                the by-products of     local   crops .
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  PROPOSED BY THE                                  COMMISSION      PROPOSAL
 "COMMISSION
d ) Coastal zones where the impact           d ) Mountain and coastal zones where
    of tourism on the natural resources              the impact of tourism on the
    requires integrated management                   natural resources requires
    of resources .                                   integrated management or a change
                                                     in the organization and manage ¬
                                                     ment of tourist activities
                                                     ( nature-f riendly tourism ).
                             Indent Ce ) unchonged
                                           ea )         All the above projects - which
                                              "         concern specific envi ronmental
                                                        secto rs - taken as a whole in a
                                                        given geographical area .
                                          eb )         Research into and the startup of
                                          -”           non-polluting economic activities
                                                       that can gradually replace
                                                       similar but highly polluting
                                                       activities carried on in the same
                                                       region .
Projects which involve trans-                   Projects which involve trans -
frontier areas and those involving              fronteir areas and those involving
 the collaboration of organizations          ■ the collaboration of organizations
 in more than one Member State will             in more than one Member State will
 be particularly welcomed .                     be particularly welcomed . In select
                                                 ing the projects to be funded , the
                                                Commission will keep a balanced
                                                perspective on the priorities set
                                                 out and give pr ecedence to those
                                                 projects which ,, for technological ,
                                                 economic' nr social reasons , would
                                                 have more difficulty in obtaim ng
                                                  funds    from  other sources .
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ORIGINAL TEXT                                   NEW TEXT OF
PROPOSED BY THE                                 CONMMISSION PROPOSAL
COMMISSION
            ANNEX    II
                                                                  AlNIXC A  I Λ
Indicative list r-f questions tc be              Indicative list "of questions to be
addresser, in project, selection                 addressed in project selection
                                  First  three points unchanged
                                                        How many bodies        are involved
                                                        in the proiect ?        what bodies ?
                                  Remainder of ANNEX II unchanged
    r i N A NC I AL INFORMATION                      FINANCIAL  INFORMATION
                                                                                                lí
                                 Paragraphs 1 to 5 unchanged
6 . Financial implications of action              6.  Financial implications of action
 Estimated Community expenditure for              Estimated Community expenditure
 Phase I of tne programme :     33 million        considered   as   essential ,    for Phase  I
 ECU .                                            of the programme : 33 million ECU .
                                 Remainder of paragraph 6 unchanged
      Staffing implications                           Staffing implications
                                First two paragraphs unchanged
 Every effort will be made to meet this            In the meantime every effort will be
  requirement through re-employment of            made to meet this        requirement
 existing manpower .                              through re-employment of existing
                                                  manpower .
                                      Remainder unchanged