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Date: 1982-07-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 78/176/EEC of 20 February 1978 on waste from the titanium dioxide industry (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                 COM(82)430   final .
                                                 Brussels , 8 July 1982
                            Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
   amending Directive 78/176/EEC of 20 February 1978 on waste
                  from the titanium dioxide industry
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 COM ( 82 ) k30 final .
 ---pagebreak--- 1 . INTRODUCTION
Under the environmental action programme of the European Communities of
20 December 1973 , the Council adopted on 20 February 1978 , the Directive on
waste from the titanium dioxide industry ( 78/176/EEC ) , the purpose of which
is to prevent and gradually reduce pollution from the titanium dioxide industry
with a view to eliminating it .
The various Articles of this Directive lay down suitable measures for achieving
this purpose , such as prior authorisations to discharges waste issued by the
competent authority in the Member State on whose territory the waste arises ,
and the drawing up of prograirrn.es for the gradual reduction of the pollution
with a view to its elimination .
Article 9 of the Directive stipulates , inter alia , that Member States shall
draw up programmes for the progressive reduction of pollution caused by waste
from industrial establishments producing titanium dioxide . These programmes
were to be forwarded to the Commission by 1 July 1930 at the latest .
The programmes must cover all existing establishments and set     general targets
for the reduction of pollution from liquid , solid and gaseous    waste to be met
by 1 July 1987 at the latest . They must also include interim     targets .
They shall , moreover , contain information on the state of the   environment
concerned , on the measures to reduce pollution and on methods    for treating
waste that is directly due to the manufacturing process .
 It is also foreseen that six months after receipt of all the national programmes
 suitable proposals for the harmonization of these programmes will be submitted
 to the Council and that the Member States will bring these programmes into
operation by 1.1.1982 at the latest .
 2 . COMMENTTS ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE
 2.1 . Pursuant to Article 9(3 ) the Commission received the Member States'
       reduction programmes between 3 July 1980 and 15 October 1981 after
       several reminders .
 2.2 . It emerged from initial study of the programmes received that the
        information supplied by the Member States pursuant to Article 9 ( 2 ) did
       not enable the Commission to send the Council suitable proposals
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      on harmonisation m connection with the reduction of pollution with a
      view to its elimination or 'to improve conditions of competition in the
      production of titanium dioxide .
      Indeed , the information received from the Member States was not
      identical , comparable , or exhaustive as required by Article 9(2 ) and
      so the Commission was unable to assess the programmes as a whole .
2«,3o In order to fulfil its obligations , the Commission has asded the
      Member States for additional information on ( a ) technical matters
      relating to the discharge effluents ( tonnage , composition , frequency
      and discharge conditions ) and ( b ) questions concerning costs ( annual
      operating expenses etc . )
3 . AIMS OF1 THE PROPOSAL
If the Commission is to be able to study the national programmes in the
light of the additional information , sometimes incomplete , sent at its
request , it has now become clear that the period of "6 months after receipt
of all the national programmes'' provided, for in Article 9(3 ) of the
Directive must to be extended, to 30 October 1982 ,
This extension is needed for translations , meetings of experts and the
sending of the appropriate proposal or proposals to the Council .
In addition the deadline for the introduction of the programme of
1 January 1982 in Article 9(4 ) of the Directive must be replaced by that
of 1 June 1983 .
4 • CONSULTATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
    COMMCITEE
Hie opinion of the European Parliament is required under Articles 100 and
2"'5 of the EEC Treaty . The Economic and Social Committee should also be
consulted .
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                      PROPOSAL FOR A
                      COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending DIRECTIVE 78 / 176 / EEC of 20 February 1978 on waste from
the titanium dioxide industry
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 100' and 235 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 ,
Whereas it is necessary to extend the time limits set in Article 9
of Directive 78 / 176 / EEC ( 1 ) for the submission of appropriate pro­
positions for the harmonization of the programmes for the progressive
reduction of pollution and for the bringing into operation of these
programmes by the Member States .
                            I
 (1 ) O.J. n° L 54 , 25.2.1978 , p. 19 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE    :
                              Article 1
Article 9 of Directive 7 8 / 176 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
- in paragraph 3 " The programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
  sent to the Commission by 1 July 1980 at the latest so that it may,
  within a period of six months after receipt of all the national pro­
  grammes , submit suitable proposals to the Council            " shall be
  replaced by " By 1 July 1980 at the latest the programmes referred to
  in paragraph 1 shall be sent to the Commission , which , before 30 October
  1982 , shall send the Council suitable proposals ....";
-•in paragraph 4 the date "1 January 1982 " shall be replaced by "1 June
  1983 ".
                              Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                            For the Council ,
                                            The President