CELEX: 51985PC0520
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-01 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, PROGRAMMES AND MEASURES UNDER THE CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES (PARIS CONVENTION)

No C 286/4                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              9.11. 85
                                                                II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
             Recommendation for a Council Decision authorizing the Commission to approve, on behalf of
             the Community, programmes and measures under the Convention for the Prevention of Marine
                                    Pollution from Land-based Sources (Paris Convention)
                                                       COM(85)     520final
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 October 1985)
                                                         (85/C 286/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the provisions of the proposed programmes and
                                                                    measures are in line with those of the Community
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Directives on the subject, namely Council Directives
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                   76/464/EEC (2), 82/176/EEC (3), 83/513/EEC (4) and
thereof,                                                            84/156/EEC (»);
Having regard      to    the   recommendation      from    the      Whereas the Community must therefore be enabled to
Commission,                                                         approve the programmes and measures under the
                                                                    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                   Land-based Sources;
liament,
                                                                    Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary
Whereas on 3 March 1975 the Community concluded                     powers,
the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution
from Land-based Sources (');
                                                                    HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Whereas the Community has become a Contracting
Party to that Convention;                                                                     Sole Article
Whereas the Paris Commission, which administers the                 The Commission is hereby authorized to approve, on
Convention, has negotiated programmes and measures                  behalf of the Community, programmes and measures
on mercury and cadmium discharges and the Community                 relating to mercury and cadmium discharges within the
has been requested to approve them in writing by 31                 framework of the Convention for the Prevention of
December 1985;                                                      Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources.
                                                                    O   OJ No  L 129, 18. 5. 1976, p. 23.
                                                                    (») OJ No  L 81, 27. 3. 1982, p. 29.
                                                                    (4) OJ No  L 291, 24. 10. 1983, p. 1.
(') OJ No L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 5.                                 (4) OJ No  L 74, 17. 3. 1984, p. 49.