CELEX: 51993PC0284
Language: en
Date: 1993-07-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention - 1974)

18 . 8 . 93                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No C 222 / 13
                                                                II
                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
               Proposal for a Council Decision on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the
                  protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea area (Helsinki Convention — 1974)
                                                         (93 / C 222/ 18 )
                                                      COM(93) 284 final
                                        (Submitted by the Commission on 6 July 1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the Convention on the protection of the marine
                                                                    environment of the Baltic Sea area has been the subject
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               of amendments intended to permit the accession of the
Economic Community, and in particular Article 130S                  Community,
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Having regard to the opinion of the European                                                Article 1
Parliament,
                                                                    The European Economic Community shall accede to the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                    Convention on the protection of the marine environment
Social Committee,                                                   of the Baltic Sea area (Helsinki Convention).
Whereas, according to Article 130R of the EEC Treaty,               The text of the Convention is annexed to this Decision .
action by the Community relating to the environment
has as its objectives to preserve, protect and improve the
quality of the environment, to contribute towards                                           Article 2
protecting human health and to ensure a prudent and                 The President of the Council shall be authorized to
rational    utilization   of  natural  resources ;  whereas,
                                                                    nominate the person or persons entitled to deposit the
furthermore, the Community and the Member States are                instrument of accession in accordance with Article 26 of
cooperating, within the framework of their respective               the Convention .
jurisdictions, with non-member States and the competent
international organizations ;
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas the Community has adopted measures in the
area covered by the Convention and should act in inter­             The Community shall be represented by the Commission
national level in that area ;                                       in the Commission established by Article 12 of the
                                                                    Convention .
Whereas the Commission has been participating as an
observer in the meetings of the Baltic marine                       There the Commission shall express the Community's
environment protection commission since 19 February                 viewpoint.
1991 ;
                                                                                            Article 4
Whereas the Commission has also been participating in
the meetings of the ad hoc group set up to revise the               The President of the Council shall be authorized to
Convention on the protection of the marine environment              deposit the instruments of accession in accordance with
of the Baltic Sea area ;                                            Article 26 of the Convention .
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                                                                   ANNEX
             The Community has already furnished itself with the following Directives :
             — 75/440/EEC concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking
                  water in the Member States ('),
             — 76/ 160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing water (2),
             — 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic
                  environment of the Community (J),
             — 78 / 176/EEC on waste from the titanium dioxide industry (4),
             — 89/428 /EEC on procedures for harmonizing the programmes for the reduction and eventual
                  elimination of pollution caused by waste from the titanium dioxide industry (5),
             — 78 /659/EEC on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish
                  life ("),
            — 79/869/EEC concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of
                  surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water (7),
            — 80/68 /EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous
                  substances ('),
            — 80/778 /EEC relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption ('),
            — 82/ 176/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by the chlor-alkali
                  electrolysis industry (10),
            — 82/883/EEC on procedures for the surveillance and monitoring of environments concerned by waste
                 from the titanium dioxide industry ("),
            — 83/513 /EEC on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges (12),
            — 84/ 156/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by sectors other than the
                 chlor-alkali electrolysis industry ("),
            — 84/491 /EEC on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of hexachlorocyclohexane (14),
            — 86/280/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain dangerous substances
                 included in List I of the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC (1S),
                 88/347/EEC amending Annex II to Directive 86/280/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for
                 discharges of certain dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive
                 76 / 464 /EEC ( 16),
                 90/415/EEC amending Annex II to Directive 86/280/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for
                 discharges of certain dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive
                 76/464/EEC (17),
            — 9 1 /271 /EEC concerning urban waste water treatment ("),
            — 91 /676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural
                 sources (").
             (') OJ No L 194, 25 . 7. 1975 .
            (2) OJ No L 31 , 5 . 2 . 1976.
            (3)  OJ No L 129, 18 . 5 . 1976 .
            (4)  OJ No L 54, 25 . 2 . 1978 .
            (')  OJ No L 201 , 14. 7. 1989.
            (')  OJ No L 222, 14. 8 . 1978 .
            O    OJ No L 271 , 29. 10. 1979.
            (')  OJ No L 20, 26. 1 . 1980.
            (')  OJ No L 229, 30 . 8 . 1980.
           H     OJ No L 81 , 27. 3 . 1982 .
           (")   OJ No L 378 , 31 . 12. 1982 .
           (")   OJ No L 291 , 24 . 10. 1983 .
           (")   OJ No L 74, 17 . 3 . 1984.
           (,4)  OJ No L 274, 17. 10 . 1984.
           (,s)  OJ No L 181 , 4. 7. 1986.
           (")   OJ No L 158 , 25 . 6 . 1988 .
           (")   OJ No L 219, 14. 8 . 1990.
           (")   OJ No L 135 , 30 . 5 . 1991 .
           (")   OJ No L 375 , 31 . 12 . 1991 .