CELEX: 51984PC0715(04)
Language: en
Date: 1984-12-14
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION INSTITUTING A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURE CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN ZONES AFFECTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY FISHERIES POLICY

18. 3 . 85                                     Official Journal of the E u r o p e a n Communities                                  No C 70/9
                   Proposal for a Council Regulation instituting a specific C o m m u n i t y regional development
                   measure contributing to the development of new economic activities in certain zones affected
                                        by the implementation of the C o m m u n i t y fisheries policy
                                                               COM(84)      715 final
                               (Submitted       by the Commission      to the Council      on 21 December       1984)
                                                                  (85/C 70/04)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     the N o r t h Sea, the N o r t h Atlantic, the Western Atlantic,
                                                                              the Skagerrak, the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea; whereas in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                         view of the over-exploitation of the stocks of the main
Economic C o m m u n i t y ,                                                  species the Commission adopted interim conservation
                                                                              measures for fishery resources;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N o 7 2 4 / 7 5
of 18 March 1975 establishing a European Regional                             Whereas the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) N o
Development Fund ('), as last amended by Regulation                           1 0 1 / 7 6 (3) establishing a c o m m o n structural policy for
(EEC) N o 3 3 2 5 / 8 0 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 13 (3)               the fisheries sector comprising measures restricting
thereof,                                                                      catches of certain species, as well as the zones, periods,
                                                                              methods and fishing equipment in the seas mentioned
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                           above;
Having regard           to  the   opinion        of   the  European           Whereas the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) N o
Parliament,                                                                   1 7 0 / 8 3 (4) establishing a C o m m u n i t y system for the
                                                                              conservation and management of fisheries resources and
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                       also implementing Regulations ( 5 ); whereas this system
Committee,                                                                    comprises notably measures restricting T A C s (total
                                                                              allowable catches) and the sharing-out of the same by
                                                                              means of national quotas for individual species, and
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) N o 7 2 4 / 7 5                        certain technical measures comprising reductions in
(hereinafter referred to as 'the Fund Regulation')                            by-catches; whereas these arrangements are likely to
provides, independently of the national allocations of                        affect the fisheries activities of M e m b e r States with coasts
resources fixed by Article 2 (3) (a) of that Regulation, for                  bordering those seas;
participation by the Fund in financing                        specific
C o m m u n i t y regional development measures which are in
particular linked with C o m m u n i t y policies and with                    Whereas these developments, taken as a whole, have
measures adopted by the C o m m u n i t y in order to take                    affected and will affect, notably as regards employment,
better account of their regional dimension or to reduce                       certain zones in France, the United Kingdom and
their regional consequences;                                                  Denmark which are highly dependent on fishing and are
                                                                              situated in regions characterized by a difficult socio-
                                                                              economic situation;
Whereas the M e m b e r States concerned have provided the
Commission with information on regional problems
which might be the subject of a specific C o m m u n i t y
                                                                              Whereas it is necessary for the C o m m u n i t y , by means of a
measure;
                                                                              specific C o m m u n i t y regional development measure, to
                                                                              reinforce existing local, national and C o m m u n i t y
Whereas the Fund's resources are allocated with due                           measures aimed at stimulating the creation of new
regard to the relative severity of regional imbalances                        employment in such zones in order to replace lost jobs and
within the C o m m u n i t y ;                                                thus help to reduce regional imbalances;
Whereas certain non-member countries with Atlantic sea                        Whereas other assistance from C o m m u n i t y F u n d s ,
coasts extended their exclusive fishery zones to 2 0 0                        capable of being usefully combined, should be given in
nautical miles from 1 9 7 5 ; whereas from 1977 certain                       these zones;
M e m b e r States of the C o m m u n i t y , acting in concert, were
led to apply similar measures off their coasts bordering                      (3) OJ No L 20, 19. 1. 1976, p. 19.
                                                                              (4) OJ N o L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.
(») OJ No L 73, 2 1 . 3. 1975, p. 1.                                          (5) Council Regulations (EEC) No 171/83 to (EEC) No 181/83
(2) OJ No L 349, 23. 12. 1980, p. 10.                                              inclusive, OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, pp. 14 to 107.
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 Whereas the existence of an unfavourable physical                 hereby established, contributing to the development of
 environment due to the state of dereliction of certain            new economic activities in cetain zones adversely affected
 fishing ports and their surrounding industrial and urban          by the implementation of the Community fisheries
 areas makes it difficult to attract new employment-               policy.
providing activities to these zones;
Whereas the encouragement of small and medium-sized                                         Article 2
 undertakings (hereinafter referred to as 'SMUs') and of
craft activities requires that they be enabled better to
 adapt their productive potential in particular by way of          1.     The specific measure shall apply to zones which in
 investment aids and by facilitating access to necessary           principle meet the following criteria:
 services in management, organization and finance;
                                                                   (a) a minimum number of jobs in the fisheries sector;
Whereas economic activity in the zones concerned should            (b) employment dependent in large measure on the
 be given greater stimulus through and especially active                fisheries sector;
 administration of available public aids and services, in
particular those provided for under the special                    (c) job losses in the fisheries sector;
programme; whereas to this end, it is necessary to
establish or extend advisory agencies responsible for
                                                                  (d) the social and economic situation in the region in
informing existing or potential undertakings about access
                                                                        which the zone concerned is situated. This situation
to such aids and services and for helping them to take
                                                                        shall be assessed on the basis of the per capita gross
advantage of them;
                                                                        domestic product and structural unemployment;
Whereas account must be taken of the potential for                 (e) eligibility of the zone concerned for a national
tourism in these areas and of the effect that the promotion            regional-aid scheme.
and coordinated management of tourism could have on
employment and incomes;                                            2.     The zones complying with the criteria referred to in
                                                                   paragraph 1 shall be the following:
Whereas the Community measure must be implemented
in the form of special multiannual programmes; whereas             (a) in Denmark: the Amtskommune of Bornholm; in the
it is for the Commission, in approving these programmes,                Amtskommune of Nordjylland, all kommuner north
to satisfy itself that the operations planned thereunder                of the Limfjord except Alborg; in the Amtskommune
comply with the provisions of this Regulation;                          of Viborg, the kommuner of Hanstholm, Thisted,
                                                                        Sydthy, Morso, Sallingsund and Sundsore; in the
                                                                        Amtskommune of Ringkobing, the kommuner of
Whereas the special programmes must correspond to                       Thyboron-Harboor, Thyholm, Lemvig, Ulborg-
certain of the objectives encompassed by the regional                   Vemb, Ringkobing, Holmsland, Skjern and
development programmes provided for under Article 6 of                  Egvad;
the Fund Regulation;
                                                                  (b) in France: in the departement of Charente-maritime
Whereas the Commission must verify that the special                     the arrondissement of La Rochelle, in the
programmes are properly carried out by examining the                    departement of Finistere the arrondissement of
annual reports which the Member States concerned                        Quimper and in the departement of Morbihan the
present to it for this purpose;                                         arrondissement of Lorient;
                                                                  (c) in the United Kingdom: the travel-to-work areas of
Whereas the Council, the European Parliament and the                   Hull and Grimsby.
Economic and Social Committee must be informed
regularly on the implementation of this Regulation,
                                                                                            Article 3
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                      1.     The specific measure shall be implemented in the
                                                                  form of a special programme (hereinafter referred to as
                                                                  'the special programme') to be presented to the
                          Article 1                               Commission by each of the Member States concerned.
A specific Community regional development measure                 2.     The objective of the special programme shall be to
(hereinafter referred to as 'the specific measure') within        contribute to the development of employment-providing
the meaning of Article 13 of the Fund Regulation is               activities in the zones referred to in Article 2. It shall to
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this end be directed towards the improvement of their               Redevelopment of run-down sites whose character is
physical environment, this being necessary in order to              industrial or industrial and urban to the extent to
encourage the setting up of such activities, towards the            which the two aspects cannot be dissociated,
development of SMUs and craft activities, towards the               including: the cleaning-up and preparation of such
stimulation of economic activity in general, and towards            areas, demolition and redevelopment of disused
the promotion of tourism.                                           industrial buildings and conversion of their sites,
                                                                    including the modernization and conversion of
                                                                    premises for SMUs and craft activities, the creation of
3.     The preparation and implementation of the special            green areas and minor works for improving the
programme shall be closely coordinated with national                appearance of localities and, where justified, minor
and Community policies and financial instruments, in                roads giving access to the locations of new
particular the Guidance Section of the European                     activities.
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and the other
financial instruments of the fishing sector, the Social
Fund, the European Investment Bank and the new                  2. Studies aimed at identifying the development
Community instrument.                                               potential of the zones listed at Article 2 (2),
                                                                    including:
4.     The special programme shall fall within the                  — sectoral analyses intended to provide SMUs and
framework of the regional development programmes                         craft undertakings with information on the
mentioned in Article 6 of the Fund Regulation.                           potential of national, Community and external
                                                                         markets and on the effects to be anticipated
5.     The special programme shall contain appropriate                   therefrom on production and organization of
information, as specified in the Annex hereto, analyzing                 these undertakings,
the situation and needs related to the objectives stated in
paragraph 2, the operations proposed, the timetable for             — research work on marine and coastal problems
carrying them out and, in general, all factors necessary to              including environmental protection matters, but
enable its consistency with regional-development                         excluding those pertaining to the fisheries
objectives to be assessed.                                               sector.
6.     The duration of the special programme shall be five      3. If justified by the analyses mentioned under point 2,
years starting from the 60th day after the date on which            or other satisfactory evidence, aids to investment in
this Regulation enters into force.                                  SMUs or craft activities in order to create new
                                                                    undertakings or, where existing undertakings are
                                                                    concerned, to facilitate:
7.     The special programme shall be approved by the
Commission after intervention by the Fund Committee in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of            — conversion of fisheries industry undertakings to
the Fund Regulation.                                                     operation in other sectors,
                                                                    — adaptation of the production of undertakings
8.     When approving the special programme, the                         from other sectors to market potential.
Commission shall satisfy itself that the programme is
compatible with Article 20 of the Fund Regulation.                  Such investment may also concern common services
                                                                    for a number of undertakings.
9.     The Commission shall inform the European
Parliament of the amounts adopted for the zones when            4. Creation or development of consultancy firms or
the special programme is approved.                                  other bodies for management or organization
                                                                    matters; setting-up or development of economic
                                                                    promotion agencies.
10.     Once it has been approved, the special programme
shall be published for information by the Commission.
                                                                    The activities of such firms or bodies may include
                                                                    temporary assistance to undertakings for the
                                                                    implementation of their recommendations.
                         Article 4
                                                                    Economic promotion agencies shall be responsible
                                                                    for:
The Fund may participate, within the framework of the
special programme, in the following operations:                     — opening possibilities, through direct contacts at
                                                                         local level, for economic ventures by giving advice
1. Redevelopment of fishing ports by means of                            about access to available public aids and services,
    demolition, conversion of reconstruction works in                    particularly those provided for under the special
    order to establish new activities.                                   programme, and
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      — contributing to the success of these ventures by                   of the investment. The public aid may take the form
          helping existing or potential undertakings to take               of a capital grant or an interest rebate;
          advantage of such aids and services.
                                                                      (d) operations relating to consultancy services under
 5. Promotion of tourism:                                                   point 4 of Article 4: aid covering part of the
                                                                            expenditure of undertakings relating to services
      (a) construction and conversion of tourist accom-                     provided by consultancy firms or bodies. The aid
           modation, including furnished accommodation                      shall last for three years and shall be degressive. It
           for holiday letting and camping and caravan                      shall cover 70 % of expenditure in the first year and
           sites;                                                           shall not exceed 55 % of the total expenditure over
                                                                            the three-year period (indirect aid); the Member
      (b) establishment and development of common                           State may replace this system by an equivalent
           services or agencies responsible for promotion                   system of aid to consultancy firms or bodies (direct
           and advertising, the organization of touristic                   aid);
           events and the coordinated management of
           accommodation         services,    including     the       (e) operations relating to economic promotion under
           organization of information briefings for                       point 4 of Article 4: aid covering a part of the
           persons in the tourist industry;                                operating costs arising from the activities of
                                                                           promoters. The aid shall last for five years and shall
      (c) installation of equipment and creation of                        be degressive. It shall cover 6 0 % of operating
           infrastructure    directly linked with           the            expenditure in the first year and shall not exceed
           development of marine tourism; work to                          50 % of the total expenditure per promoter over the
           improve marine sports facilities; development of                five-year period. These activities, which must be new
           infrastructure facilitating access to tourist areas,            and concern specifically the zones referred to in
           including those for pleasure aircraft;                          Article 2, may be entrusted by the Member State
                                                                           concerned to special bodies;
      (d) environmental protection work, where this is
           preliminary to the development of tourism:                (f) operations relating to tourism:
           — vital shore protection works,
                                                                             (i) operations relating to accommodation under
           — installation of water quality analysis and                           point 5 (a) of Article 4: 5 0 % of the public
               monitoring equipment,                                              expenditure resulting from the granting of
                                                                                  investment aid, with a limit of 30 % of the cost
           — improvement of waste             treatment    and                    of the investment,
               disposal installations.
                                                                           (ii) operations relating to the promotion of tourism
                                                                                  under point 5 (b) of Article 4: aid covering part
                                                                                  of the operating costs of the common services
                                                                                  or agencies. These operating costs may include
                           Article 5                                              the cost of advertising campaigns and of tour
                                                                                  studies. The aid shall last for three years and
 1.     The special programme shall be the subject of joint                       shall be degressive. It shall cover 7 0 % of
financing between the Member State and the                                        operating costs in the first year and shall not
Community. The contribution from the Fund shall be                                exceed 55 % of the total of these costs over the
provided within the framework of the appropriations                               three-year period,
entered for this purpose in the general budget of the
European Communities. The Community's contribution                        (hi) operations relating to equipment and
is laid down as follows:                                                          infrastructure under point 5 (c) of Article 4:
                                                                                  5 0 % of public expenditure,
(a) reclamation and conversion operations under point
                                                                          (iv)    operations     relating     to     environmental
      1 of Article 4: 5 0 % of public expenditure;
                                                                                  protection work under point 5 (d) of Article 4:
                                                                                  50 % of public expenditure.
(b) operations relating to studies under point 2 of
      Article 4: 7 0 % of their cost;
                                                                    2.       For the aid referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (c) and (f)
(c) operations relating to investment under point 3 of              (i), (iii) and (iv), aggregation of aid from the quota and
     Article 4: 5 0 % of the public expenditure resulting          non-quota sections of the Fund shall be excluded.
     from the granting of aid to the investment. Such aid
     may contain a supplementary element compared to
     the most favourable existing regional arrangements.            3.       The categories of beneficiaries of Fund assistance in
     The supplementary aid which is to be borne by the             respect of operations provided for in paragraph 1 may be:
     Community for four years may be up 10 % of the cost           public and local authorities, other bodies, undertakings
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and individuals. The aids referred to in paragraph 1 (d)              From the beginning of operations, a 60 % advance
may not have the effect of reducing the share paid by                 on the Fund contribution concerning the first annual
undertakings to less than 2 0 % of total expenditure.                 tranche may be paid by the Commission. Where the
                                                                      Member State certifies that half this first tranche has
4.    The amount of the Fund's assistance in favour of                been spent, a second advance, of 25 %, may be paid
the special programme may not exceed the amount fixed                 by the Commission.
by the Commission at the time when the programme is                   When payment of the following annual tranche has
approved under Article 3 (7).                                         begun, advances may be paid under the terms of the
                                                                      preceding subparagraphs.
5.    Budgetary commitments relating to the financing of
the special programme shall be implemented by annual                  The balance of each annual tranche shall be paid at
tranche. The first tranche shall be committed at the time             the request of the Member State when it has certified
of the Commission's acceptance of the programme. The                  that the operations corresponding to the tranche in
commitment of subsequent annual tranches shall be made                question may be considered as finished, and on
according to budgetary availability and progress on the               presentation of the amount of public expenditure
programme.                                                            which has been incurred.
                                                                2.      At the end of each year, the Member State
                                                                concerned shall present to the Commission a report on the
                         Article 6                              progress made in carrying out the special programme by
                                                                reference to the information required in the Annex
1.    The amount of the Fund contribution in respect of         hereto. These reports should enable the Commission to
the measures included in the special programme shall be         satisfy itself that the special programme is being executed,
paid to the Member State concerned or directly, and in          to observe its effects and to establish that the different
accordance with the latter's instructions, to the bodies        operations are being carried out in a mutually coherent
responsible for their implementation, according to the          manner. They shall be forwarded to the Regional Policy
following rules:                                                Committee.
(a) expenditure incurred from the date of entry into
     force of this Regulation shall be eligible;                3.      On the basis of these reports and the relevant
                                                                decisions, the Commission shall report under the
(b) where there is a financial contribution by the              conditions laid down in Article 21 of the Fund
     Member State, payments, other than advance                 Regulation.
     payments referred to in point (c), shall be made as far
     as possible in parallel with the payment of the            4.      Where major amendments are made to a special
     Member State's contribution. In any other case,            programme during implementation, the procedure
     payments shall be made when the Member State               provided for in Article 3 (7) shall apply.
     certifies that the amount is due and may be paid by
     the Community.
                                                                5.      When each special programme has been
     Each request for payment shall be accompanied by a         implemented, a report including information on the
     statement from the Member State certifying the             number and nature of the jobs created and maintained
     operation and the existence of detailed supporting         shall be presented by the Commission to the Regional
     documents, and shall contain the following                 Policy Committee and to the European Parliament.
     information:
       — the nature of the operations covered by the            6.      Article 9 (1) to (5) of the Fund Regulation shall
            payment claim,                                      apply, as required, to the specific measure provided for in
       — particulars of the amount and nature of the            this Regulation.
            expenditure paid in respect of the operations
            during the period covered by the claim,
                                                                                            Article 7
       — confirmation that the operations described in
            the payment claim have been commenced in            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
            accordance with the special programme;              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(c) at the request of a Member State, advances may be           European Communities.
     granted for each annual tranche according to
     progress made on operations and budgetary                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
     availability.                                              directly applicable in all Member States.
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                                                               ANNEX
           The special programme shall include the following information on the zones covered under Article 2:
           1. In respect of fishing ports and industrial sites:
              (a)    (i) description of the state of the fishing ports and an analysis of the state of dereliction of sites
                          and the industrial premises,
                    (ii) particulars of existing actions for resolving the problem of dereliction and of the average
                          annual public expenditure involved;
              (b) in relation to the operations envisaged under Article 4: a description and exact location of
                   programmes for the development of the fishing ports and for the reclamation of derelict sites and
                   conversion of industrial premises. Where relevant, details of essential minor road links.
           2. In respect of small and medium-sized undertakings (SMUs) and craft industries:
              (a)    (i) a description of the present situation of SMUs and craft industries in the different sectors and
                          an evaluation of their possibilities for future development. Analysis of their situation and
                          needs, particularly as concerns management and organization,
                    (ii) a description of aid systems for the SMUs and craft industries and of the nature of existing
                          services available showing, by categories of aids and services, the resultant annual average
                          public expenditure involved;
              (b) in relation to the operation envisaged under Article 4:
                      (i) particulars of the nature of sectoral analyses bearing on production structures, market
                          potential and measures to be implemented in order to adapt and develop production and
                          make it commercial,
                    (ii) a description of rules governing aids set up under the programme,
                   (iii) a description of the different types of management and organization services to be provided to
                          SMUs and craft industries. Particulars of the bodies responsible for the provision of such
                          services and for activating the development of SMUs and craft undertakings.
                          Description of the activities envisaged within the framework of the economic animation
                          programme.
           3. Description of the research on the problems of the sea and coasts envisaged within the framework of the
              programme under the second paragraph of Article 4 (2).
           4. In respect of tourism:
              (a)     (i) analysis of the situation and the needs of tourism and an estimate of the potential tourist
                          demand during the period covered by the programme; description of the needs in the field of
                          the preservation and protection of the environment,
                    (ii) particulars of the aid schemes and other measures designed to promote tourism and the
                          preservation and protection of the environment, with an indication of the annual average
                          public expenditure incurred under such systems;
               (b) in relation to the operation envisaged under Article 4:
                      (i) estimate of the capacity and the type of additional accommodation proposed to be installed
                          or converted,
                     (ii) nature and activities of the bodies responsible for the development and promotion of
                          tourism,
                   (iii) description of the types of tourist infrastructure to be provided and their location,
                   (iv) investment for the preservation and protection of the environment,
                     (v) description of the public aids related to the different measures in the tourism sector.
           5. In respect of the totality of the special programme:
               (a) a description, as far as possible with figures, of the objectives covered by the special programme,
                   particularly regarding employment;
               (b) a description of existing or prospective public measures proposed to be carried out side by side
                   with the special programme in order to improve the employment situation in the zones covered by
                   Article 2, and in particular measures related to:
                   — aids for productive investment,
                   — investment in infrastructure,
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                       — aids related to worker and professional training and retraining and, as appropriate, those
                          which are particularly aimed at the employment of young people and for the benefit of former
                          workers in the fishing industry.
                       This description must be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the national
                       authorities' intentions as regards the use of other resources deriving from Community structural
                       Funds;
                  (c) an indication of the amounts of public expenditure in connection with the measures envisaged
                      under(b)above;
                  (d) the timetable for carrying it out;
                  (e) estimation of the volumes of public expenditure connected with the programme's implementation,
                      including an annual breakdown of such expenditure for each of the operations envisaged;
                  (f) designation of the bodies responsible for execution of the programme and the various
                      operations;
                  (g) information measures planned to make potential beneficiaries and professional organizations
                       aware of the possibilities offered by the special programme and of the role played by the
                      Community in this respect.
               Proposal for a Council Directive on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain
                     dangerous substances included in List I in the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC
                                                         COM (84) 772 final
                           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 28 January 1985)
                                                            (85/C 70/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 Whereas the Member States are required to apply the
                                                                         limit values except in cases where they may employ
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    quality objectives;
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and
235 thereof,                                                             Whereas the dangerous substances covered by this
                                                                         Directive are to be included in List I because of their
Having regard to Council Directive 76/464/EEC of                         toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation, or where there
4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous                      is evidence that they have a carcinogenic effect in or via
substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the                the aquatic environment;
Community ( ! ), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
                                                                        Whereas, since pollution due to the discharge of these
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                       substances into the aquatic environment is caused by a
                                                                         large number of industries, it is necessary to lay down
                                                                         specific limit values for discharges acc6rding to the type of
Having regard       to the opinion         of the     European           industry concerned and to lay down quality objectives for
Parliament,                                                              the aquatic environment into which these substances are
                                                                        discharged;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee,                                                              Whereas the purpose of the quality objectives is to
                                                                        eliminate pollution of the various parts of the aquatic
Whereas, in order to protect the aquatic environment of                 environment which might be affected by discharges of
the Community against pollution by certain dangerous                    these substances;
substances, Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC
introduces a system of prior authorization laying down                  Whereas such quality objectives must be laid down
emission standards for discharges of the substances in                  expressly for this purpose and not with the intention of
List I in the Annex thereto; whereas Article 6 of the said              establishing rules pertaining to consumer protection
Directive provides that limit values shall be laid down for             or to the marketing of products from the aquatic
such emission standards and also quality objectives for                 environment;
the aquatic environment affected by discharges of these
substances;                                                             Whereas a specific monitoring procedure should be laid
                                                                        down to enable Member States to demonstrate that the
H OJ No L 129, 18. 5. 1976, p. 23.                                      quality objectives are being complied with;