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Date: 1981-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a Council decision authorising the Commission to participate on behalf of the Community in the negotiations for a global framework Convention on the protection of the ozone layer (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---     COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                       COM(81)734 final.
                                                       Brussels - 30 November 1981
                         Recommendation for a Council decision
               authorising the Commission to participate on behalf of the
               Community in the negotiations for a global framework Convention
                         on the protection of the ozone layer
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                                     Recommendation for a Council decision
                                            authorising the Commission to._i                         ....    ~ ."
                      to participate on behalf of the Community in the negotations
                      for a global framework Convention on the protection of the
                     ozone layer .
                                             Explanatory Memorandum
1 . At the ninth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations
       Environment Programme ( UNEP ), held in Nairobi 13-27 Hay 1981 / a draft
       decision on the protection of the ozone layer sponsored by Community
       Member States was adopted ( reference : Governing Council decision n° 9 / 13
       The text was the subject of Community coordination within the Council
       framework both in Brussels and during the Session of the Governing Counc
       in Nairobi .
2 . The decision provides /, inter alia / for the initiation of work aimed at
      the " elaboration of a global framework convention for the protection
      of the ozone layer ".
      The decision establishes for this purpose " an ad hoc working group of
       legal and technical experts nominated by interested Governments and
       intergovernmental organisations / which shall report through the
      Executive Director ( of UNEP )/ to the Governing Council on the progress
      of its work ".
       (The text of the decision is to be found in Council document                                             7666 / 81 /
       ENV 107/ page 7 ).
3 . It is envisaged to hold the first meeting of the ad hoc working group
       in Stockholm / at the invitation of the Swedish Government on
       20 - 29 January 1982 .
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 ---pagebreak---       In addition , the Coordinating -Committee on the ozone layer - a scientific
      body set up by UNEP , which holds yearly meetings and which will meet again .
     next October , will be called upon , in accordance with.^the above mentioned
     Governing Council decision , to contribute to the work of the ad hoc
     working group .
4 . The Community has already been active in meeting the concerns expressed at
     national and international level for the protection of the ozone layer ,
     notably through the Council resolution of 30 May 1978*, and the Council
     decision of 26 March 1980       ( which stipulated that the production capacity
     of CFC 's 11 and 12 should not be increased in any Member State and that by
     31 December 1981 there should be a reduction of at least 30 %           compared
     with 1976 levels of the use of the CFC 's in aerosols ) and by promoting
     action on an international    level .
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5 . The recent communication from the Commission to the Council entitled
     " Chlorof luorocarbons in the Environment     : Information and basis for
     evaluation for the pursuit of Community policy " ( reference : C0M(81 ) 261 final ),
   ■ recalls these measures and includes proposals        for further action .
6 . The above communication was examined by the Council of Ministers for
     Environment at its meeting on 11 June 1981 , where it was decided , inter alia ,
     to invite    the Commission to submit to the Council as soon as possible a
     proposal for a Council decision authorising the Commission to participate
     on behalf of the Community in the negotiations for a global framework
     Convention on the protection of the ozone layer .
     The present proposal is in' response to that invitation .
7 . In view of the above mentioned considerations therefore , and in order
     to ensure the participation of the Community as such in the negotiations
     for a global framework Convention on the protection of the ozone layer ,
     the Commission hereby recommends that the Council should as soon as possible :
     - adopt the decision for which a proposal is annexed authorising the
        Commission to participate on behalf of the Community in the negotiations
        for a global framework Convention on the protection of the ozone layer
       * O.J. C 133 , 7 / 6 / 1978
     ** Decisión 8G /372 / EEC - O.J. L 90, 3 /4 / S0
 ---pagebreak---                              Recommendation for a Council decision
                                  authorising the Commission to    '.■- • - •i?
           participate on behalf of the Community in the negotiations for a
           global framework Convention on the protection of the ozone layer
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
           Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
           Community,                             .
           Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
         : Whereas the aim of the Community environment policy as stated in
        I the Declaration of the Council of the European Communities and of
       ' the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting
           in the Council of 22 November 1973 on the programme of action of the
                                                      1)
           European Communities on the environment        as supplemented by . the Resolution
           of the Council of the European Communities and of the representatives
           of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of
           17 May 1977 on the continuation arid implementation of an European
                                                                                2)
           Community policy and action programme on the environment                , namely
           the improvement of the quality and setting of life , of the surroundings
           and living conditions of the peoples of the Community, implies , in
           particular , preventing , reducing and, as far as possible , eliminating ,
           pollution and nuisances as well as seeking common solutions to
           environmental problems with States outside the Community , particularly
           in international organisations ;
           Whereas in accordance with this policy the Community has already adopted
           measures concerning chlorof luorocarbons in the environment , and pursued
           actions on an . international level , particularly in the framework of
           the United Nations Environment Programme ;
           Whereas the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment
           Programme , at its ninth session, decided to initiate work aimed at the
           elaboration of a global framework Convention for the protection of
           the ozone layer ;
n° C 112 , 20 / 12 / 73 , page 1
n° C 139, 13 / 6/ 77, page 1
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas in view of the above-mentioned considerations , it    - is necessary
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for the Community to participate in the negotiations for a global
framework Convention on the protection of the ozone layer ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                         Sole Article
The Commission is hereby authorised to participate in the negotiations fora
global framework Convention on the protection of the ozone layer .
The Commissionshall conduct these negotiations in consultation with
representatives of the Member States and in accordance with the
annexed directives .
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                      Directives for the negotiations
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The negotiations should aim towards the elaboration of a global framework
Convention , which would cover monitoring , scientific research and the
development of best available and economically feasible technologies to
limit and gradually reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances , as well
as the development of appropriate strategies and policies , in consistency
with policies being developed in the Community .
The negotiations should also aim at ensuring that appropriate provisions
enabling the Community to become a Contracting Party be contained in
the Convention .