CELEX: 51988PC0849
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-22
Title: SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON PROCEDURES FOR HARMONIZING THE PROGRAMMES FOR THE REDUCTION AND EVENTUAL ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY WASTE FROM THE TITANIUM DIOXIDE INDUSTRY

21. 3. 89                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 73/5
                                                               II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
               Second amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive on procedures for harmonizing the
              programmes for the reduction and eventual elimination of pollution caused by waste from the
                                                   titanium dioxide industry
                                                 COM(88) 849 final — SYN 27
               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the Single European Act on 11 January
                                                              1989)
                                                          (89/C 73/07)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas as a result of the implementation of Directive
                                                                     78/176/EEC a certain level of environmental protection
                                                                     has already been obtained within the Community;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 100A
                                                                     Whereas the principal object of the present Directive is
 thereof,
                                                                     consequently the elimination of the distortions of compe-
                                                                     tition that exist between the different producers of
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  titanium dioxide;
                                                                    Whereas, in this regard, existing or projected national
 In cooperation with the European Parliament,                        programmes should therefore be harmonized on the
                                                                    basis of a high level of protection;
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
                                                                    Whereas the object of the present Directive and the
 Social Committee,
                                                                     approximation of programmes pursue the establishment
                                                                    and correct functioning of the internal market;
Whereas Article 9 (1) of Council Directive 78/176/EEC
of 20 February 1978 on waste from the titanium dioxide              Whereas the Community must adopt measures with the
industry ('), as last amended by Directive 83/29/EEC (2),           aim of progressively establishing the internal market over
requires the Member States to draw up programmes for                a period expiring on 31 December 1992;
the progressive reduction and eventual elimination of
pollution caused by waste from existing industrial estab-           Whereas the programmes, duly submitted to the
lishments;                                                          Commission, set general interim targets for the reduction
                                                                    of pollution from liquid, solid and gaseous wastes;
Whereas pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Directive
                                                                    Whereas in order to protect the aquatic environment the
78/176/EEC the Commission is required to submit
                                                                    dumping of solid wastes should be prohibited and
proposals for the harmonization of these programmes
                                                                    discharges of liquid wastes from the manufacturing
with regard to the reduction and eventual elimination of
                                                                    processes, and in particular of strong acids, effluents
this pollution and the improvement of the conditions of
                                                                    from treatment processes and weak acids, should be
competition in the titanium dioxide industry;
                                                                    reduced and prohibited;
Whereas the different levels of environmental protection           Whereas in respect of gaseous discharges from the
provided under the national programmes established                  manufacturing processes it is necessary to fix reference
pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 78/176/EEC have                 values designed to reduce discharges of dust, sulphur
created disparities in the cost of the end product, ranging         dioxide, sulphur trioxide and chlorine and to have a
from 10 to 20 % according to Member States;                         long-term preventive effect to protect health and the
                                                                    environment;
                                                                   Whereas existing industrial establishments must employ
(') OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1978, p. 19.                                the appropriate systems for treating the wastes in order
O OJ No L 32, 3. 2. 1983, p. 28.                                   to attain the requisite levels by the set dates;
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"Whereas the provisions of this Directive in no way               15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values
prejudice the obligations placed on Member States by              for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates (*);
Council Directives 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on
the protection of groundwater against pollution caused            Whereas this Directive creates no special problems for
by certain dangerous substances (') and 80/779/EEC of             less developed economies.
0) OJ No L 20, 26. 1. 1980, p. 43.                                (2) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1980, p. 30.
             Amended proposal for a Council Decision adopting a research and technological development
             programme in the field of food science and technology (1989 to mid-1993) — Food-linked
                                             agro-industrial research (Flair) (')
                                              COM(89) 77 final — SYN 140
             (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 17 February
                                                            1989)
                                                       (89/C 73/08)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Community actions, which include that of contributing
                                                                  to the strengthening of the economic and social cohesion
                                                                  of the Community, consistent with the pursuit of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             scientific and technical quality;
Economic Community, and in particular to Article 130Q
(2) thereof,
                                                                  Whereas a multiannual programme of research and
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                development in the field of food science and technology
                                                                  (Flair) will assist in the combined progress in public
                                                                  health and consumer protection with industrial and
                                                                  economic development within the Community;
In cooperation with the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                  Whereas having regard to the fact that the specialized
Social Committee,                                                 skills and capabilities relevant to food technology are
                                                                  numerous, and Europe's most internationally competitive
                                                                  capabilities are located in diverse Member States, general
Whereas Article 130K of the Treaty stipulates that the            benefit shall be derived from collaboration in a
framework programme shall be implemented through                  Community programme;
specific programmes developed within each of its acti-
vities;
                                                                  Whereas        four       Community-COST       concertation
Whereas by its Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC (2), the              agreements on four concerted action projects in the field
Council    adopted     a framework       programme       of       of food science and technology (5) have produced
Community research and technological development                  encouraging results, and further initiatives in the COST
(1987 to 1991), providing for activities to be                    framework in this field, are underway;
implemented to ensure the exploitation and maximum
use of biological resources;
Whereas the framework programme sets out criteria to              C) OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1978, p. 25;
evaluate each specific programme and to select                        OJ No L 270, 27. 10. 1979, p. 53;
                                                                      OJ NoL39, 15. 2. 1980, p. 30;
                                                                      OJ No L 350, 23. 12. 1980, p. 54;
(') OJ No C 306, 1. 12. 1988, p. 13.                                  OJ No L 353, 15. 12. 1982, p. 25; and
O OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.                                    O J N o L 151, 7. 6. 1984, p. 46.