98/686/EC: Council Decision of 23 March 1998 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on further reductions of sulphur emissions

3.12.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 326/34
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 March 1998
on the conclusion by the European Community of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on further reductions of sulphur emissions
(98/686/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s(l), in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Community signed, on 14 June 1994, the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-rate transboundary air pollution on further reductions of sulphur emissions (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’);
Whereas the Protocol seeks to establish ceilings for sulphur emissions for all contracting parties to the Convention;
Whereas the measures envisaged in the Protocol contribute to achieving objectives of the Community policy on the environment;
Whereas the Community and the Member States cooperate, in the framework of their respective competences, with third countries and the competent international organisations;
Whereas, in consequence, the Community should approve the Protocol,