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77/651/EEC: Council Decision of 27 September 1977 adopting a European Economic Community concerted project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludgeLegal instrument | Decision |
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Number legal act | Decision 1977/651 |
Original proposal | COM(1976)711 |
CELEX number i | 31977D0651 |
Document | 27-09-1977 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 19-10-1977; OJ L 267 p. 35-38 |
Effect | 19-10-1977; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 7 |
End of validity | 19-10-1980; See Art. 1 |
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77/651/EEC: Council Decision of 27 September 1977 adopting a European Economic Community concerted project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge
Official Journal L 267 , 19/10/1977 P. 0035 - 0038
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COUNCIL DECISION
OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1977
ADOPTING A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CONCERTED PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF TREATMENT AND USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE
( 77/651/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEROF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,
WHEREAS BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASSIGNED THE TASK OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING ;
WHEREAS IN THE DECLARATION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1973 ( 3 ) THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES OF A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ; WHEREAS IN THE RESOLUTION OF 17 MAY 1977 ( 4 ) THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTINUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY POLICY AND ACTION PROGRAMME ON THE ENVIRONMENT ;
WHEREAS IN ITS DECISION 76/311/EEC ( 5 ) THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME ;
WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 6 ) , THE COUNCIL STRESSED THAT AN APPROPRIATE APPROACH SHOULD BE ADOPTED TOWARDS THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS , INCLUDING CONCERTED PROJECTS , AND THAT WHENEVER IT PROVES DESIRABLE THAT THIRD COUNTRIES , PARTICULARLY EUROPEAN ONES , SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED IN THESE PROJECTS , STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE ;
WHEREAS , ON 4 MAY 1976 , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A DIRECTIVE 76/464/EEC ON POLLUTION CAUSED BY CERTAIN DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES DISCHARGED INTO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMUNITY ( 7 ) ;
WHEREAS , IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON IN PARTICULAR THE COORDINATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 8 ) , THE COUNCIL ENTRUSTED THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS WITH THE TASK OF GRADUALLY ENSURING SUCH COORDINATION , AIDED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) ;
WHEREAS A RESEARCH PROJECT ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM OF SEWAGE SLUDGE , CARRIED OUT UNDER AN AGREEMENT SIGNED ON 23 NOVEMBER 1971 IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) ( COST PROJECT 68 ) , PRODUCED VERY ENCOURAGING RESULTS ;
WHEREAS A CONCERTED COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF TREATMENT AND USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE , CONTINUING AND EXTENDING COST PROJECT 68 , MUST CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED AIMS , IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO THE REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND THE MORE ECONOMICAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ;
WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES INTEND , AS PART OF THE RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THEIR NATIONAL PROGRAMMES , TO CARRY OUT THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I , AND ARE PREPARED TO INTEGRATE SUCH RESEARCH INTO A PROCESS OF COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS ;
WHEREAS THE EXECUTION OF SUCH RESEARCH AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I WILL REQUIRE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ABOUT SIX MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT FROM THE MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC POWERS NECESSARY FOR THIS PURPOSE ;
WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION ON THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
THE COMMUNITY SHALL IMPLEMENT OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS A CONCERTED PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF TREATMENT AND USE OF SEWAGE...
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