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| document | COM(1977)630  |
| date | December 19, 1978 |
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79/3/EEC: Council Recommendation of 19 December 1978 to the Member States regarding methods of evaluating the cost of pollution control to industry
Official Journal L 005 , 09/01/1979 P. 0028 - 0030
Greek special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 3 P. 0163
Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 2 P. 0121
Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 2 P. 0121
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 19 December 1978 to the Member States regarding methods of evaluating the cost of pollution control to industry (79/3/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the draft recommendation submitted by the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas in the Programme of Action of the European Communities on the Environment adopted on 22 November 1973 (4), it is noted inter alia that if the Member States were to differ in their estimates as to the cost of anti-pollution measures, particularly if these estimates were not based on comparable legislative measures and a uniform definition of costs, the possible consequences of this for policies at the national level would severely hamper the implementation of a common policy;
Whereas the cost evaluation is intended to determine the size of the burden to be borne by the economy as a whole or by individual sectors of industry where specific measures are taken by the authorities to protect the environment, to provide data on the most cost-effective ways of reducing pollution and, under certain conditions, to help to determine quality objectives and/or emission standards;
Whereas the evaluation of the costs of existing pollution control plants not only provides information on the costs of measures already taken but can also be used to facilitate the forecasting of the costs of future measures;
Whereas it is of great advantage to both national and local authorities and for decision-making at Community level, to have access to comparable data on the costs of existing pollution control plants in industry from various Member States;
Whereas for this purpose it would be beneficial for the Member States to use as similar methods of evaluation as possible by adopting a common set of principles for the future studies of pollution control costs in industry;
Recommends, that for the evaluation of the cost of pollution control in industry, the Member States use the principles, definitions and methods contained in the Annex and that whenever possible they communicate to the Commission the results of all the studies carried out in this field.