Decision 1978/888 - 78/888/EEC: Council Decision of 9 October 1978 adopting a European Economic Community concerted project in the field of analysis of organic micropollutants in water - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 1978/888
Original proposal	COM(1978)15
CELEX number i	31978D0888

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78/888/EEC: Council Decision of 9 October 1978 adopting a European Economic Community concerted project in the field of analysis of organic micropollutants in water

Official Journal L 311 , 04/11/1978 P. 0006 - 0009

Greek special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 1 P. 0182

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( 1 ) OJ N C 108 , 8 . 5 . 1978 , P . 56 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 1 JUNE 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 3 ) OJ N C 112 , 20 . 12 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ N C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ N L 74 , 20 . 3 . 1976 , P . 36 .

( 6 ) OJ N L 200 , 8 . 8 . 1977 , P . 4 .

( 7 ) OJ N C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .

( 8 ) OJ N C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 9 OCTOBER 1978

ADOPTING A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CONCERTED PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATER

( 78/888/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,

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 AS ITS TASK THE PROMOTION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY OF 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 ACTION 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 DECISION 77/488/EEC , EURATOM ( 6 ) THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE ;

WHEREAS IN THE RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 7 ) , THE COUNCIL STRESSED THAT APPROPRIATE USE SHOULD BE MADE OF THE WHOLE RANGE OF WAYS AND MEANS AVAILABLE , INCLUDING CONCERTED PROJECTS , AND THAT WHENEVER IT PROVED DESIRABLE THAT THIRD COUNTRIES , PARTICULARLY EUROPEAN ONES , SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED IN THESE PROJECTS , STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE ;

WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON INTER ALIA 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 THE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATER , CARRIED OUT UNDER AN AGREEMENT SIGNED ON 23 NOVEMBER 1971 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) ( COST PROJECT 64 B ) , PRODUCED VERY ENCOURAGING RESULTS ;

WHEREAS A CONCERTED COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATER , CONTINUING AND EXTENDING COST PROJECT 64B , WILL CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED AIMS , IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO THE REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ;

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 FOUR YEARS ;

WHEREAS THE EXECUTION OF SUCH RESEARCH AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I WILL REQUIRE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ABOUT EIGHT MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FROM THE MEMBER STATES AND FROM THE COMMUNITY...

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