Decision 1981/971 - 81/971/EEC: Council Decision of 3 December 1981 establishing a Community information system for the control and reduction of pollution caused by hydrocarbons discharged at sea - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 1981/971
Original proposal	COM(1980)361
CELEX number i	31981D0971

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81/971/EEC: Council Decision of 3 December 1981 establishing a Community information system for the control and reduction of pollution caused by hydrocarbons discharged at sea

Official Journal L 355 , 10/12/1981 P. 0052 - 0055

Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0079

Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0079

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( 1 ) OJ NO C 200 , 6 . 8 . 1980 , P . 2 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 28 , 9 . 2 . 1981 , P . 55 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 159 , 29 . 6 . 1981 , P . 19 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 162 , 8 . 7 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 3 DECEMBER 1981

ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY HYDROCARBONS DISCHARGED AT SEA

( 81/971/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 213 AND 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM 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 THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 26 JUNE 1978 SETTING UP AN ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY HYDROCARBONS DISCHARGED AT SEA ( 4 ) PROVIDED FOR THE COMMISSION TO UNDERTAKE STUDIES BEFORE PRESENTING PROPOSALS TO CONTROL AND REDUCE THIS TYPE OF POLLUTION ;

WHEREAS THESE STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE AND FEASIBILITY OF SETTING UP AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY HYDROCARBONS DISCHARGED AT SEA , COMPRISING AN UP-TO-DATE INVENTORY OF THE MEANS OF COMBATING SUCH POLLUTION , AN UP-TO-DATE LIST OF NATIONAL AND JOINT CONTINGENCY PLANS AND AN UP-TO-DATE COMPENDIUM OF , IN PARTICULAR , HYDROCARBON PROPERTIES ;

WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS INFORMATION SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO ACCOMPLISH A NUMBER OF TASKS LAID DOWN IN THE SAID RESOLUTION AND IN THE ACTION PROGRAMME ANNEXED THERETO ;

WHEREAS THE INVENTORY OF THE MEANS OF COMBATING SUCH POLLUTION WILL ENABLE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY ANY GAPS AND ENABLE MEMBER STATES TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ;

WHEREAS THE COMPENDIUM OF HYDROCARBON PROPERTIES WILL ENABLE MEMBER STATES , IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT , TO ASSESS BETTER THE NATURE OF THE HAZARD AND TO DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS OF DEALING WITH THE POLLUTION ;

WHEREAS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SYSTEM REQUIRES EACH MEMBER STATE TO DESIGNATE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING THE DATA TO BE FED INTO THE SYSTEM , FORWARDING SUCH DATA TO THE COMMISSION AND RECEIVING ALL THE DATA COLLECTED ;

WHEREAS THE INFORMATION SYSTEM APPEARS NECESSARY FOR THE REALIZATION OF ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY HYDROCARBONS DISCHARGED AT SEA ; WHEREAS , SINCE ALL THE NECESSARY POWERS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED FOR BY THE TREATY , RECOURSE SHOULD BE HAD TO ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . AN INFORMATION SYSTEM IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN THE MEMBER STATES THE DATA REQUIRED FOR THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY HYDROCARBONS DISCHARGED AT SEA .

2 . THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SHALL COMPRISE :

( A ) AN INVENTORY OF THE MEANS OF COMBATING SUCH POLLUTION ( ANNEX I );

( B ) A LIST OF NATIONAL AND JOINT CONTINGENCY PLANS COMPRISING BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR CONTENT AND DETAILS OF THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM ;

( C ) A COMPENDIUM OF HYDROCARBON PROPERTIES AND THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND OF METHODS OF TREATMENT AND END USES OF MIXTURES OF WATER-HYDROCARBON SOLID MATTER RECOVERED FROM THE SEA OR ALONG THE COAST ( ANNEX II ).

ARTICLE 2

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE ANNEXES AND IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ( B ) FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DAY OF PUBLICATION OF THIS DECISION...

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