The place and role of a preventive policy for the environment in a balanced development of economic activities within the whole of the Community. Waste management including the development of clean technologies and the question of recycling. Communication

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the

environment

in *

txrlr-nc€{, d-qYqtffIrrg3Lgg

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economic

a.ctivities

l.rii;hi.n

thc

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SERIATS UilJT

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lllre place and role

of

a preventive noLicv-fol

the environrnent

in

a.balanced developmeni

of.

econoraic

activitles

u{thin tbe wJrole-

of

thC-Cq4mf4ill

1.

Beletionshipo between euvilonnental pollcy aatl eocio-economic dorelopnont"

Tho Coqncil oay wieh

to

roafflrro 116 {rnForta.nce

of

environmental pollcy }|]: recalling and underlining that sucb a policy constitutee,

lu

the

realiaatiou of a, balanced deveiopnent

of

econonic

activitieg ln

the whole

of

the Cowur:nity, both a pollcy

for

the sound. management

of

natural lesourcaa

(tbo natural envlrqluaont, renewable antl non-renewable natural re€tourceErt

orpacc, tiroe) and also a policy

for

tbe improvenent

of living

conditione

(loprovenent

of

tho qgality

of

ticoaonlc deveLoprnent a.nd.

of

tbe qua.lity of daily 11fe).

Horeovcr,

far

froro looking toward.E the past ead beiug nothing nore tban

a pilllcy

for

nrepairlng tbo ilarnage cau.sed t6r develcpnent

or

industrialisation'tt

enrrlron:aental policy ehould. appesr as a policy capable

of

optiurieing the

nanagenent of natural reoourcea so as

to

ensure tbe beet cond,itione

for

ocononic developnent ancl golidarity with frrture ge:Rerations"\t/

2.

This place o-'enrrironnental policy

ln

a policy

for

balanced

dovoloprnent

of

econonic

ectlvttlee wlthi!

the Corerrnity wilL be o11 the

11oro loportant

ln

that envirqnroental pollcy

riLl

turu more and nore tol,Erds

tbo preventlon (of pollution and mriraacee, of'thoeghtleae exploitation

and waste of reeouxcee,

of

tbe harnful effecte of d.evelcrpraent on tho

q.ua,lfty of

life)

and

to

the opttnirstion

of

the uae of natural reasutcsa r&11o reopondi.ag

at

the sarm tfune as other policiee

to

the denands of lnvostuoont and. euployt"rrt. ((2)'see psg€ 2)

.../r..

(f

₎

The deolaratl.on of },tr. drOraaao

to

the C'ouncll on 30 Hay 19?8

(

wvla>rlfiB

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r*r

L

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2'

\n_{t

-

;i'ih*

necesi;ii;3'c.rrd-

*;hc'rrgcncy

of

a

prev(1n'i;rve

policy ir

,..iri'.:,,;, i'u

:s

)loocJl;i'r.'l:y

on

thc

ono ]rnri'1"

tn

d'e'rct'i;ti"i:c

the

instritrilen-l;s

icl;

r.r..r'rii 'ilicl;tl:r:-r'"rc:;;

ile;lt

'l'o '";ho

real-ira'l:ion

of

-hhis

policyt

a:tci on

.

o

,,:ur.' h;rrci

tct

ol:icl1-i

ihe policy

tor';;rrds ir3;;ivJ(;;:i

lillsr:ci:tiblc

of

,;ntri

i..l-ii:r.,,

to fl,c

:jollr-ii-oi:

of

tho

ccr:n*n:ic *r-cl

social"

crifficuliies

'..ic;r

{,;hc Co;:t;,nu,riy

is

cxperienc:i

ng

'rri'

tj:c

'':reccrr'

Li;ire

'

',''.il,',';orl(

lrir;:i:i

ri:alj-st:d

o:: b';,J::l try'ci1c' 0o;l;;luntty

since

1973

r.i a;i;,i;;in;

.j-'u$

ci:viro:lieni aciion

pr'oif'enilrr: alrc*i'r"-y constj-tu'bes

lc;;';i

-..;d^ ',,':c:li-rir:3.1 ins-tru.t-,ertts i.ihich

are

inrpori;am-L

i:i

;:t'

policy

ili;ended'

'';c

pr6vi,i-t

the c:'catj.':l:

r:f

po1lu'ticn

alcf

nuj-:;l"Jrce$"

-.-:tnc.'r

i

11i-:i:g ;1

!i;'r;' trf

the

principi': cl'ircctiver,

der:'i-siDns imd

i.3CC.. rre.:r,a-i;ic)t;s -.;iij.ch have been a,lopted. -rry 'blre u;l:,;;:r:,:-j-

j-n

thiS fiel-ll' "''

..;:ici,

;.ie '.r'iill-

ar;.:i'l;ing

adoption

by

-lire Llc-i:r-ncil''

l'i:i:'r:r:ters nay

wi r"'i'

,

:ve

-il,.cir

vicws

$11 -t,he s'bato

of'

adv:li'.,ir);lrtL;.'r.ri

ci'

-i;i'. -, 1?"'r:'li

rri"fhi[

tht-'

-.-,mriu,ri;y.r.riiir

a vieis

to

preve;rting;rrto. rcclucir'g

rroii*-';iori

arrri

rtuiii"

:,:s hi:-.1

ac

on

the

ur';iency

of rapidly

achieviug ti:'c

c:";imtinatiotr

of

r" "

11:iffcrcnt

proi:ositions

r.lhich

are

stiil in

tiiscussiorr.

.n./...

.'.'O,:i _r)ai::' i

',':le ,.,:i'o'i)r-:at-i Ci;:';,':.iliti.'::;; envi?o::r,len-hal action prfr,ll''J'rflIiie

r.,i.op.ir:i-, i:i 11'/J r;-;rr:l... rd the neec to fra.i;ie a pl:'cvciltive poli"oy

j-'or _{",.r-: i:rru;.rr.rii,'i,i;:i.it} .':-'.rch would ini'bia}1y suppl'cn"'en'L and then replirr:i: cilrl .i"'.'t; ri.:r;ic:;i. tl;';.i-l; prograrnnc sta'ues tl:r'r,t fithc ]:es'b environnen"b

.-,)i:,.,,:.:r' .),);ii,ii,;;i;; .iir. lj.i'rir"enting

tire creation of

i:1o3.1-ution

or

nuisanccs

-b r.i..-lr(;i:r i.a.r,hcr

'rnifi

firlbseque;itly

trying to

ooi.nteraot

their effects.

i. b -'r.i; .i;]rcr{lf0:..c neoi. i-'i-:aIXr

tO

eva,l.Uate

the effectr;

on

the qUali*y

Of

1ifL.

i:ii(i

o:r';

ihc

:-r.';tu.,'a1 environrxerrt

at

any meer.suxo

'i;irat

is

ad-opted" or

';cntli..ll;'ter:.

al

nr,,.-\;i':,nal

or

Comrruni-Ly

level

a.rrC.

iqhich

is liable

to

i:.ffct.; u 'ljlese fac'i;cri,tr.

-n

a

iicsoir-il;ir:.r

of ij

]liay 19??r

the

Council

of

the

lih:ropean Comnnrnil;:r,,' '1rd,:iui:rltne "i9Ti;,i'+.pamme

_of

_aotion

and.

olarifiod. its

approach

_W

r.eqr.rsi;iii.3

l;hat

ri

be

exa$iaed

uhether

to

harmorriz,e

the various

Menrb,::r.

-lta-i,r'r;

I

lal,.r

anrr

:'e;3[ations

governing

the

proced.ures

for

asaoseing th.r:'

cffec";s

of

m:r.jor e;rvironrnental

plarrs

and

projects.

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i.

t

a

j-|

.,

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s

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t:

#_tr

f'l'

fi,

tr

;

: I

:

,

f

i l i-'{

tl. i.,

1r': r

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3,

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5.

Mtnisierq,nay al"so,wish

to

consider

the

developmemt

oJ

other

instrgnbnte

of

a

preventive

policy

for

the

environment r'rlthi.rr the

neaning

of

that

tern

given

in

parapaph'nl

above.

In

particulart

liinisters

may wish

to

give

thelr

opinion

on :

the

objectives

and

the

procedures of, impact stud-iest

(cf

d.oc. R/145onB

(nilI

82) Annex

I

and

TitLe

IV,

ch 1 of

the

Conrulnities

Action

Progra.rane on

the

Srvironraent 1977

_-

1981

ot

c

139

of

13.6.77)t

the

role

of

econon:ic instnrments

in

tbe

d.evelopnent

of

preventlve

policy:.chargesr'taxes, aide

of

varlous

sorts

(fr:aas,

low

intereet

rates, rapid

amortispti..ous etc.

_),

tbe

ctevelcpnent

gf

e

policy

for

developi-ng

clean

technoLogies

(cf

aeparate d.ocurnent),

the

developnent

of

tthrr<Dean

inventions

on the

6.

ltinlgtsrs

nay

alao

rieh to

oonsider prevontive poIlcry firon

ths

pgint of

vler

of

quality of

Lifett

euploynent

oonsurytlsn

of

reeoufoeo and

lnflatlm

soolal

costs

the

bolilrye

of

pagrnentao

the

preeervatlon

aspecte

of

environmentat

of

ths natural horltags

+

't ,."

wv/659fi8

_-

mr

t.

a

To

this

end.

they

may r.ri,sh, ei-bher

in

*he

course

of

the neeting

on December

18,

1978

or

in

*he

collrse

of later

rreetingS,

to

exa^nj-ne

to

r+hat

extent

arr environmental

policy

based on

a

r:ational

ma.nagement

of

resources and

susceptible

of

l"eadlng

to

*ransforma*ions

in

cer*ain

typeo

of

pr'rduction and. consunptioll, tllaS

!-have

a gtobal

benefieisl

effeet

on

*he

level of

e4lo;rmen*,

reduce

inflation

v

_t

irnprove

the

balance

of

pagrnente,

reduce

social costs,

in

partioular

by contributing

to

the

iryrovement

of

public

health.

:

7.

Finally,

l,iinisters

malr

rrish

to

d.isctlss

tbe

neaesslff,

in

ord.er

to

]

ensuro

the

success

of

a preventlve poLicy

for

the

enwlronment,

of

:

conducting

a

wide-scale

infornation aotion

before

tho pubLic,

and.

before

l;

polltioal, circles

and

different

professional

gorpso (cf

on.this

subJect

,:

.

tbe

propasale

of lfinis*er

dtOraano on

tbs

creation'of

a

d.ocnnentation

i

l

centre).

4"

cl

3

f91

_{robaraoterlstlcs}

the

enplo;rnent aspects

of

certein

environnent progre&nos _sca

_{the stu{y}

of,

a job-related

environinent progranne

_for

_{the Oowrnlty;}

bgr FlelaenerTtfiial,

llhe econory

of

r€asu,rcec and.

rar

nsterlELs

ehonld.

give

an

aati-infletlonarlr

effect.

2/.

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;

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nrv/6i9fi8

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w

.al{I[Ex

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OF THB PITOFOSALS ADOI{TF.D

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1) Directtv€ Foletlnfl to thei pcrtni3eib1€ souild lqvel and

the oxhauot ayetern of notor velriclea (*)

4daptatlon (aea dbciolono adopted b]" the Cornmiecion)

l.iodlf,icat{on

?) Directi.vs

ralatin{ to

noaoureg

to

bs tal:sn againdt

slr

pollutlon b;r i:asen from posi.ttvo-iSnltlon

onp'i.neo

of

lloto.r. vehiolee

(r)

Aduptetlona

(eeo deciaiono adopted by the

Cornnri, as ion )

Directivc on measrlres to be taJcen agalnat ernlssiona

of pollutants from dieeel englnee for usa ln motor

vohiclee (r)

Dlrr:ctive on tha approxlmation of ths lane of ths

lienser Statea relatinp to deterlenta

Directive on the apprvxlraatlon of the Laws of tha

j,'ea,i,er _{Statee reLatine to rnethorlg of teoting thc}

bio,lepradablli.t:f of anionla surfactanrta (r)

Decinion concludinq the convention for tho preventlon of rnarlne pol.lution fron land-ba,eed

tourle6

f)

gecioion conc€rnlng Corrrmunity pnrtlotpatlon

in

the

Interlm Cooni.aeion astabliehed on the bases of

rosol.ution

llo. III of

the ocnventlon

for

tho

pre-vontlon.of, Ear1n. polluti.on from lani-baaed sourcos

(t) ll"er

dlrrctlvcr

r.lat.

to

thq

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a

-2-8.

ltesolution

on enor/c5/ ancl

the

environment

9.

Ilo;i'olrrbion on

the

convention

for

the

preventlon

of

nr;rrino

_{I'rl1lttllotr}

from lnn.l-llasetl sourcoo'

](1

.

iior:rrrrlr'rorr,lntLolr

rei'ardinfi

q:r:st

nllocotion

and aotl'otr

1'..1

I''1itlie

authorities

on e:lvirorinenbrll m;rttors

11.

iiiro,rli.ve

on moun'tain and

hill-

fprmlng and farming

in

:',':r'trrin less-fnvourorl

areag

t

12. in.rlation (nn)

No, 1J65h5 on

the oreatlon

of

a

)r;'.rpean iibunrlation

for

tlro

improvoment

of living

rr:ii'..rorkinc conditlone

1J.

,,riroetive oonoernin,q

tlin qunlity

requir€d

of

r::rrf','rce wator intended

for

tho abstraotlon of

rlpi1.;in4 r.later

ln

the

lr:emtrer St,ateg

f.i.

)irective

on

the

diopoeal

of

waste

oils

1!.

;ie:;olution ooncerning

a

revieed

list

of

iiei'.ond-cateqor.y

pollutants

to

be studied

ae perl;

trf

the

pr:oigamrne

of

actlon

of

the

r')rropean {lommrrnitj,oB on

the

environnent

16.

)e.:isi.on

pgtarllisirinf

& comnon procedure

for

l,)re exe)rance

of

infornntlon

between the

:;rrrvoillanee e.::ri nonitorJirf, netr.rorkg basod on d;rta

relatlnr to

atmonl:herlo

pol}utlon

oausd

i-y

certain

oompounds and. auspsndod

partiouletee

L?. iierisinn adoptin; a

proppammo on

the

nAna8€m€nt

and storaf,s

of

radioeotive

$ast€

lB.

Directive

on waata

]9.

llei,rlution

on

the

adaptation

to

technloal

pr.ogreea

of

lirer:tivog

or

othor

Communit.y

rrrles

on ths

protection

anrl improvement

of tlrs

envlronrnent

20.

)iroelive

on

the

approximatlon

of ths

lawe

of

the

l.,embor Statee

rolatlng to thc

sulphur

aontcnt

sf

certaln

liqrrtd

fuelu

_{*)

*

*

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3 .3.1975

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21.

)iroctive

ooncerning the

:.,3

-' ,. a

t'

clrality of

bathlng

waten

?-2. ;)*,:ir;ion establ.lshin,q

a

oonmon procedure

for

the

r;,,Ltin,, rrp and conatant rrgtatin64

of

an

inventory

ol

r;olrr,tes

of

inforrnatlon

on

the

environment

ln

Llre Con,:nunity

.t,

2). :lirrcfive

on

the

dlepoeal

of

pol"ychLorinated

r;i pi,enyln anrl pol.yohlorinated derphergrle

24.

l: reci,i.ve on

pollution

caussd

lry certain

danlloroua

:;i,,,rLan,)ee

discharfod

into

the

aquatlo

snnironment

,r

|

.l.ire _il{)mnun!ty

25.

,)ilortive

on

tho

approxinration

of

the

laweg

r.''-rlaiions

and

.rdrrinistrative provisions

of

the

','^' or

lltatee

relatinn to

the

rsstriotio&s

on tho

r"i(r'i:etinl| ancl

the

uso

of

certa.in d.an64eroua

r;rri,ntnnccs and

preparations

(x)

26.

Dire.rtive

on

biologioal

screeninu

of

the

popul.atlon

fnr

l earl

27.

i1i 1'n1ti"rr: on tl",e approxlmatlon

of

the

laws

of

the

;

r.

r c:r

,iLate;

rel;rtinli to

tlre

rne&sures

to

be

1,;!,

.ri

;r.',rinat

the enission'of

polluta.rrts

from

rli'.. e'i

cnrllnes frrF ua6

in

wheeled

agrieultural

or

f'rrrrrtr.,,r

ira,:toru

(r)

Qf\,

)n':ir;ion

conr:lrrding

the

Conventton

for

tlre

proteotlon

'r,^ i,irr.: :iirine

affitinst

chenrical

pollutlon

and an

ld,li

Lional /r{rseri;ent

to

the

Af'roenent, oigned

ln

.,jrne

on

29.4.196\

concerning

the

rntenxat{onal. 0onrnission

for

the Frotectlon

of

the

Rhlne agalnst

l'o11ution

29.

,)a:iaion

concluding

the

Convention

for

the

irr:'>iecti,tn

of

trhe liediteruaneen Sea

against

pol_-lrrlion

ierd.

ti,e lrotocol for

the

prsvention

of

the

iroiltrtior of

the

i'ied.iterraJrean Sea

by

cluurping frc;n slripg and

aircraft

30.

ti.reeti'ra

on

elaseification,

Labelltng

ard. p,icl<a4in,q

of

paints,

_varnishee,

_gl.ues,

_prl.ntlng

inr

n

anrl

related

producte

(*)

31.

Dr:r:iuion

_estabLishinr

_& common prooedure

for

_the e:..r}:nlir.e

of

_iirformation

_on

_the

gualtty of

_eurfaoe fro:rh .^ater

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thc

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ol

thc

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tho

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hopoaal

for

a $lreotlve oonoarni.ng

foruntry mqanutroE

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for

a donision oonclu,ging the

fllroptan t'ouvenifon frrr t,lrs prot*otlon of

-

tntsr:no.ilon*1 watercourses af,ainot polluti*n

3i

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of

tho legrs sf .i,he hiernber' $tetes

rol*ting

to.

csr;rntc

ertlcles

intended

to

som6

into

conteot st*h food

_{{ilnltation of}

e:ctrectabi* quanti.tiee

of

lcad and cerduriuo)

4"

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of

the lar.rs

of

Lhe lienrber States relettng to

+*lis _{pcrrnfnelhle gound trarrel.}

_fsr

_pneumaii.*

'

_{conerote-brookeflr and Jackhanrntrere} (ra)

$o Fropoeal

for

a dlreotlqro c,n ths reduotion of

uater pellutlon ceuaed by r*ocd. prrlp

rniile ln

the

Hcmbrr Statea

$n Fropoaal

for

d dlrecti"ve on

alr

grali,ty

atad*l{s

for

lcad

f'

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for

e dlreatt?e roletlng

to

the

qprallty of watsr

for

human oonsumptlon

6n Fr,opoaal

for *

dirsctive- on the approrl.rnrtl,ou

of

larrs

of

the liernbor $ratee relotlng

to

tho ponnlaatlric eorrnd leval and

te

tha. exheuet

.

ayaten

of

mctorcycles

_i*)

'$n _Froposal

_for

_{c dlrecttve on the}

epproxirna*ion

of

thti le++s

of

the hlernber St&tes rolatin6 to

ihc pciniselble sound-eml€slon

lovel

fon

osrrent genoratora

_for

power eupply _in) 10" Propoaal for

*

dlrootlva on the approrlnratlon

'

of, ths lsrle

of

the l{ember States rel*ti.ng to

t4"

p"rott"slble eourd-emlselon

-l,evel

for

. crirrcnt gencratore

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the

Ianr

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licnb:r Statce rclatlng

to

thc

pcrnlrrlbh

eound-rn{edon lavcl for. torer orance

(r

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Propoeal

for

a dlrcotlvs on the uec

of l\rcl-olls

rrltb thc airn of dsereasing sulphurour ealgeions

13. Propoeal for a direotivo concerrrtng thc druplrt6 of, $astce

at

aea

14. Rcgolutlon coneernin4 the dstcrrrlnstlon of

orltcrla for

aulphur dloxtde and eueperdcd

pertl-

':

oulete arattcr ln urban atrroepherc

15. hopoeal

for

a directtve oonoerrrln,g health protcotlon

rtandardg

fof

eulphur dloxlBc ard nroperd,od partlcrrlato

,

natter

ln

urbsn atmoopherco

_.

_.t

16. Proposel

_lor

a

directlre

6n the

lluttatlon of

nolee smlssion fron gubeonlo qlroreft

l?'

Cornr".runicatlon concertrln6 lhs otrJectivo eveltr,gtlon

of

the rlsks

ts

hunan healtit from pollution by

aorno pcralrtcnt orr,ano-chlorlne oonpourda

18. Proporal lbr,e dlrectlvo concerai.n| the plaoing of iEf-eceaptod plent protectlon producte on the narket

1!.

I'roposal for a direotlve pr.ohlbltlng the placing od

tho narket and tho ur:c of ptent protcctlon producta

.

oonta{nln4 berteln aotl,ve eubatatroes

?0^ Proponal

for

s directtve on tha

skth

nodlflcatlon

i

of

the dineetl.ve

of

27,6,1967 on trbo approrinatton

"

_of

iiro

lr*s

of lrenher iitatee re1etl"n6

ts

the slaas*

'

_lflnatlon,

pbaksr?in$ ayd. le,bellLng

of

dangeroue

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to

tho qnaltty

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_to

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6rot*h

,22n Ccnrnrni.catlon froru the Comnlesion

to

ths Counoll

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conc€rrriag tho detorotnetion

of orlterls for

.'

[olas

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*

di.reotlvs on blrd, oonrcrrr**{on

..24'

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to

_thc I'Ierober Statee regarittng ncthods

of

wal,uetlng the oost

of

polluttou coatlol

,

to

lnduatry

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in

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Aotioa

Programr

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1981n f,s baaed. $n

t}e

foilolflng

prLneiples

c

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preveu'ting

the production

of

ffas*€,i:

(t)

the

recyclS.ng and

reuss

of

r.mste;

(*i

ths

safe elfnrina*ion

_of

reei.dwr,L $aste"

2"

fn*

Cpwrcil

d.ireotive

of

JuLy

a5,

l9?5

on r.Eastee

(Of

I

194

)

contained.

e

provi.eion

_tbat

!,ten?*er

$ta,tes

ehould.

_{tako appropriate steps}

'bo _enoolrag.e

tho

preven*icrn,

recyclin$

a:ld

processing sf,

Haste,

the

ex*raction

of

ranr

naterials

and. poesibLy

of

enerry

'{;herefrorn _axd

_any

_other

_procees

_for

the rg-use

of

r'raste.

3o

cklaq..*echg,gloglgg

_t

_Mjnlsterg

_masr

_wieh

_to

_cons{d.er

_{*he nole}

_{of clda&}

_"T technoLogies

as f,ar'ae the preventioa

_of

prodnstioh"

_of

_eraste

_Ls

_corrcerned..

For

the

pur?oses

_of

_*he{r

_discussiou

_Ministers

_{nair r+ieb}

_to

_wrd,erstqnd.

the

te3ul

irslcatr

technoS-og{esn

_as

_referring

_to

_tirose

_{ruarr.ufaeturing}

praiesses

l&ich

pleYaggL

polluticrn

and. -tbe

genaration

_of

_r,re,ste

_rather

'than proeeEaos _{whlch nr6r pro*tro6}

_e

_{gtroat dea,3.}

_of

_po1Lutirfrl

_or

heste

.affl

then

reguire

r

("i

tbe

inetarration

of

costly

purification

systens

(wboee

_{effectivemess}

_ls

_often

_Iinrfsd),

and.r/or

\

(b)

meaaun's

for

tbe

r€o.,'er?'

rolrBc

_or

_{safe e*qraetrm}

of

tbe

uasto.

)

t

|

wrv/en/r8-ElI

,f

,tf

'

4.

llinlsters

raay

wish

to

dlsouss

the

availabllityr

both

from

the teohnl.cel and

the

eoononlo

point

of

wl.ewn

of

clean

technologles

whloh would^ make

posslble

a

ve{f strlct linitation

on

the

dlscherge

of

producte

_lieted.

_in'the

_annex

_of

_the

_Counailte

_directive

_on

_the

dieoharge

of

dangerous substanoes

to

the aqustio

environment

(w

r,

L29

-

r.8th rday Lg76ro

Ihey ney

also

rish.to

consider

the.avaiLability

of

cLeau

technologies

es

far

ae

the

dischargo

of

osrtaln

dang:erous substances

to

a!.r

is

concarrrsdae

well

as

thoge

tachnologlee

whioh

in

thenselvea

reeult ln

the production

_of

Legser

quantlties

_of

raste

thereby

reduclng

the

problem

of

eventual diapoaal.

5.

llinistere

may

rieh

to

coasid.er what

aotion might

be

approprtate

either

at

Comnunity

or

nationel

level to

promoto roeearch and" d.eve}oprnent,

if

there

ls

to

be

a rapid ovolutlon

of

clean teolrnologies'

It

nay be

desfu"abie

'bo _{dscide on}

_{the oarqrlng out}

_of

_e

_{preliminargr studlr}

_to

_lnd.loeto

_prLority

sectors

for

such fesearoh aoti.on.

-

6.

llinleters

nay

also rrish

to

d.isouss r

*

'(e) ttre

exchalge

of

scl.entlfic

and.

techn{eal

infornation

releting

to

alea,a technologlesS

(b)

poesible

data-banks

eoutaiu{ng

infornati.on

on

elean tachnoLoglee and

cooperation

bet$een

deta

banks;

(c)

posetble

economLo

tnsentLvee,

at

Connunity

or

natLona.l

leveLr

to

pronote

the

develotrment and

applioation

of

olean technologlesg

(a)

tne

eraboration

of

econonic

nodelso

either

at

ths

nicro-or

tha

naoro-1eveL,

to

dgaonstnate

tho

economio

j.ntereet

and

inpact

of

clean

technologies"

7-

Re.grollsr" rec6vern.

_Teuse r, Minr.sters rnay w!.eh

to

oonoid.er the

follorlng faots

!

::

a

+

rnd'uetrlal

waste

_arlslngs

_ln

_{the Effi}

_{inalud"6 ov€r}

-

-:--115

nillion

tonnea

p6r

annun'of,

partlf,

reoovorabre

naterials

,:

I + !ii iaa(.t/laaa

-t?

2.

-\b'

wrr/aXhs*sr

3.

(meta3.s,

peper,

rubber",

plasticsu

tex*lles

and

glasa

anrC

e

small

proporLion

of

chemioals),

.&

very hlgh

propor"tl.on

of

theee

recoverable

ms"terial.s

arising

from

industrlatr

sorlrces

is

already

reol.almedo

fn

e.ciditionl there aro large

ei"nounts

of

other

industrial

waete

nateria.ls

that

cs,n

ba

categorLsed.

as

ehemisal wastee (arouud 40

n tpa),

mining

wastes aucl agh from

puiroeriszd

fue].

(efA)

(o.rer

2S

m

tpel),

agr*.cul*ural

wagtes

_{over

I'OOO m

tpa

if

manure

i*

ina}udod)

and. fcod.

waeter

{atout

LOO m

tpa)*

Oniy

a

smaLl-

proporiion

of

these

are

curtrently

reclainedo

5

-

10

n

tp* of

cltentcal

wastes probabLy ccuLd. 'be

recovererlr

*bout !O m "bpa

of

_{agricul.turaL}

_and

_food

_arantes

(excluding

_{manruro) and} over

]"5O m

tpa

of

ur:l^ning: traetae

mainly

ae

land. reco\rerTr anC PFA"

Total

jee$_g9gg_Uggr-$e$e ard.slng:

i.n

the

ffie

ie

a.bo..rt 135 m

tpa

of

this

3

D-opegtjg-g*I1_-g{a{g-.qggjg

arioing

tn

_the

EEO anou.nt

to

about

80

n

tpa

of

which

trade

arS.sing:s

probably

accou.nt

f,or

around" 2OS.

ttris

8O rn tpa

lncl-udes

about

39 lo

tpa

of

recoverabLe

rnateriaLe

and

&ore

dtra,n 2O

n

tpe

of

organic

(mainly

_kitchen)

westeec

firere are

about

_!!

m

tpa

of

othor

_{Fgst.SoneEmer.q*ete}

neinly

acr&p

netal but

including

t;aes,

waete

ol}e

e*co

Onl.y

a

gnaLL

proportion

_of

_th

recoverabLe

rnaterials

is

reclaiued. from

nunieipal

solid. r*aste, leaving

for

edditional

recl"a.uratisn

an

estimated- 4n5 sr

tpa

of

femous

anrl non-fer"

metale

(malnly

_ln

_the

_form

_of

_{cans ancl}

_other

_{packagtng)g 2J rn}

_tpa

_of

_pap

and

boardr over

half of

whleh

atiees

from

dLsca,rded. pa.ckaglng

_materlale

ebout Lo

_-

L511" from _{newspaperg and. na4aaines and.}

_the

_bal.ance

_{from other}

prlnting

and

nriting

pap€r|

end.

about

_I

n

tpe

of

glaes,

₃

n

tpa

of

plaet

(largeLy

_{froro digcarded, packaglng)s}

p

_n,tpa

_of

_textlLee

_(orothes,

furnlehinga

eto), I

nn

tpa

of

nasts olLs erd

a

snall

_anount

_of

_nrbberr

1.

l

{

.i

ii

n

li

il

i

,ri

il tl

"il

*{

q

rt

rlw/6r7n8-EN

*111

+

A snElL

proportlon

of

the

errail.a,bls

nunioipaL

sollcl

wa.ste

ls

reoLained

a^8 oonpost (about _5/"

ot

eriaings)

or

_ugabLe en€rgy

(Iess,

thern

L4).

Of

the

₅₅

n

tpa other

Post

ConsuJret-Waates

ariaing

from

about 10

_-

eO

n

tpa

is

unreoovered

ferroug metal

and

about

1

m

tpa

is

unrooov€red non-ferroua

metal.

llheae

erl.ge

either

ss

obso}ete

goods

that

ere not

reoovered

(ebout

_I

_n

tpa as care)

or ln

produats

where

the proportlon

of

the nateria.l

ln

the product

Le

smallo

lfhe

later

applies

partlcularly

to

non-ferroue metals.

llhe

tota].

potentlal

value

of

annual

EEC

arieing:s

of

unreoovered

nrteriale

la

probably

_ln

axceaF

of

LOrOoo

nillion

EIIA.

Potenti.al

Lnport savlng

oou}d be between jrOOO

_-

_7rO00

_million

_EBA.

l{inistars

may wleh

to

comment on

the

relative

attractivenesa

(in

terrns

of

the

net

vah.ts

per

tonno)

on

the vurious

ne*hocle of,'

reoovering

and.

.rec,ycling

raotel

such

es

(a)

ttre reeycllng

of

non-ferroun

rnetale,

(t)

.tfre

_recyclir4;

of

good

quality

paperr

(o)

ttra

r€-use6

of

glaes centainerso

(A)

tUe recycling

of

thermopLaetics end

t;rres,

(e)

_{the retread{ng}

_of

_t;i.rea,

_{(g) tils}

_recycling

of

eome'textllesr

(s)

the rocyoling

and

the

re-us.e

of

waste'oi.l.e1

(it)

the

use

of

gtraw

to

produce paper

pu.lpr

(f)

t}re reoyoling

of

fsmoue

metaln,

(i)

ttre recycli.ng

of

ni.xed.

pepsr

to

boarrll (tc) ttre

oLeeni.ng a.nd

recycling

of

solvente,

and

(f)

tue

prod.uctton

_of

_aninel

feed.etuffs

frorn

food. waetes.

9.

ULnlsters ney

wish

to

comment on

natlonal

experiencee

w:ith

regard.

to

partioular

aspects

_of

_recycllng,

_eueh

_as

_{segiF€gation}

_of

_raste

_g,t

_souroe

(selective

_oollectlon)

_{and. nechanioar}

_sortlng

_or

_the

_destgn

_of

_prod,uots

so a.s

to

inoresse'durabiLity,

to faollitate

_reoyoling

_reoovotTr

_or

_r€-r5Br

or

to psrnlt

eagier dispoaal

as

resid,ual

rarster

if

4.

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t

{

f

1

8o

r.

{

a

{

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t

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t

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wr-rla1;, /18*EIv

5" ri,

f.:

E'

|',

i

:

1O,r

fiin$.s*ers msy &J.so rsieh

to

give

their

vl"ews on

psscible

funi;her

.

ecttons

in this

are&,

includ.lrrg

.rctions s.t *he

Coumnunity

leveL

(uonra

ef

whicl

msy

of

oou.r$€

be

alreedy

$overed

by tht*

&:virorment

progra,nme

_{:.}.*

_fhey

_may

for

_erca$ple

tstsh

to

dLc*ucs suoh poeei.bl1"i-tieo

as taxes

on obsoLegconose incen'i;l"ves

fon bette:r product

designe a'ntl

d.ifferent

a.*ni-nistratJ.ve

sr

eeonenLe sJreteme desigued'

to

prooo*e

the

ra-us6

of

naterlaL

and cn€rgy

sf sll

kind'er

(r)

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