Decision 1979/311 - 79/311/EEC: Council Decision of 19 March 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 'bis') - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 1979/311
Original proposal	COM(1978)686
CELEX number i	31979D0311

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79/311/EEC: Council Decision of 19 March 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 'bis')

Official Journal L 072 , 23/03/1979 P. 0035 - 0035

Finnish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 8 P. 0050

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COUNCIL DECISION of 19 March 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 bis) (79/311/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 77/651/EEC of 27 September 1977 adopting a European Economic Community concerted project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (1), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Decision 77/651/EEC, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with certain non-member States involved in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) with a view to extending the coordination which is the subject of the abovementioned decision to research undertaken in those States;

Whereas, therefore, this Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Community-COST Concertation Agreement between the European Economic Community, Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 bis) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 19 March 1979.

For the Council

The President

• R. 

  MONORY (1)OJ No L 267, 19.10.1977, p. 35.

COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT on a concerted action project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge (COST Project 68 bis)

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as "the Community",

AUSTRIA, FINLAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND,

hereinafter referred to as the "participating non-member States",

Whereas a European concerted research project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge is likely to contribute effectively to the reduction of environmental pollution and to more economic use of natural resources;

Whereas a research project directed toward a specific aspect of the problem of sewage sludge, carried out in implementation of an Agreement signed on 23 November 1971 within the framework of European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) (COST Project 68), has produced very encouraging results;

Whereas, by its Decision of 27 September 1977, the Council of the European Communities adopted a Community concerted project in the field of treatment and use of sewage sludge;

Whereas the Council of the European Communities agreed on some details of co-operation within the COST framework on 18 July 1978;

Whereas the Member States of the Community and the participating non-member States, hereinafter referred to as "the States", undertake research in the field listed in Annex A and consider that the co-ordination of this research will be of mutual benefit;

Whereas the implementation of the research covered by the concerted action project will require a financial contribution of about eight million European units of account from the States,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Community and the participating non-Member States, hereinafter referred to as "the contracting parties", shall participate for a period extending until 18 October 1980 in a concerted...

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