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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network

Official Journal L 120 , 11/05/1990 P. 0001 - 0006

Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 9 P. 0225

Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 9 P. 0225

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1210/90

of 7 May 1990

on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s 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 Treaty provides for the development and implementation of a Community policy on the environment, and lays down the objectives and principles which should govern such policy;

Whereas environmental protection requirements shall be a component of the Community's other policies;

Whereas, according to Article 130r of the Treaty, in preparing its action relating to the environment the Community shall take account, inter alia, of the available scientific and technical data;

Whereas, in accordance with Decision 85/338/EEC (4), the Commission has undertaken a work programme concerning an experimental project for gathering, coordinating and ensuring the consistency of information on the state of the environment and natural resources in the Community; whereas it is now appropriate to take the necessary decisions regarding a permanent environmental information and observation system;

Whereas collection, processing and analysis of environmental data at European level are necessary in order to provide objective, reliable and comparable information which will enable the Community and the Member States to take the requisite measures to protect the environment, to assess the results of such measures and to ensure that the public is properly informed about the state of the environment;

Whereas there already exist in the Community and the Member States facilities providing such information and services;

Whereas they should form the basis for setting up a European environment information and observation network which would be coordinated at Community level by a European Environment Agency;

Whereas the Agency should cooperate with existing structures at Community level to enable the Commission to ensure full application of Community legislation on the environment;

Whereas the status and structure of such an Agency should correspond to the objective character of the results it is intended to produce and allow it to carry out its functions in close cooperation with the existing national and international facilities;

Whereas the Agency should be granted legal autonomy while maintaining close links with the Community institutions and the Member States;

Whereas it is desirable to provide for the Agency to be open to other countries which share the concern of the Community and the Member States for the objectives of the Agency under agreements to be concluded between them and the Community;

Whereas this Regulation should be reviewed after two years, with a view to deciding on further tasks for the Agency,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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  This Regulation establishes the European Environment Agency and aims at the setting-up of a European environment information and observation network.

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  To achieve the aims of environmental protection and improvement laid down by the Treaty and by successive Community action programmes on the environment, the objective shall be to provide the Community and the Member States with:

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  objective, reliable and comparable information at European level...

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