Box 35A Main European initiatives concerning coastal zones

  1. 1973 Council of Europe ­ Resolution (73) 29 of the Committee of Ministers on the protection of coastal zones.
  2. 1973 Council Declaration on the European Community Environmental Action programme, recognising that conflicting economic development activities in coastal areas leads to the deterioration of resources having economic and ecological value.
  3. 1974 Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area.
  4. 1974 Oslo Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft.
  5. 1975 Council Directive 76/160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing water.
  6. 1975 Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, and related protocols.
  7. 1976 OECD Recommendation of the Council on the principles relating to the administration of coastal zones.
  8. 1978 Paris Convention for Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources.
  9. 1979 Council Directive 79/923/EEC on the quality required of shellfish waters.
  10. 1979 Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds.
  11. 1981 European Coastal Charter, adopted by the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of the EEC.
  12. 1982 Signing of the joint declaration on the Protection of the Wadden Sea by Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands.
  13. 1983 Council of Europe ­ Resolution of Planning Ministers on coastal areas.
  14. 1985 Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA).
  15. 1988 Establishment of the North Sea Task Force (NSTF).
  16. 1991 Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) covering the Norwegian, White and Barents seas.
  17. 1991 Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban wastewater treatment.
  18. 1991 Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of water against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
  19. 1992 Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea.
  20. 1992 Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (will upon entry into force supersede the 1974 Helsinki Convention) and the Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Programme.
  21. 1992 Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (will upon entry into force supersede the 1974 Oslo Convention and the 1978 Paris Convention).
  22. 22 1992 Council Resolution on intergrated management of coastal zones (OJ C 59, 6.3.1992).
  23. 1992 OECD Recommendation of the Council on the integrated management of coastal zones.
  24. 1992 Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
  25. 1993 Odessa Declaration for improved assessment and monitoring of contaminants and the development of comprehensive plans for the restoration, conservation and management of the Black Sea.
  26. 1993 Resolution of the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on a Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development (EC Fifth Action Programme, 93/C 138/01).