ker je cilj okoljske politike Skupnosti, kakor je naveden v Deklaraciji Sveta Evropskih skupnosti in predstavnikov vlad držav članic, ki so se sestali v okviru Sveta, z dne 22. novembra 1973 o programu varstva okolja Evropskih skupnosti, ki jo dopolnjuje Resolucija Sveta Evropskih skupnosti in predstavnikov vlad držav članic, ki so se sestali v okviru Sveta, z dne 17. maja 1977 o nadaljevanju in uresničevanju okoljske politike in programa varstva okolja Evropske skupnosti, namreč izboljšanje kakovosti življenja, življenjskega okvira, okolja in življenjskih razmer narodov Skupnosti, kar pomeni predvsem preprečevanje, zmanjševanje in, kolikor je mogoče, odpravljanje onesnaževanja in motenj, kakor tudi iskanje skupnih rešitev za okoljske težave z državami zunaj Skupnosti, predvsem v mednarodnih organizacijah;
WHEREAS THE AIM OF THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT POLICY AS STATED IN THE DECLARATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING IN THE COUNCIL OF 22 NOVEMBER 1973 ON THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, SUPPLEMENTED BY THE RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF 17 MAY 1977 ON THE CONTINUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN COMMUNITY POLICY AND ACTION PROGRAMME ON THE ENVIRONMENT, NAMELY THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY AND SETTING OF LIFE, OF THE SURROUNDINGS AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE PEOPLES OF THE COMMUNITY, IMPLIES, IN PARTICULAR, PREVENTING, REDUCING AND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, ELIMINATING POLLUTION AND NUISANCES AS WELL AS SEEKING COMMON SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WITH STATES OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;