31.12.82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 378/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 3 December 1982 on procedures for the surveillance and monitoring of environments concerned by waste from the titanium dioxide industry (82/883/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 78/176/EEC of 20 February 1978 on waste from the titanium dioxide industry ('), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (2), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4), Whereas, irrespective of the method and extent of the treatment of wastes from the titanium dioxide industry, the discharge, dumping, storage on, tip- ping on or injection into the ground of such wastes must be accompanied by measures for the surveil- lance and monitoring of the environments con- cerned from a physical, chemical, biological and ecological point of view; Whereas, in order to monitor the quality of these environments, samples should be taken with a mini- () OJ No L 54,25.2.1978, p. 19. () OJ No C356, 31.12. 1980, p. 32 and OJ No C 187, 22.7.1982, p. 10. () OJ No C 149, 14. 6. 1982, p. 101. () OJ No C 230, [0.9. [981, p. 5. mum frequency so that the parameters specified in the Annexes may be measured; whereas the number of these sampling operations could be reduced in the light of the results obtained; whereas, to ensure that the monitoring is effective, samples should also be taken if possible in a zone deemed to be unaffected by the discharges in question; Whereas, in connection with the analyses carried out by the Member States, common reference methods of measurement should be fixed for determining the parametric values which define the physical, chemi- cal, biological and ecological characteristics of the environments concerned; Whereas, for the surveillance and monitoring of the environments affected, Member States may at any time lay down other parameters in addition to those laid down by this Directive; Whereas it is necessary to define the details of the methods of surveillance and monitoring which Member States communicate to the Commission; whereas the Commission shall, with the prior agree- ment of the Member States, publish a consolidated report on these details; ‘ Whereas in certain natural circumstances it may prove difficult to carry out the surveillance and monitoring operations, and, accordingly, provision must be made for derogation, in certain cases, from this Directive; Whereas technical and scientific progress may require the rapid adjustment of certain of the provi- sions contained in the Annex; whereas to facilitate implementation of the requisite measures a proce- dure should be laid down to establish close coopera-