27.6. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 171/11 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) . COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 11 Junec 1981 on the conclusion of the Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution (81/462/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Europedn Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to “the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), ' 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 Furopean Communities on the environment (3), 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 (*) OJ No C 59, 10. 3. 1980, p. 71. () O] No C 72, 24. 3. 1980, p. 25. ) O] No C 112, 20. 12. 1973, p. 1. {*) O} No C 139, 13.6.1977, p. 1. 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, climinating pollution and nuisances as well as seeking common solutions to environmental problems with States outside the Community, particularly in international organizations; “Whereas one of the principles of the said environment policy is that, in accordance with the declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment adopted in Stockholm in 1972, care should be taken to ensure that activities carried out in one State do not cause any degradation of the environment in another; Whereas the Community participated in the negotiations, within the framework of the Economic Commission for Europe, of a Convention and resolution on long-range transboundary air pollution; * Whereas on 14 November 1979 the Community signed the Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution and approved the resolution on long-range transboundary air pollution in which the signatories to the Convention decided to initiate the provisional implementation of the Convention, within the framework of the Economic Commission for Europe on an interim basis, and undertook to carry out the