No L 176/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 7. 85 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 1985 on the adoption of the Commission work programme concerning an experi- mental project for gathering, coordinating and ensuring the consistency of information on the state of the environment and natural resources in the Community (85/338/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having' regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (%), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), ' Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (°), ‘ Whereas in order to implement the action programme of the European Communities on the environment (1982 to 1986), whose general approach the Council of the European Communities and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, approved in their resolution of 7 February 1983 (¥), it is necessary to have consistent and comparable information on the state of the environ- ment and natural resources in the Community, in particular for the purpose of action by the Community in the following priority areas contained in the said () OJ No C 291, 27. 10. 1983, p. 8. () OJ No C 337, 17. 12. 1984, p. 421. () O] No C 140, 28. 5. 1984, p. 24. () OJ No C 46, 17. 2. 1983, p. 1. programme : incorporating the environmental dimen- sion into the other Community policies, combating local and transfrontier atmospheric pollution, protec- ting biotopes of major importance for nature conserva- - tion in the Community and protecting the environ- ment in the Mediterranean region ; Whereas this Decision is guided by the considerations set out in the resolution of 7 February 1983, i.e. the desirability of action at the appropriate level and the need to coordinate work at international level, to assess the costs and benefits of the actions envisaged, to take account of the differing situations existing in the Community and to make adequate technical and poli- tical preparations for such action; Whereas the aim is to assemble basic information on the state of the environment in the Community in respect of measures in the following specific fields: biotopes of major importance for nature conservation in the Community, atmospheric pollution problems and the resources and characteristics of the environ- ment in the Community’s Mediterranean region; whereas such information should also facilitate imple- mentation of environmental policies at Community, national or regional levels and should be used to inform public opinion ; whereas it should also be used to facilitate an assessment, on the basis of comparable data, of the impact of measures taken or planned in other sectors of Community, national or regional policy on the environment;