24. 10. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 291/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 September 1983 on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges (83/513/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof, Having regard to Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (}), and in particular Articles 6 - and 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4), Whereas, in order to protect the aquatic environ- ment of the Community against pollution by cer- tain dangerous substances, Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC introduces a system of prior authori- zation laying down emission standards for dis- charges of the substances in List I in the Annex thereto; whereas Article 6 of the said Directive provides that limit values shall be laid down for such emission standards and also quality objectives () OJ No L 129, 18. 5. 1976, p. 23. () OJ No C 118, 21. 5. 1981, p. 3. (3 OJ No C 334, 20. 12. 1982, p. 138. (9 OJ No C 230, 10.9. 1981, p. 22. for the aquatic environment affected by discharges of these substances; Whereas cadmium and its compounds are included in List I; Whereas the Member States are required to apply the limit values except in the cases where they may employ quality objectives; Whereas, since pollution due to the discharge of cadmium into water is caused by a large number of industries, it is necessary to lay down specific limit values according to the type of industry concerned and to lay down quality objectives for the aquatic environment into which cadmium is discharged by such industries; Whereas at the present time it is not, however, possible to establish limit values for discharges arising from the manufacture of phosphoric acid and phosphatic fertilizer from phosphatic rock; Whereas the purpose of the quality objectives must be to eliminate cadmium pollution of the various parts of the aquatic environment which might be affected by cadmium discharges; Whereas such quality objectives must be laid down expressly for this purpose and not with the inten- tion of establishing rules pertaining to consumer protection or to the marketing of products from the aquatic environment;