EN Official Journal of the European Communities28.7.2000 L 192/1I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 1655/2000 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 17 July 2000concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THEEUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommittee (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of theRegions (3),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article251 of the Treaty, in the light of the joint text approved by theConciliation Committee on 23 May 2000 (4),Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1973/92 of 21 May 1992establishing a Financial Instrument for the Environment(LIFE) (5) was adopted to contribute to the implementa-tion and development of Community environmentpolicy and...