EN Official Journal of the European Communities15.11.2000 L 288/1I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 2493/2000 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 7 November 2000on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the developmentprocess of developing countriesTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THEEUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity, and in particular Articles 175 and 179 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommittee (2),After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article251 of the Treaty (3), in the light of the joint text approved bythe Conciliation Committee on 27 July 2000.Whereas:(1) Depletion of natural resources and environmental degra-dation have direct effects on economic development andespecially on the livelihoods of local communities...