24.4.2001 EN L 114/1Official Journal of the European CommunitiesI(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 761/2001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 19 March 2001allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and auditscheme (EMAS)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE (2) The programme ‘Towards Sustainability’, presented bythe Commission and approved as to its general approachEUROPEAN UNION,by the Resolution of 1 February 1993, underlinesthe role and responsibilities of organisations, both toHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- reinforce the economy and to protect the environmentmunity, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof, throughout the Community.Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),(3) The programme ‘Towards Sustainability’ calls for broad-Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social ening the range of instruments in the field of environ-Committee (2), mental...