Council directive 79/923/eec of 30 October 1979 on the quality requiredof shellfish watersCouncil Directive 79/923/eec of 30 October 1979 on thequality required of shellfish waters Official Journal L 281,10/11/1979 p. 0047 - 0052 The Council of theEuropean communities, having regard to the treaty establishing the Europeaneconomic community, and in particular Article s 100 and 235 thereof, havingregard to the proposal from the commission (1), having regard to the opinion ofthe European parliament (2), having regard to the opinion of the economic andsocial committee (3), whereas the protection and improvement of the environmentnecessitate concrete measures to protect waters, including shellfish waters,against pollution whereas it is necessary to safeguard certain shellfishpopulations from various harmful consequences, resulting from the discharge ofpollutant substances into the sea ; whereas the programmes of action of theEuropean communities on the environment of 1973 (4) and 1977 (5) p...