Council Directive 79/923/eec of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters Official Journal L 281, 10/11/1979 p. 0047 - 0052The Council of the European communities, having regard to the treaty establishing the European economic community, and in particular Article s 100 and 235 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the commission (1), having regard to the opinion of the European parliament (2), having regard to the opinion of the economic and social committee (3), whereas the protection and improvement of the environment necessitate concrete measures to protect waters, including shellfish waters, against pollution whereas it is necessary to safeguard certain shellfish populations from various harmful consequences, resulting from the discharge of pollutant substances into the sea ; whereas the programmes of action of the European communities on the environment of 1973 (4) and 1977 (5) provide that quality objectives are to be jointly drawn up fixing the various re...