28.12.2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 332/81 DIRECTIVE 2000/59/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3), Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty (4), and in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 18 July 2000, Whereas: (1) Community policy on the environment aims at a high level of protection. It is based on the precautionary principle and the principles that the polluter should pay and that preventive action should be taken. (2) One import...