council decis novemb conclus convent intern commiss protect elb eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe regard resolut council repres govern member state meet council octob continu implement european commun polici action programm environ fourth action programm european commun environ annex resolut call fourth action programm fourth action programm continu earlier action programm list main area activ monitor control view improv water qualiti reduc pollut fourth action programm call activ particip commun member state intern action protect environ attach framework import bilater liaison countri convent intern commiss protect elb sign magdeburg octob establish intern commiss prevent pollut elb drainag area cover convent exist commun legisl water pollut appli elb tributari run territori feder republ germani appear commun approv convent order attain object commun preserv protect improv qualiti environ provid singl european act convent sign behalf commun octob decid articl convent intern commiss protect elb approv behalf european econom commun text convent attach hereto articl presid council behalf european econom commun inform feder republ germani capac depositari state precondit entri forc convent fulfil commun concern accord subparagraph articl convent brussel novemb council presid andriessen oj oj oj oj