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| 7.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 67/7 |
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7.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 67/7

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 March 2007

amending Decisions 94/741/EC and 97/622/EC as regards the questionnaires for the report on the implementation of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and on the implementation of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste

(notified under document number C(2007) 634)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/151/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 16 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (2), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The report on the implementation of Directive 2006/12/EC has to be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire established by Commission Decision 94/741/EC of 24 October 1994 concerning questionnaires for Member States' reports on the implementation of certain Directives in the waste sector (implementation of Council Directive 91/692/EEC) (3). |
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(1)

The report on the implementation of Directive 2006/12/EC has to be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire established by Commission Decision 94/741/EC of 24 October 1994 concerning questionnaires for Member States' reports on the implementation of certain Directives in the waste sector (implementation of Council Directive 91/692/EEC) (3).

| (2) | The report on the implementation of Directive 91/689/EEC has to be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire established by Commission Decision 97/622/EC of 27 May 1997 concerning questionnaires for Member States' reports on the implementation of certain Directives in the waste sector (implementation of Council Directive 91/692/EEC) (4). |
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(2)

The report on the implementation of Directive 91/689/EEC has to be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire established by Commission Decision 97/622/EC of 27 May 1997 concerning questionnaires for Member States' reports on the implementation of certain Directives in the waste sector (implementation of Council Directive 91/692/EEC) (4).

| (3) | Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (5) establishes a framework for the production of Community statistics on the generation, recovery and disposal of waste. |
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(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (5) establishes a framework for the production of Community statistics on the generation, recovery and disposal of waste.

| (4) | A review of reporting obligations on waste data laid down in Community legislation has shown that certain data reporting obligations laid down in Decisions 94/741/EC and 97/622/EC are also covered by Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 or by Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (6). |
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(4)

A review of reporting obligations on waste data laid down in Community legislation has shown that certain data reporting obligations laid down in Decisions 94/741/EC and 97/622/EC are also covered by Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 or by Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (6).

| (5) | In order to avoid overlaps and unnecessary administrative requirements the reporting obligations concerning ‘hazardous waste’ and ‘other waste’ should be deleted from Decision 94/741/EC. Furthermore, the term ‘domestic waste’ should be replaced by the term ‘household and similar waste’ in order to align Decision 94/741/EC with Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002. |
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(5)

In order to avoid overlaps and unnecessary administrative requirements the reporting obligations concerning ‘hazardous waste’ and ‘other waste’ should be deleted from Decision 94/741/EC. Furthermore, the term ‘domestic waste’ should be replaced by the term ‘household and similar waste’ in order to align Decision 94/741/EC with Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002.

| (6) | Accordingly the reporting obligation concerning hazardous waste should be deleted from Decision 97/622/EC. |
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(6)

Accordingly the reporting obligation concerning hazardous waste should be deleted from Decision 97/622/EC.

| (7) | Decisions 94/741/EC and 97/622/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(7)

Decisions 94/741/EC and 97/622/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC, |
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(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 94/741/EC shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Decision 97/622/EC shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 March 2007.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.

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(2)  
  OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 296, 17.11.1994, p. 42.

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(4)  
  OJ L 256, 19.9.1997, p. 13.

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(5)  
  OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

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(6)  
  OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Amendments to Decisions 94/741/EC and 97/622/EC

| A. | In the Annex to Decision 94/741/EC, the second questionnaire is amended as follows:






  1. | The title of questionnaire is replaced by the following:

  ‘QUESTIONNAIRE
  for the report of the Member States on the transposition and implementation of Directive 2006/12/EC’; |
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A.

1.

The title of questionnaire is replaced by the following:

‘QUESTIONNAIRE

for the report of the Member States on the transposition and implementation of Directive 2006/12/EC’;

| 2. | Section II point 4 of the questionnaire is replaced by the following:






  ‘4. | Pursuant to Article 7(1), please give the following details, where available, indicating whether any of the figures given is an estimate: | Household and similar waste
  (tonnes/year) |
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| Total waste produced (*1) of which: |
| recycled (*1) | |
| incinerated (*1) | |
| incinerated with energy recovery (*1) | |
| landfilled (*1) | |
| others, please specify (*1) | |

2.

Section II point 4 of the questionnaire is replaced by the following:

‘4.

Household and similar waste

(tonnes/year)

Total waste produced (*1) of which:

recycled (*1)

incinerated (*1)

incinerated with energy recovery (*1)

landfilled (*1)

others, please specify (*1)

| B. | In the Annex to Decision 97/622/EC, Section II point 11(d) of the first questionnaire is deleted. |
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B.

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(*1)  Within the Member State’

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