— having regard to its position at second reading (1) on the Council common position (2),
— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position
(COM(2006)0484) (3),
— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0021/2007),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published inthe Official Journal of the European Union;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
(1) Texts Adopted of 13.6.2006, P6_TA(2006)0252.
(2) OJ C 126 E, 30.5.2006, p. 16.
(3) Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2007)0029
Waste ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council on waste (COM(2005)0667 —C6-0009/2006 —2005/0281(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2005)0667) (1),
— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission
submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0009/2006),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0466/2006),
(1) Not yet published in OJ.29.11.2007 EN C 287 E/135 Official Journal of the European Union
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1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
P6_TC1-COD(2005)0281
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 February 2007 with a view to
the adoption of Directive 2007/ …/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on waste
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),
Whereas:(1) Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (
4) estab-
lishes the legislative framework for the handling of waste in the Community. It defines key conceptssuch as waste, recovery and disposal and puts in place the essential requirements for the managementof waste, notably the obligation for waste management operations and economic operators to have apermit or to be registered, the obligation for Member States to set up waste management plans andmajor principles such as the obligation to handle waste in a way that does not have a negative impacton the environment, and the principle that producers of waste should have to pay the cost of itstreatment.
(2) The first objective of any waste policy should be to minimise the negative effects of the generation
and management of waste on human health and the environment. Waste legislation should alsoaim at reducing the use of resources, and favour the practical application of the waste hierarchy.
(3) In its Resolution of 24 February 1997 on a Community strategy for waste management (
5), the
Council confirmed that waste prevention should be the first priority of waste management, and
that re-use and material recycling should be preferred to energy recovery of waste, where and
insofar as they are the best ecological options.
(1)OJ C 309, 16.12.2006, p. 55.
(2)OJ C 229, 22.9.2006, p. 1.
(3)Position of the European Parliament of 13 February 2007.
(4)OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.
(5) OJ C 76, 11.3.1997, p. 1.C 287 E/136 EN 29.11.2007 Official Journal of the European Union
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