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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUMITES
COM(75)154 final
Brussels . 18April 1975
Amendments totheproposal foraDirective onwaste disposal .
(doc.COM(74)1297 final)
(presented "bytheCommission totheCouncil pursuant tothe
second paragraph ofArticle 149oftheESCTreaty )
COMC75 )154final

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AOTEXI
POSITION
Ontheamendments proposed bytheEuropean Parliament andtheEconomic
andSocial Committee totheproposal foraCouncil Directive onwaste
disposal (doc.COM (74)1297 final ).
Title ofthe Directive
(A)(*) TheEuropean Parliament proposed that thetitle oftheDirective
"beamended toread :"Proposal foraDirective concerning thewaste
sector ".
(B)(*) :This proposal canheaccepted .Theprovisions oftheDirective
arenotinfact limited tothedisposal ofwaste ,"butalso cover
revise andrecycling .Consequently itisproposed that thetitle of
theDirective "beamended toread :"Proposal foraCouncil Directive
onwaste ".
Article 2
(A) TheEuropean Parliament proposes that theexclusion ofanumber of
types ofwaste from thescope oftheDirective hedeleted :
-waste from theprospecting forandtheextraction ,processing and
storage ofmineral resources andtheworking quarries ; /'r
-agricultural waste .
TheParliament also requests theinclusion ofwaste oils ,thesubject
ofaDirective adopted "bytheCouncil 6n7November last .Itwants
only theexclusion ofradioactive waste tobemaintained .
(B)TOjustify theexclusion ofthewaste listed inArticle 2from the
scope oftheDirective ,theCommission stated that itsdisposal
should becovered byspecific provisions .
(*)A=proposed amendments
B=position onthen .

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TheCommission could undertake tosubmit totheCouncil induecourse ,
asParliament suggests ,proposals forDirectives concerning waste from the
.VP -.f.,
extraction ofmineral resources ,theworking ofquarries andagriculture
with aview toCommunity harmonization ofoften divergent national laws .
However ,itmust "bepointed outthat these arenon-priority sectors not
appearing inthefirst Community programme ofaction ontheenvironment .
Itisnotpossible toinclude' theDirective oilthedisposal ofwaste oils
inthescope ofthis Directive ;itlays down special procedures forthis
particular type ofwaste andcovers thedisposal ofsuch' oiDs without
restricting ittowaste oils tipped ontoorinto theground .Consequently
itisproposed that theCommissions text bemaintained .
Article 3
(A) TheEconomio and "Social Committee andEuropean Parliament suggest that
this article "bedrafted inmore detail *
(B) Except fortheprotection oftheflora andfauna ,which could usefully
beinserted inthis Article astheEconomic andSocial Committee
recommends ,theother amendments proposed bytheEuropean Parliament
only spell outmore precisely theaims given inArticle 3»Consequently
itisproposed that theprotection oftheflora andfauna beinserted
inthesecond indent ofArticle 3asfollows :
without risk towater ,airandsoil ortothefauna andflora ".
Article 4M
, ι
(A) TheEuropean Parliament proposes theaddition ofaphrase indicating
that thecollection ,sorting andtreatment ofwaste should be
organized asefficiently aspossible . .
(B) This amendment canbeaccepted .

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Article 8
(A) TheEuropean Parliament proposes that theundertakings referred to
inArticle 6should "beinspected atleast every sixmonths bythe
competent authority .
(B)Itisproposed that theinitial text beretained .Itseems that the
obligation onundertakings tocomply with theobjectives setoutin
Article 3andtheperiodic inspections towhich they will have to
submit should besufficient toensure satisfactory application of
thetext while atthesame time leaving Member States thenecessary
flexibility .
Article 9
(A) TheEuropean Parliament suggests that undertakings disposing oftheir
ownwaste andundertakings collecting waste should besubject to
supervision every sixmonths bythecompetent authority .
(B) Itisproposed that theinitial text beretained fortheroasons
given forArticle 8.
Article 10
(A) TheEuropean Parliament proposes that theplan forthedisposal of
waste considered particularly dangerous ordifficult toprocess
should bemandatory .
(B) This amendment canbeaccepted .
Articles 12and 13
(A) TheEuropean Parliament proposes that Article 13bedeleted and
Article 12made clearer .
(B) Itisproposed that theinitial texts beretained .Thecurrent wording
ofArticles 12and13ismore precise .

Article 14
(A) TheEuropean Parliament proposes that Member States should prepare
anaimual report onwaste disposal#
(B) This amendment canbeaccepted .
Article 16
(A) TheEuropean Parliament suggests that theMember States ensure
that theprovisions ofnational lawwhich they intend toadopt
areforwarded totheCommission ingood time toallow ittogive
its views onthem .
(B) Itisproposed that theinitial text beretained . '

ENV/73/75-E
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–6- Annex II
Amendments totheproposal foraDirective onwaste disposal
(forwarded totheCouncil bytheCommission pursuant tothesecond
paragraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty )
Theproposal foraDirective forwarded totheCouncil on17September 1974
ismodified asfollows :
-anamendment tothe title ofthe Directive
-anamendment 'toArticle 3
-anamendment toArticle 4
-anamendment toArticle 10
-anamendment toArticle 14*

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ORIGINAL T3XT AMEJTDKD TEXT
Title ofthe Directive
Proposai foraCouncil Directive
onwaste disposaiTitle ofthe Directive
Proposal foraCouncil Directive on
waste
Article 3
Member States shall take the
necessary measures todispose of
waste :Article 3
Member States shall take the
necessary measures todispose of
waste :
without endangering human health ;
without risk towater ,airand
soil ;
without interfering with "beauty
spots andthecountryside .-without endangering human health ;
-without risk towater ,airandsoil
ortothe fauna andflora ;
-without interfering with "beauty
spots andthecountryside .
Article 4
Member States shall take the
necessary measures toArticle 4
Member States shall take the'necessary
measures toencourage waste recycling
encourage waste recycling andsalvage .andsalvage andtoensuro systematic
rationalisation ofwaste collection ,
sorting andtreatment .

OEIGIÎTAL TSXT
Article"0
Tr.Gcompetent ;authorityshallbo
requiredtodrawupaplanwhich,
amongotherthingstcovers?
(a)typeandquantityofwasteto
"bedisposedofinitsarea,with
amentionineverycaseofthose
typesofwasteconsideredto"be
speciallydangerousordifficult
totreat;
("b)pernorisentitledtocarryout
thisdisposal;
(c)methodsofdisposalandtheir
cost;
(i)disposaisitesandsuitahle
eçruipment.ΑΚΕΪΓΏΒΤ)Τ'ΕΚ'Τ
Article10
–rf*!■'-mantatm/riA^
1.Thecompetentauthority
shallherequiredto
drawupaplanwhich,amongother
thingsPcovers:
(a)typeandquantityofwastetohe
disposedofinitsarea;
("b)personsentitledtocarryout
thisdisposal;
(c)methodsofdisposalandtheir
cost;
(d)disposaisitesandsuitable
équipaient.
Forwasteconsiderocitohe.
speciallydangerousordifficult
totreat,thedisposalplans
shall "bemandatory.

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ORIGINAL TE5ÇT
Article 14
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Each Member State shall ,attwo-
yearly intervals ,draw upareport
onwaste disposal initsterritory
and shall forward ittothe
Commission whowill then circulate
ittothe other Member States .AI'.MTOKD TilTI 1
Article 14
Each Member State shall draw "upan
annual report onwaste disposal in
itsterritory andshall forward
ittothe Commission who will then
circulate ittothe other Member
States .