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21. Shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste **II
A4-0001/99
Decision on common position (EC) No 48/98 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a
Council Regulation establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain
non-OECD countries of certain types of waste (5474/98 − C4-0538/98 − 95/0029(SYN))
(Cooperation procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament ,
− having regard to the common position of the Council, 5474/98 − 95/0029(SYN) (1),
− having regard to its opinion at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to the Council,
COM(94)0678,
− having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 189c and 130s(1) of the EC Treaty,
(C4-0538/98),
− having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,− having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0001/99),
1. Amends the common position as follows;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 333, 30.10.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 286, 22.9.1997. p. 229.
COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 5a (new)
Whereas the Commission shall provide information to
countries covered by this Regulation on changes to AnnexesA and B on a regular basis;
(Amendment 3)
Article 3
In accordance with Article 39 of the Fourth ACP-EC Conven-
tion shipments of waste listed in Annex C to this Regulation toACP countries are prohibited.Deleted
(Amendment 4)
Article 4(2), introduction
2. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18 of Council Directive75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, which of the controlprocedures shall apply, that is to say:2. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18 of Council Directive75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, and in cooperation
with the country concerned, which of the control procedures
shall apply, that is to say:
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COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCILAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 5)
Article 4(5)
5. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, regularlyreview Annexes A , B and C of this Regulation, in order to
bring them into line with the amendments made to the Annexesto Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 or, in relation to said Annex C,
any changes to Annexes I and II of the Basel Convention or tothe Fourth ACP-EC Convention .5. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, regularlyreview Annexes A and B of this Regulation, in order to bringthem into line with the amendments made to the Annexes toRegulation (EEC) No 259/93.
(Amendment 6)
Article 5
The control procedures established by this Regulation shall be
subject to periodic review by the Commission and for the firsttime no later than 31 December 1998 , taking into account the
experience gained. If the results of the review lead to theconclusion that it would be appropriate, the Commission may,without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4, make newproposals to the Council.The control procedures established by this Regulation shall be
subject to periodic review by the Commission and for the firsttime no later than nine months following its publication in
the Official Journal , taking into account the experience
gained. If the results of the review lead to the conclusion that itwould be appropriate, the Commission may, without prejudiceto the provisions of Article 4, make new proposals to theCouncil and the European Parliament .
(Amendment 7)
Article 5a (new)
Article 5aThe Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC shall, as soon aspossible, review and amend this Regulation in order tobring it into line with Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 asmodified by Regulation (EC) No 120/97, and in particularwith Annex V of the former Regulation.
(Amendment 8)
ANNEX C
Green List Basel Convention Deleted
GA 150 waste and scrap of lead Y 31
GA 240 waste and scrap of cadmium Y 26GA 270 waste and scrap of antimony Y 27GA 290 waste and scrap of beryllium Y 20GA 380 waste and scrap of thallium Y 30GA 400 waste and scrap of selenium Y 25GA 410 waste and scrap of tellurium Y 28