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2.2,2.Article2No.4b 2.2.4.Annexes
TheCommitteepointsoutthatthedefinitionof'dump­
ing'allowstoomanyexceptions .
2.2.3.Article27TheCommitteeispleasedtoseethattheannexesare
significantlyclearerandmorecomprehensive thanthe
annexestothe1974Convention .TheCommittee
expectstheHelsinkiCommissiontopursuethetaskof
extrapolating thetechnicalaspectscontainedintheTheCommitteepointsoutthatthepurposeofthe
Conventionmaybejeopardizedbyexemptionsgranted
inordertosafeguardcertainfreedoms. annexes .
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective91/689/EEC
onhazardouswasted1)
94/C34/03)
On28September1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle130softheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
9November1993.TheRapporteurwasMrBeltrami.
Atits310thPlenarySession(meetingof24November1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
concentration ofthehazardousconstituentsand/oron
specificconditions.
3.TheCommitteethereforeendorsesthemoveto
amendthedefinitionofhazardouswastebymaking
directreferencetothecategoryofwaste(AnnexI),the
constituentswhichmakeithazardous (AnnexII),and
thehazardproperties (AnnexIII).TheCommission's
originalproposal(88/C295/05),endorsedinanearlier
ESCOpinion(2),wasalongtheselines.1.TheCommitteenotesthatthepurposeofthe
proposalistorevisethedefinitionoftheterm'hazard­
ouswaste'andtoamendtheimplementing dateof
Directive91/689/EECandthedateofrepealofDirec­
tive78/319/EEC,inordertoavoidalegalvacuumina
sectorwhichisofkeyimportancefortheprotectionof
bothpeopleandtheenvironment .
2.TheCommitteeacceptstheCommissionproposal
onthebasisofthereasonssetoutbytheCommission .
2.1.TheCommitteeagreesthatadefinitive,inclusive
andbindinglistofhazardouswaste,aspreviouslypro­
videdforbyDirective91/689/EEC,isdifficulttodraw
up,sincehazardpropertiesdependinteraliaonthe4.Thiswillcreateabroaderreferenceframework
whichaffordsmoreeffectiveprotectionforbothpeople
andtheenvironment ,andwillfurthertheharmoniza­
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tionofMemberStates'legislationonthemanagement
ofhazardouswaste.revisedArticle1(4),
6.TheCommitteealsonotesthattheproposed
amendmentsmakeitnecessarytopostponeforoneyear
(from12December1993to31December1994)the
implementingdateofDirective91/689/EECandthe
dateofrepealofDirective78/319/EEC.
6.1.Atallevents,inordertoensurethattheDirec­
tiveisimplementedpromptlyandeffectively,theCom­
mitteeurgesthatthenewlistofhazardouswastebe
drawnupbytheendofJune1994.5.TheCommitteenotesthatthenewdefinitionwill
beusedtodrawupabindingbutopenCommunitylist
ofhazardouswaste,towhichnewentriescanbeadded
asandwhentheyarenotifiedbytheMemberStates.
5.1.InthisconnectiontheCommitteefeelsthat
thelinkbetweentheframeworkdefinitionandthelist
ofhazardouswasteshouldbeclearlydefinedina
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionmodifyingCouncilDecision89/286/EECon
theimplementation atCommunitylevelofthemainphaseoftheStrategicProgrammefor
InnovationandTechnologyTransfer(1989to1993)(SPRINTprogramme)(l)
94/C34/04
On20July1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforIndustry,Commerce,CraftsandServices,whichwasresponsibleforpreparing
theCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon3November1993.The
RapporteurwasMrNierhaus.
Atits310thPlenarySession(meetingof24November1993)theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Generalcomments
1.1.In1989theCommissionpresentedSPRINT,a
strategicprogrammeforinnovationandtechnology
transfer,thepurposeofwhichwastohelppromote
innovationandtechnologytransferbetweenfirmsand
technologybrokers.
1.2.SPRINT,whichfocusedonimprovingSMEs'
abilitytoassimilateandapplynewtechnologies ,wasintendedtounderpinnationalandregionaleffortsin
thisarea.
1.3.On23November1988theCommitteedelivered
afavourableOpiniononSPRINT'smainphase,which
wastolastfrom1989to1993,andon17April1989
theCounciladoptedaDecisiononSPRINT's
implementation .
1.4.On5July1993theCommissionpresenteda
proposalamendingtheaforementioned Council
DecisionforthepurposeofextendingSPRINT'smain
phasebyoneyear. HOJNoC200,24.7.1993,p.7.