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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)55final.
Brussels,9March1977*
AMENDMENTS TOPROPOSALFORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
ONTOXICANDDANGEROUS WASTE
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommissionaccordingto
article149»paragraph2oftheE.E.CaTreaty)
CQM(77)55final.

AMENDMENTS TOPROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE ONTOXIC
AND DANGEROUS WASTE
t (submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission according to
" article 149,paragraph 2oftheE.E.C. Treaty )
Invirtue ofArticle 149,par.2oftheE.E.C. Treaty ,the3rc'recital and
articles 2,4,8,9,12and13oftheCommission 'soriginal proposal are
amended asfollows :
Original text
Récital 3Amended text
Recital 3
Whereas theessential objective of
allprovisions relating totoxic and
dangerous waste disposal must bethe
protection ofhuman health and the
safeguarding oftheenvironment
against harmful effects caused by
the collection oftoxic anddanger­
ouswaste aswell asits storage and
tipping ;Whereas theessential objective of
allprovisions relating totoxic and
dangerous waste disposal must bethe
protection ofhuman and a.-iir ?.*health
and the safeguarding oftheenviron­
ment against harmful effects caused
bythe collection oftoxic and
dangerous waste aswell asits
storage andtipping ;
Article 2
The following shall beexcluded from
the scope ofthis Directive :
(a)radioactive waste ;
(b)animal carcases and the
following agricultural waste :
faecal matter and other sub­
stances used infarming ;
(c)explosive substances ;
(d)hospital waste ;
(e)waste waters ,with theexcep­
tion ofwaste inliquid form ;
(f)gaseous effluents emitted into
the atmosphere ;Article 2
The following shall beexcluded from
the scope ofthis Directive :
(a)-(d)unchanged
(e)waste waters ,with theexcep­
tion oftcxic ar.d darcerous
waste inliquid form ;
(f)-(g)unchanaed
(g)other waste covered by
specific Community rules .

Article 4
1.Kerb«»r States shall take the
rrrcssary measures toensure that
t-xi :anddangerous waste isdis-
5:sri ofwithout endanqering
h health andwithout harming
theenvironment ,and inparticular :Article 4
1.Member States shall take theneces­
sary measures toensure that toxic
anddangerous waste isdisposed of
without endangering human andanimal
health andwithout harming the
environment ,andinparticulars
,soil
ted )1without risk towater ,air ,soil
andplants and_animals ;
without causing anuisance
through noise orodours ;
without adversely affecting the
countryside orplaces ofspecial
interest .-without risk towater ,air
and plants (twowords dele
-unchanged
-unchanged
Paragraph 2unchanged
Article 8
Any holder oftoxic anddangerous
waste who has notbeen granted an
authorization pursuant toArticle 7(1 )
shall place itatthedisposal ofthe
installations ,establishments or ^
undertakings referred toin
Article 7(1).Article 8
Any holder oftoxic anddangerous
waste who has not been granted an
authorization pursuant toArticle 7(1 )
shall keep itatthe disposal ofthe
installations ,establishments or
undertakings referred toin
Article 7(1).

Article 9
«
Any holder ofsuch waste who causes
it .tobedisposed ofbyaninstalla­
tion ,establishment orundertaking
not authorized todispose ofitunder
Article 7(1 )shall bejointly liable
with that installation ,establishment
orundertaking ,for anydamage caused
toathird party bythewaste .
Article 12
1.The competent authorities shall be
required todraw upandkeep upto
date special plans for the dis­
posal oftoxic and dangerous waste .
The plans shall cover inparti­
cular :
-specialized treatment centres
and sites ;
-technical requirements ;
-the type andquantity ofwaste
tobedisposed of;
-the persons authorized todispose
oftoxic anddangerous waste ;
-themethods ofdisposal .
The plans may also cover theesti­
mated costs ofthe disposal
operations .
Paragraphs 2and
Article 13
Incase ofemergency orgrave danger ,
the competent authorities may ,after
giving notice wherever possible to
the holder ,order that toxic and
dangerous waste which islikely to
constitute athreat tothepopulation
orthe environment betransferred and .
ifneed be,treated ataplace tobe
stipulated bythe said authorities .<Article 9
Any holder ofsuch waste whokafi£2 _
itatthe disposal ofan'installation ,
establishment orundertaking not
authorized todispose ofitunder
Article 7(1 )shall bejointly liable
with that installation ,establishment
orundertaking ,for anydamage caused
toathird party bythe waste .
Article 12
1.The competent authorities shall be
required todraw upandkeep upto
date special plans forthedis­
posal oftoxic anddangerous waste .
The plans shall cover inparti­
cular :
-specialized treatment centres
»
and sites ;
-storage locations :
-technical requirements ;
-the type indquantity ofwaste
tobedisposed of;
-thepersons authorized todispose
oftoxic and dangerous waste ;
-themethods ofdisposal .
The plans shall also cover the
estimated costs ofthe disposal
operations .
3unchanged
Article 13
Incase ofemergency orgrave danger ,
thecompetent authorities shall »after
giving notice wherever possible to
the holder ,order that toxic and
dangerous waste which islikely to
constitute athreat tothepopulation
orthe environment betransferred and ,
ifneed be,treated ataplace tobe
stipulated bythe said authorities .