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24.61.14 24.61.14 Signallingflares,rainrockets,fog
signalsandotherpyrotechnicarticles,
excludingfireworksSignallingflares,rainrockets,fog
signalsandotherpyrotechnicarticles,
excludingfireworks
24.61.15Preparedexplosives
24.61.16Gunpowders
24.61.17Detonators
Categories27.10.2and27.10.3
27.10.2 27.10.2. Ingots,otherprimaryformsandsemi­
finishedproductsofironornon-alloy
steelIngots,otherprimaryformsandsemi
finishedproductsofironandsteel
Deleted 27.10.20Ingots,otherprimaryformsandsemi­
finishedproductsofironornon-alloy
steel
27.10.3 Deleted Ingots,otherprimaryformsandsemi­
finishedproductsofstainlesssteelor
otheralloysteel
Ingots,otherprimaryformsandsemi­
finishedproductsofstainlesssteelor
otheralloysteel27.10.30 Deleted
ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective91/689/EEConhazardouswaste
(93/C271/06)
COM(93)425final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon21Septemter1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,91/692/EEC(3),thatithasnotbeenpossible,withinthe
timelimitsfixedbyDirective91/689/EEC,todefine
hazardouswasteintermsofaninclusivebindinglistas
requiredbyArticle1(4);HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle130s
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,Whereasitisnecessarytoensuretheimplementation of
Directive91/689/EECwithaminimumofdelay;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,Whereasasaconsequence,itisnecessarytoamendthe
definitionofhazardouswasteinorderthatthe
implementation ofDirective91/689/EECnolonger
requiresthepreviousestablishmentofaninclusiveand
bindinglistofhazardouswaste;
Whereastheimplementation ofDirective91/689/
EECOdependsontheestablishment bythe
Commissionofaninclusiveandbindinglistofhazardous
waste; WhereasitisnecessarytoestablishaCommunitylistof
hazardouswasteinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle18ofDirective75/442/EEC,takinginto
accounttheAnnexestoDirective91/689/EEC;Whereasithasbecomeapparent,throughtheworkof
thecommitteeprovidedforinArticle18ofDirective
75/442/EEC(2),aslastamendedbyDirective
OOJNoL377,31.12.1991,p.20.
(2)OJNoL194,25.7.1975,p.47. (3)OJNoL377,31.12.1991,p.48.

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Whereasitisthereforenecessarytopostponetherepeal
ofCouncilDirective78/319/EEC('),
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
Directive91/689/EECisamendedasfollows:
1.Article1(4)isreplacedbythefollowing:
*4.(a)ForthepurposeofthisDirective"hazardous
waste"meansanysubstanceorobject
belongingtothecategoriesorgenerictypesof
wastesetoutinAnnexI,takingintoaccount
theconstituentsreferredtoinAnnexII,and
whichdisplayoneormoreoftheproperties
listedinAnnexIII.
(b)TheCommission,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle18ofDirective
75/442/EEC,shalldrawupaCommunitylist
ofhazardouswaste.TheCommunitylistshall
takeintoaccounttheoriginandcomposition
ofthewasteand,wherenecessary,limitvalues
ofconcentration .Thislistshallbeperiodically
reviewedand,ifnecessary,revisedbythe
sameprocedure.
OnceaCommunitylistofhazardouswasteis
established,anydecisionbyaMemberState
toconsidercategoriesofwasteashazardous
wasteshallbenotifiedtotheCommissionand
reviewedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle18ofDirective
75/442/EECwithaviewtoadaptationofthe
Communitylist.';
2.Article10isreplacedbythefollowing:
'Article10
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,
regulationsandadministrativeprovisionsnecessaryto
complywiththisDirectiveby31December1994.
TheyshallimmediatelyinformtheCommission
thereof.
WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,these
shallcontainareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbe
accompaniedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheir
officialpublication .Theprocedureforsuchreference
shallbeadoptedbyMemberStates.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionthetextsofthemainprovisionsof
nationallawwhichtheyadoptinthefieldcoveredby
thisDirective.';
3.Article11isreplacedbythefollowing:
Article11
Directive78/319/EECisherebyrepealedwitheffect
from31December1994.'
Article2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
/
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