Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (C4-0331/96 - 95/0107(SYN) ) (Cooperation procedure: second reading)
Date: 1996-09-18
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: environmental monitoring, international transport, intra-EU transport, public health, trade restriction, waste management













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Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (C4-0331/96 - 95/0107(SYN) ) (Cooperation procedure: second reading)  


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A4-0266/96Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (C4-0331/96 - 95/0107(SYN))(Cooperation procedure: second reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the common position of the Council C4-0331/96 - 95/0107(SYN),- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 323, 4.12.1995, p. 109; OJ C 32, 5.2.1996, p. 16.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council COM(95)0143 ((OJ C 164, 30.6.1995, p. 8.)),- having regard to the amended Commission proposal, COM(96)0062 ((OJ C 107, 13.4.1996, p. 6.)),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 189c of the EC Treaty,- 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 (A4-0266/96),1. Amends the common position as follows;2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.(Amendment 1)Recital 5a (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas the Third Conference of the Parties to the Basle Convention decided that the export of hazardous waste for recycling purposes from OECD to non-OECD countries shall be prohibited from 1 January 1998;(Amendment 2)Recital 5b (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas EU definitions of hazardous waste do not entirely concur at the present time with those of the Basle Convention and whereas, as this could result in waste covered by the Basle Convention's export ban still being exported from the EU, EU definitions and lists in this respect must be adjusted;(Amendment 3)Recital 5c (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, will as soon as possible establish an Annex IIa listing those wastes featuring on the list of hazardous wastes as adopted by Council Decision 94/904/EC1 but which are not listed in Annex III or IV; whereas exports of wastes listed in this Annex IIa will also be prohibited from 1 January 1998 onwards;______________1 Council Decision 94/904/EC of 22 December 1994, establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (OJ L 356, 31.12.1994, p. 14).(Amendment 4)ARTICLE 1(1)Article 16(1), second subparagraph (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 259/93)>Text following EP vote>The Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, shall as soon as possible establish an Annex IIa listing those wastes featuring on the list of hazardous wastes as adopted by Council Decision 94/904/EC but which are not listed in Annex III or IV. Exports of wastes listed in this Annex IIa shall also be prohibited from 1 January 1998 onwards.