Commission Regulation (EC) No 1208/2000 of 8 June 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments of certain types of waste from the European Community to Bulgaria and Nigeria, and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 concerning the control procedures to apply to shipments of certain types of waste to Bulgaria and Nigeria (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Nigeria, capital market, export monitoring, metals, plastics

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1208/2000

of 8 June 2000

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 establishing common rules and procedures to
apply to shipments of certain types of waste from the European Community to Bulgaria and
Nigeria, and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 concerning the control procedures to apply to ship-
ments of certain types of waste to Bulgaria and Nigeria

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control
of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (1), as last amended by Commis-
sion Decision 1999/816/EC (2), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 29 November 1999, Nigeria made an official request to be allowed to import certain waste listed
in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 under the control procedure applicable to wastes listed
in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 (i.e. the ‘red’ procedure).

On 9 December 1999, Bulgaria made an official request to be allowed to import certain waste listed
in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 under the control procedure applicable to wastes listed
in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 (i.e. the ‘amber’ procedure).

In accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No
1420/1999 of 29 April 1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to
certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste (3), the committee instituted by Article 18 of
Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (4), as last amended by Commission
Decision 96/350/EC (5), was notified of the official requests of Nigeria and Bulgaria on respectively
30 November 1999 and 15 December 1999.

In order to take account of Nigeria's new situation, it is necessary to amend at the same time
Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 of 12 July 1999
determining the control procedures under Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 to apply to ship-
ments of certain types of waste to certain countries to which OECD Decision C(92)39 final does not
apply (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 354/2000 (7).

(5)

In order to take account of Bulgaria's new situation, it is necessary to amend at the same time
Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 is amended as follows:

(1) In section GH (‘Solid plastic wastes’) of the text related to Bulgaria, the following text is inserted:

(1) OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 316, 10.12.1999, p. 45.
(3) OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.
(6) OJ L 185, 17.7.1999, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 45, 17.2.2000, p. 21.

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‘GH 014

ex 3915 90

— Polymerised or co-polymers: for example:

— Polypropylene
— Polyethylene terephthalate
— Acrylonitrile copolymer
— Butadiene copolymer
— Styrene copolymer
— Plyamides
— Polybutylene terephthalates
— Polycarbonates
— Polyphenylene sulphides
— Acrylic polymers
— Paraffins (C10-C13) (*)
— Polyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons)
— Polysiloxalanes (silicones)
— Polymethyl methacrylate
— Polyvinyl alcohol
— Polyvinyl butyral
— Polyvinyl acetate
— Polymers of fluorinated ethylene (Teflon, PTFE)

(*) These cannot be polymerised and are used as plasticisers.’

(2) The text related to Nigeria,

is modified as follows:

‘All types except:

1. In section GA (“Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form”)

The following waste and scrap of non-ferrous meals and their alloys:

GA 120

GA 130

GA 140

GA 150

GA 160

GA 170

GA 180

GA 190

GA 200

GA 210

GA 220

GA 230

GA 240

GA 250

GA 260

GA 270

GA 280

7404 00

Copper waste and scrap

7503 00

Nickel waste and scrap

7602 00

Aluminium waste and scrap

7802 00

Lead waste and scrap

7902 00

Zinc waste and scrap

8002 00

Tin waste and scrap

ex 8101 91

Tungsten waste and scrap

ex 8102 91

Molybdenum waste and scrap

ex 8103 10

Tantalum waste and scrap

8104 20

Magnesium waste and scrap (excluding those listed in AA 190)

ex 8105 10

Cobalt waste and scrap

ex 8106 00

Bismuth waste and scrap

ex 8107 10

Cadmium waste and scrap

ex 8108 10

Titanium waste and scrap

ex 8109 10

Zirconium waste and scrap

ex 8110 00

Antimony waste and scrap

ex 8111 00

Manganese waste and scrap

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GA 290

GA 300

GA 310

GA 320

GA 330

GA 340

GA 350

GA 360

GA 370

GA 400

GA 410

GA 420

ex 8112 11

Beryllium waste and scrap

ex 8112 20

Chromium waste and scrap

ex 8112 30

Germanium waste and scrap

ex 8112 40

Vanadium waste and scrap

ex 8112 91

Wastes and scrap of:

— Hafnium

— Indium

— Niobium

— Rhenium

— Gallium

ex 2804 90

Selenium waste and scrap

ex 2804 50

Tellurium waste and scrap

ex 2805 30

Rare earth waste and scrap

2. All types in section GH (“Solid plastic wastes”)

3. All types in section GI (“Paper, paperboard and paper product waste”)

4. All types in section GJ (“Textile waste”).’

Article 2

Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 is amended as follows:

(1) In section GH (‘Solid plastic wastes’) of the text related to Bulgaria, the following text is inserted:

‘GH 014

ex 3915 90

— Polymerised or co-polymers: for example:

— Polypropylene
— Polyethylene terephthalate
— Acrylonitrile copolymer
— Butadiene copolymer
— Styrene copolymer
— Plyamides
— Polybutylene terephthalates
— Polycarbonates
— Polyphenylene sulphides
— Acrylic polymers
— Paraffins (C10-C13) (*)
— Polyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons)
— Polysiloxalanes (silicones)
— Polymethyl methacrylate
— Polyvinyl alcohol
— Polyvinyl butyral
— Polyvinyl acetate
— Polymers of fluorinated ethylene (Teflon, PTFE)

(*) These cannot be polymerised and are used as plasticisers.’

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(2) Annex B is amended and the text related to Nigeria is modified as follows:

‘1. In section GA (“Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form”)

The following waste and scrap of non-ferrous metals and their alloys:

GA 120

GA 130

GA 140

GA 150

GA 160

GA 170

GA 180

GA 190

GA 200

GA 210

GA 220

GA 230

GA 240

GA 250

GA 260

GA 270

GA 280

GA 290

GA 300

GA 310

GA 320

GA 330

GA 340

GA 350

GA 360

GA 370

GA 400

GA 410

GA 420

7404 00

Copper waste and scrap

7503 00

Nickel waste and scrap

7602 00

Aluminium waste and scrap

7802 00

Lead waste and scrap

7902 00

Zinc waste and scrap

8002 00

Tin waste and scrap

ex 8101 91

Tungsten waste and scrap

ex 8102 91

Molybdenum waste and scrap

ex 8103 10

Tantalum waste and scrap

8104 20

Magnesium waste and scrap (excluding those listed in AA 190)

ex 8105 10

Cobalt waste and scrap

ex 8106 00

Bismuth waste and scrap

ex 8107 10

Cadmium waste and scrap

ex 8108 10

Titanium waste and scrap

ex 8109 10

Zirconium waste and scrap

ex 8110 00

Antimony waste and scrap

ex 8111 00

Mangenese waste and scrap

ex 8112 11

Beryllium waste and scrap

ex 8112 20

Chromium waste and scrap

ex 8112 30

Germanium waste and scrap

ex 8112 40

Vanadium waste and scrap

ex 8112 91 Wastes and scrap of:

— Hafnium

— Indium

— Niobium

— Rhenium

— Gallium

ex 2804 90

Selenium waste and scrap

ex 2804 50

Tellurium waste and scrap

ex 2805 30

Rare earth waste and scrap

2. All types in section GH (“Solid plastic wastes”)

3. All types in section GI (“Paper, paperboard and paper product waste”)

4. All types in section GJ (“Textile waste”).’

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 3

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 June 2000.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission