98/368/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 1998 adapting, pursuant to Article 42(3), Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (notified under document number C(1998) 1357) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 May 1998 adapting, pursuant to Article 42(3), Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (notified under document number C(1998) 1357) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/368/EC)
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 amended by Commission Decision 94/721/EC (2) and 96/660/EC (3), and in particular Article 42(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (4), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC (5), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 42(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, Annexes II, III and IV have to be adapted to reflect only those changes already agreed under the review mechanism of the OECD;
Whereas the Council of the OECD (6) has decided in the framework of the review mechanism to modify the green and amber lists of wastes;
Whereas it is necessary to modify Annex II of the Regulation to reflect these modifications;
Whereas the Commission, in order to adapt Annexes II, III and IV to the Regulation is assisted in this task by the Committee established pursuant to Article 18 of the Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, as amended;
Whereas the measures envisaged by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion expressed by the aforementioned Committee,