66 Amendments of Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI
Amendment 18 #
2008/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the role of inter- parliamentary bodies between the European Parliament and African parliaments – such as the ACP-EU JPA and the Euromed Parliamentary Assembly – in enhancing peace and security, good governance and democracy, as well as being effective platforms for cooperation and for addressing issues of common concern;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the European Commission and the Member States honour their commitment to provide by 2010 at least EUR 2 billion a year in genuine 'aid for trade', the largest share of which must be for Africa; calls for a timely determination and provision of the share of the Aid for Trade resources; stresses that these funds should be additional resources and not be merely repackaging of EDF funding;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the strategy to recognise and support the role of migrants in favour of the development of their home countries, by facilitating their investments in these countries and by reducing the cost of transfers;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to respond to the renegotiation requests made by several ACP countries and regions, in line with the statements made by the President of the Commission and by the Commissioner with responsibility for trade to that effect;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is concerned at the way in which the EPAs are currently funded, which is predominantly based on the EDF; reiterates its view that the EPAs must be funded not by the EDF but by additional aid for trade, to which the EU committed itself in 2005, namely EUR 2 000 000 000 annually, starting in 2010, 50% of which would go to ACP countries; opposes any kind of conditionality linked to the EPAs in the matter of granting European aid, and calls on the Commission to guarantee that access to funds under the 10th EDF is kept separate from the outcome and pace of the negotiations;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Voices concern at the establishmentUnderlines the need for close parliamentary scrutiny during the negotiation as well as during the implementation of EPAs; regrets that the work and role of the JPA is threatened by the prospect of the creation of a new body in the EPA context of EPAs – namely the parliamentary committee – without the relationship between that body and the JPA being made clear; calls for conflicts of competence or pointless friction in this areathe parliamentary committee to operate as part of the JPA, to be avoided; welcomes, at the sa a costly and complicated proliferation of meetings, taking advantage of the JPA’s system of regional me etime, the parliamentary dimension given to the EPA process and the fact that the JPA has starngs, and to exploit the experience of the JPA and promote synergy between all the EPA regions; stresses the desirability of this committee operating in a flexible manner, able to accommodated to implement this dialogue at parliamentary level by means of its regional meetinghe expertise on both trade and development issues of the Members of the European Parliament involved in the examination of the EPA in committees;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses in particular the crucial role of ACP national parliaments, non-state actors and local authorities in monitoring and managing EPAs, and calls on the Commission to guarantee their involvement in the ongoing negotiation process, which requires a clear agenda for further negotiations, to be agreed by ACP countries and the EU and based on a participatory approach;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is in favour of incorporating the EDF into the EU budget in order to increase the consistency, transparency and effectiveness of development cooperation policy and guarantee democratic scrutiny thereof; underlines that incorporating the EDF into the EU budget is also an appropriate response to the difficulties of execution and ratification of successive EDFs;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on parliaments to exercise close parliamentary scrutiny of the European Development Fund (EDF); highlights the JPA’s key position in this debate and calls on it and the parliaments of the ACP countries to take an active part therein, in particular in connection with the revision of the Cotonou Agreement scheduled for 2010; insists that the JPA be involved in the whole process of negotiating that revision;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to Article 231 of the EPA concluded with CARIFORUM, which establishes a CARIFORUM-EU parliamentary committee,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 13 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, in order to finance the adjustments linked to the implementation of EPAs, the Commission plans to make the funds available from the 10th EDF as follows: around EUR 100 000 000 from the envelope for National Indicative Programmes (NIPs) and most of the 1 300 000 000 allocated to regional economic integration from the envelope for Regional Indicative Programmes (RIP),
Amendment 18 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Amendment 34 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates its view that the EPAs must be financed not by the EDF but by additional aid for trade, to which the EU committed itself in 2005, namely EUR 2 000 000 000 annually, starting in 2010, 50% of which would go to ACP countries; opposes any kind of conditionality linked to the EPAs in the matter of granting European aid and calls on the Commission to guarantee that access to the funds of the 10th EDF is kept separate from the results and pace of the negotiations;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that EPAs agreements should incorporate a revision clause for a revision 3 years after their signature, to which National Parliaments, European Parliament and Civil Society must be formally associated; this period will enable a detailed evaluation of the impact of EPAs on the economies and regional integration of the ACP countries and appropriate reorientations to be carried out;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the implementation of the EPAs should be monitored by a parliamentary body, which has to be provided for in the EPA texts, andRecommends close parliamentary control of the negotiations and the implementation of the EPAs, and firmly supports the involvement of national parliaments, the European Parliament and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in all stages of the procedure; asks that the Commission guarantee that the composition and operating procedures of ‘parliamentary committees’ as envisaged in Article 231 of the agreement reached between the EU and CARIFORUM work towards this objective, and stresses that this Parliamentary body should in each case evolve from the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) and its bodies and remain closely connected to, or part of, the JPA;
Amendment 56 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses in particular the crucial role of national parliaments and non-state actors in the monitoring and control of EPAs and asks that the European Commission guarantee their systematic involvement in the on-going negotiation procedures; this requires a clear agenda for further negotiations, to be agreed by ACP countries and the EU and based on a participatory approach;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. recommends that the timetable of the European Parliament should, while guarding a measure of flexibility, await and take account of the opinions of the ACP parliaments on the outcomes of the EPA negotiations, before giving its assent;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 59 #
2008/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores the fact that the current interim agreements devote neither space nor attention specifically to the issues of food sovereignty and the right to food and do not favour agricultural and trade policy instruments which enable market regulation and the protection of sustainable family agriculture; stresses that this aspect must be placed at the centre of the negotiations in order to guarantee the coherence of trade policy and all the EU’s policies with regard to food sovereignty and the right to food;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas for the second time in history the UN is organising a World Summit on Financing for Development, aimed at bringing together Heads of State and Government and not only development but also finance ministers, as well as representatives from the international financial organisations, private banking and business and civil society, to examine the progress that has been made since the first World Summit on Financing for Development held in 2002 in Monterrey,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the approach of some Member States to develop binding multi- annual timetables for increasing OPDA levels to meet the UN target of 0,7% by 2015; stresses that Member States should adopt these prior to the forthcoming International Conference on Financing for Development and fulfil their commitments;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes that the 2007 decreases in reported aid levels are due in some cases to the artificial inflationboosting of figures in 2006 by debt relief; calls on Member States to increase ODA levels in a sustainable manner by concentrating on figures with the debt relief component removed;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Fully endorses efforts by developing countries to maintain long-term debt sustainability and to implement the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, which is of key importance to fulfil the MDGs; regrets, however, that the debt relief plans exclude a large number of countries for which debt remains an obstacle to fulfilling the MDGs;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores that there is little reference, in the Commission's annual progress report 2008 on the Monterrey process1, to ongoing discussions on odious and illegitimate debt and the principles of responsible finance; welcomes the Commission's call for action against aggressive litigation by commercial creditors and distressed debt fundto limit the rights of commercial creditors and vulture funds to be repaid, in the event of judicial proceedings;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on all Member States to adhere to the code of conduct on debt sustainability; 1 SEC(2008) 432/2 "The Monterrey process framework of debt sustainability and push for its development to take account of a country's internal debt and financial requirements; calls on all Member States to recognise that lender liability does not just involve compliance with the sustainability framework, but also entails: - taking into consideration the vulnerability of borrowing countries to external shocks, making provision Financ such cases for the possibility of suspending for Developeasing repayment; - the European Union's contribution to Doha and beyond". incorporating transparency requirements, for both parties, in borrowing agreements; - assuming greater due vigilance to ensure that the borrowing does not contribute to human rights violations or an increase in corruption;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets that the Commission does not place more emphasis on the mobilisation of internal resources to finance development, as these are sources of greater autonomy for developing countries; encourages Member States to be fully involved in the extractive industries transparency initiative and to call for it to be strengthened; calls on the Commission to ask the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to include among these international accounting standards a country-by- country reporting requirement on the activities of multinational companies in all sectors;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the Commission communication package on aid effectiveness1 does not mention capital flight as a risk factor for the economies of developing countries; points out that capital flight does serious damage to the development of sustainable economic systems in developing countries; calls on the Commission to include measures to 1 COM(2008)0177 "The EU - a global partner for development. Speeding up Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals", of 9.4.2008. and points out that each year tax evasion costs developing countries more than they receive in PDA; calls on the Commission to include measures to prevent capital flight in its policies, as required by the Monterrey Consensus;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. notes, in particular, that according to the World Bank the illegal component of this capital flight amounts to 1 000 to 1 600 billion dollars each year, half of which comes from developing countries; supports the international efforts made to freeze and recover stolen assets and asks those Member States that have not done so to ratify the United Nations Convention against corruption; deplores that similar efforts are not being made to combat tax evasion and asks the Commission and Member States to promote the global extension of the principle of the automatic exchange of tax information, to ask that the Code of Conduct on tax evasion currently being drawn up at ECOSOC be annexed to the Doha declaration and to support the transformation of the UN taxation committee into a genuine intergovernmental body equipped with additional resources to conduct the international fight against tax evasion alongside the OECD;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for financial mechanisms and instruments which provide measures, such as a tax on currency transactions or short-term financial flows, to civilise and leverage private money as stated in the Monterrey Consensus and deploy credit guarantees;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes the first step taken in April 2008 towards the better representation of developing countries within the IMF; regrets that a wealth-based logic continues to govern the breakdown of voting rights at the IMF; calls on the Commission and Member States to demonstrate their interest in double- majority decision-making (shareholders/ States) within the institution responsible for international financial stability - the IMF; calls on Member States to undertake a rapid and ambitious reform of the World Bank so that those most directly concerned by its programmes are better represented;
Amendment 51 #
2008/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on Member States to undertake a rapid and ambitious reform of the World Bank so that those most directly concerned by its programmes are better represented;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1 #
2008/0136(AVC)
Amendment 2 #
2008/0136(AVC)
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament gives/refuses its assent subject to ratification by Cote d'Ivoion the basis of the policy responses provided by the Commission to the issues raised in the oral question and resolution tabled under Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure ofn the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Cote d'Ivoireôte d'Ivoire and subject to ratification by Cote d'Ivoire of that Agreement.
Amendment 1 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9a (new)
Citation 9a (new)
- having regard to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
Amendment 17 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas agriculture, water, management of forest resources, health, infrastructure, education as well as population policies all must be addressed in order to achieve effective mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and mitigation into development,
Amendment 21 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ia (new)
Recital Ia (new)
Ia. whereas the EDF has mainly been used to finance new initiatives; whereas the Commission should respect its commitment to find new financing sources in order to preserve the EDF; whereas the Parliament's Committee on Development has concluded on numerous occasions that the EDF should be integrated into the EU budget in order to ensure democratic control over the way it is used,
Amendment 25 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to increase immediate funding for the GCCA, which might initially be achieved, as a matter of urgency, through the ENRTP as well as the 10th EDF; stresses at the same time the urgent need for additional, non-ODA funds for adaptation and developing innovative finance mechanisms for this purpose;
Amendment 27 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4b (new)
Paragraph 4b (new)
4b. Stresses that, if climate change is to be taken seriously, new funding must be made available through different budget lines and new financing sources, such as humanitarian funds in response to climate-related catastrophes, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) funds and the Instrument for Stability in the context of preventive security policy or in response to climate-related security threats or conflicts, other external action funds whenever appropriated, as well as green taxes, public-private partnerships and other innovative financing mechanisms intended for this purpose;
Amendment 28 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4c (new)
Paragraph 4c (new)
4c. Reminds the Commission that if funds are drawn from the ENRTP or the EDF to finance the GCCA they should, as development funds, only be used for actions compatible with development assistance as defined by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC); insists that this should be a one- off source of funding, and that further replenishment must be found from alternative sources;
Amendment 29 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4d (new)
Paragraph 4d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that funding of the GCCA through ENRTP and EDF will not be at the expense of other important development cooperation goals, such as education, health, gender equality or access to water;
Amendment 35 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to invite the private sector to become a close partner to the GCCA; specifically encourages the Commission to invest in developing Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) models in key areas such as providing infrastructure in vulnerable areas, where financing gaps currently are substantial; given that climate change affects many policy areas (access to water, public health, energy supply, etc.) involving intervention from the State and local authorities; recalls that the priority of the EU should be to reinforce capacity for public action in these areas;
Amendment 36 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that overall involvement of developing country governments, civil society and local communauthorities has been inadequate throughout the programming process of the GCCA; calls on the Commission to ensure that decision- making throughout the elaboration, implementation and, fund distribution and assessment processes takes place in partnership with concerned actors;
Amendment 47 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Stresses that agriculture in poor developing countries is directly and strongly affected by climate change, which can have dramatic consequences on food security; therefore calls on the Commission to use the GCCA to develop agricultural policies and production methods, which better meet the needs of local population and constitute a long- term solution to the soaring food prices; encourages in particular the Commission to support innovative solutions such as creating "green belts" around cities to respond to the basic food needs of urban populations in developing countries;
Amendment 51 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to strongly support developing countries, in terms of financial support, technical assistance and technology transfer, to facilitate the use, at the earliest stage possible, of technologies which emit little GHG and of environmentally friendly production methods;
Amendment 53 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Stresses that LDCs and SIDS need to be supported in order for them to participate in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), through capacity building and technical support; calls for the CDM to be strengthened to ensure additionality and long-term benefits to the host country and the climate;
Amendment 58 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Calls on the Commission to elaborate clearly identified sustainability criteria, taking into account the environmental, social and economic impact of biofuels production, as well as the priority of ensuring food security before promoting export crops;
Amendment 62 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to urgently develop a comprehensive agenda to reduce deforestation in developing countries, including inclusion of forestry into the EU ETS and concrete proposals on funding mechanisms to present at the COP meeting in Poznan in December 2008; reiterates the importance of such mechanisms providing compensation not only for avoided GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions, but also for biodiversity and development benefits of forests;
Amendment 9 #
2007/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Recommends the introduction of a specific strategy to support newly and democratically elected parliaments with a view to permanently entrenching democracy, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 15 #
2007/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Stresses the decisive contribution made to Europe's electoral observation policy by parliamentary missions organised under the European Parliament's aegis, or jointly with the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, by virtue of their democratic credentials and specific experience, which enhance the political prestige of the missions in question;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6b (new)
Paragraph 6b (new)
6b. Recommends that joint ACP-EU observation missions be organised when elections are held on European territory;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
- having regard to the first bi-aennual Commission "EU Report on Policy Coherence for Development”, released on 20 September 2007, and the accompanying Commission Staff Working Paper,
Amendment 2 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
- having regard to the EU Coherence Programme of the Evert Vermeer Foundation and CONCORD,
Amendment 9 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the increased attention and commitment to PCD by the Commission, the Council and the Member States of the EU, as demonstrated by the 12 PCD commitments, the bi-aennual reporting and several other new mechanisms;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the fact that political will and commitment to take developing countries’ interests into consideration in all the policy fields that affect them is crucial for achieving better policy coherence;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Draws attention to the strong inter- linkages between the EU’s development and fisheries policies and development and timber trading policies, and stresses that measures taken in the policy areas of EU fisheries and timber have a strong impact on local sustainable development;
Amendment 27 #
2007/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 1 #
2007/2064(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission's intention to reopen the debate on EDF budgetisation concurrently with the mid-term review of the 10th EDF; stresses that budgetisation would greatly favour democratic control and accountability of the EDF; stresses that integrating the EDF into the budget is also an appropriate way of addressing the recurrent problems linked to the slow and cumbersome nature of the intergovernmental ratification process;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2064(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Congratulates the Commission on reducing the level of reste à liquider (RAL) dating from pre-2001 EDF commitments by 49% in 2006; requests that it receive regular updates on changes in levels of normal and abnormal RAL; calls on the Commission to draw up, for the European Parliament and the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, a three-monthly statement on the disbursement of funds;
Amendment 69 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
(c) uncontaminated soil and other naturally occurring material excavated in the course of construction activities where it is certain that the material will be used for the purposes of construction in its natural state on the site from which it was excavated, on condition that these natural geological materials do not have any characteristics which are likely to result in a notable impact on the receiving environment;
Amendment 156 #
Amendment 212 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point e and ea (new)
(e) general waste management policies, including planned waste management technologies and methods, or policies for waste posing specific management problems; if appropriate, they shall retain or exclude a given mode of recovery or elimination for reasons specific to the planning area and in order to comply with the objectives laid down in Articles 1 and 10 or with any other Community rules in existence elsewhere in the environmental sphere; (ea) where appropriate, the planning area’s waste import or export restrictions or prohibitions.
Amendment 217 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 28
Member States shall ensure that relevant stakeholders and authorities and the general public have the opportunity to participate in the elaboration of the waste management plans and waste prevention programmes, and have access to them once elaborated, in accordance with Directive 2003/35/EC or, if relevant, Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment . They shall place the plans and programmes on a publicly available website. The Member States shall ensure that decisions of the public authorities or of operators acting on their behalf in the area of waste management allow for public participation, information and access to justice in accordance with Directive 2003/35/CE1 when those decisions relate to the choice of mode of waste recycling, recovery or elimination or siting of the relevant equipment. 1 OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 17.