Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ENVI | VIRGIN Ivar ( PPE) | |
Former Responsible Committee | ENVI | VIRGIN Ivar ( PPE) | |
Former Committee Opinion | JURI | ||
Former Committee Opinion | DEVE | SCHMID Gerhard ( PES) | |
Former Committee Opinion | RELA | TOIVONEN Kyösti ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
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The rapporteur, Mrs Virgin (EPP, S), stated that the report complemented the proposal put forward by the Commission, which had been made more effective by the amendments tabled. Commissioner Bjerregaard recalled that at first reading Parliament and the Commission had been in agreement on four amendments aimed in particular at extending the scope of the regulation in question. She therefore intended to retain the said amendments, even though they had not been taken over by the Council.
The rapporteur, Mr VIRGIN, pointed out that the three amendments adopted in committee incorporated the results of the Conference of the Parties to the recent Basle Convention. One of the amendments sought to ban exports from OECD countries to non-OECD countries of hazardous waste to be disposed of (effective immediately) or recycled (from 1 January 1998). A further amendment proposed adding to the export ban hazardous waste covered by the Basle Convention’s definition of hazardous waste. The rapporteur recognised the Commission’s difficult task as guardian of the environment: it had to deal with pressure groups on the one hand, and the resistance of certain Member States, which wanted to retain the possibility of exporting their hazardous waste, on the other. The Commissioner, Mrs BJERREGAARD, stated that the main objective was to extend the net of protection; from 1 January 1998 there would be a complete ban on exporting waste, in accordance with the Basle Convention. The Commission was committed to this proposal, particularly as regards the recycling of waste.
The ESC fully agreed that it was necessary to control the shipment of waste within and outside the Community, and to avoid the uncontrolled export of hazardous waste to countries that lacked the requisite instruments for detecting and neutralising the hazards. The ESC therefore approved in principle the objective of the proposal for a regulation. It feared, however, that this objective could only be achieved by revising the entire body of legislation on the matter. In particular, it was concerned at the differing interpretations that surround the classification of hazardous waste, and reiterated the view of its 1991 Opinion that the total export ban should apply to hazardous waste alone. The conventions, regulations and decisions of the different bodies (European Union, OECD, Basel Convention) were not mutually consistent. The ESC feared that their discrepancies, shortcomings and overlaps could be exploited improperly or give an active stimulus to ‘waste exports’. The ESC also considered that the proposed regulation should be more flexible and give consideration to waste for recycling, given that the recovery of reusable materials from waste was, in principle, economically and ecologically sound. However, the existing Regulation and the proposal (Decision II/12 of the Basel Convention) indiscriminately restricted the recovery of recycling materials, when this should only be prohibited in the case of hazardous waste or of waste that was exported for recovery without sufficient guarantees that recovery would actually be effected. Indeed, strict controls should be exercised on waste for recycling in the country of origin, together with controls on its processing in the country of destination.
Pending delivery of Parliament’s opinion, the Council held a detailed discussion on the proposal for the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 259/93 on shipments of waste so as to ban all exports of dangerous waste intended for recycling operations to non-OECD countries. This proposal corresponds to the outcome of the Third Conference of Parties to the Basle Convention (Geneva, 18 to 22 September 1995); at the Community’s instigation the Conference approved the introduction of an amendment to the Convention providing for a ban on exports to non-OECD countries of dangerous waste for the purpose of disposal or recovery no later than 31 December 1997. The discussion made it possible to establish the existence of a common approach within the Council in favour of the proposal. Regulation (EC) No 259/93 already bans exports of waste for disposal to non-EFTA countries not parties to the Basle Convention. In addition, all exports of waste to the ACP states is banned under the Lomé Convention.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Regulation 1997/120
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 022 24.01.1997, p. 0014
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1996)0515
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0515
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0064-0075
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0458/1996
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0458/1996
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0266/1996
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0004
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0266/1996
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(1996)1014
- Council position: 05601/2/1996
- Council position: OJ C 219 27.07.1996, p. 0019
- Council position published: 05601/2/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1996)0062
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0062
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 032 05.02.1996, p. 0016-0031
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0005/1996
- Decision by Parliament: T4-0005/1996
- Text adopted by Parliament, partial vote at 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0077-0109
- Text adopted by Parliament, partial vote at 1st reading/single reading: T4-0551/1995
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T4-0551/1995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1155/1995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 018 22.01.1996, p. 0018
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0267/1995
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0005
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0267/1995
- Debate in Council: 1873
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: OJ C 164 30.06.1995, p. 0008
- Legislative proposal: COM(1995)0143
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0143
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 164 30.06.1995, p. 0008 COM(1995)0143
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0267/1995 OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0005
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1155/1995 OJ C 018 22.01.1996, p. 0018
- Text adopted by Parliament, partial vote at 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0077-0109 T4-0551/1995
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 032 05.02.1996, p. 0016-0031 T4-0005/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1996)0062
- Council position: 05601/2/1996 OJ C 219 27.07.1996, p. 0019
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(1996)1014
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0266/1996 OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0004
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0064-0075 T4-0458/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1996)0515
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