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    Regolament tal-Kummissjoni (KE) Nru 105/2005 tas- 17 ta' Novembru 2004 li jemenda r-Regolament tal-Kunsill (KE) Nru 1420/1999 u r-Regolament tal-Kummissjoni (KE) Nru 1547/1999 fir-rigward tal-kunsinni bil-baħar ta' ċerti tipi ta' skart lejn iċ-Ċina u l-Għarabja Sawdita Test b'rilevanza għaż-ŻEE

    ĠU L 20, 22.1.2005, p. 9–13 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    ĠU L 327M, 5.12.2008, p. 267–273 (MT)

    Dan id-dokument ġie ppubblikat f’edizzjoni(jiet) speċjali (BG, RO, HR)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/105(1)/oj

    22.1.2005   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 20/9


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 105/2005

    of 17 November 2004

    amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 as regards shipments of certain types of waste to China and Saudi Arabia

    (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), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,

    Having regard to Council 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 (2), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    On 4 August 2003, the Ministry of Defence and Aviation, Presidency of Meteorology and Environment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sent a request to the European Commission that normal commercial transactions (‘green list’ procedure) apply to the material GH 014 ‘waste, parings and scrap of polyurethane foam not containing chlorofluorocarbons’.

    (2)

    On 13 May 2004, the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the European Communities sent a request to the European Commission for an amendment to the list of wastes in Annex D to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 (3) which are allowed without recourse to any of the control procedures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93. This amended list will be subject, as before, to additional pre-shipment inspection procedures under the responsibility of the Chinese authorities.

    (3)

    In accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, the committee set up by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (4) was notified of the official requests of Saudi Arabia and of China on 2 April 2004 and 18 May 2004.

    (4)

    In order to take into account the new situation of these countries, it is necessary to amend at the same time Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999.

    (5)

    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 is amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    Annex A to Regulation (EC No 1420/1999 is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

    Article 3

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

    Done at Brussels, 17 November 2004.

    For the Commission

    Pascal LAMY

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2557/2001 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2001, p. 1).

    (2)   OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2118/2003 (OJ L 318, 3.12.2003, p. 5).

    (3)   OJ L 185, 17.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2118/2003.

    (4)   OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).


    ANNEX I

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

    1.

    In Annex D, between the entry relating to São Tomé and Príncipe and the entry relating to Sierra Leone, the following entry is inserted:

    ‘SAUDI ARABIA

     

    GH 014 ex ex 3915 90 Waste, parings and scrap of plastics of polyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons).’

    2.

    In Annex D, between the entry relating to Chile and the entry related to The Comoros, the entry relating to China should be deleted and the following entry inserted:

    ‘CHINA

    Pre-shipment inspection is required by the Chinese authorities

    1.

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

    GA 120

    7404 00

    Copper waste and scrap

    GA 130

    7503 00

    Nickel waste and scrap

    GA 140

    7602 00

    Aluminium waste and scrap

    GA 160

    7902 00

    Zinc waste and scrap

    GA 170

    8002 10

    Tin waste and scrap

    GA 200

    ex ex 8103 10

    Tantalum waste and scrap

    GA 430

    7204

    Iron or steel scrap.

    2.

    In section GC (Other wastes containing metals):

    GC 030

    ex ex 8908 00

    Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up, properly emptied of any cargo and other materials arising from the operation of the vessel which may have been classified as a dangerous substance or waste

    GC 070

    ex ex 2619 00

    Slags arising from the manufacture of iron and carbon steel (including low alloy steel) excluding those slags which have been specifically produced to meet both national and relevant international requirements and standards (*2)

    3.

    In section GH (Solid plastic wastes):

    Including, but not limited to:

    GH 010

    3915

    Waste, parings and scrap of plastics of:

    GH 011

    ex ex 3915 10

    Polymers of ethylene

    GH 012

    ex ex 3915 20

    Polymers of styrene

    GH 013

    ex ex 3915 30

    Polymers of vinyl chloride

    GH 014

    ex ex 3915 90

    Polymers or copolymers, for example:

    Polypropylene

    Polyethylene terephthalate

    Acrylonitrile copolymer

    Butadiene copolymer

    Styrene copolymer

    Polyamides

    Polybutylene terephthalates

    Polycarbonates

    Polyphenylene sulphides

    Acrylic polymers

    Paraffins (C10-C13) (4)

    Polyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons)

    Polysiloxalanes (silicones)

    Polymethyl metharcrylate

    Polyvinyl alcohol

    Polyvinyl butyral

    Polyvinyl acetate

    Polymers of fluorinated ethylene (Teflon, PTFE)

    GH 015

    ex ex 3915 90

    Resins or condensation products, for example:

    Urea formaldehyde resins

    Phenol formaldehyde resins

    Melamine formaldehyde resins

    Epoxy resins

    Alkyd resins

    Polyamides.

    4.

    In section GI (Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes):

    GI 010

    4707

    Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard:

    GI 011

    4707 10

    Of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard

    GI 012

    4707 20

    Of other paper or paperboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass

    GI 013

    4707 30

    Of paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)

    GI 014

    4707 90

    Other, including but not limited to:

    1.

    Laminated paperboard

    2.

    Unsorted waste and scrap.

    5.

    In section GJ (Textile wastes):

    GJ 030

    5202

    Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

    GJ 031

    5202 10

    — Yarn waste (including thread waste)

    GJ 032

    5202 91

    — arnetted stock

    GJ 033

    5202 99

    — Other

    GJ 110

    5505

    — Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres

    GJ 111

    5505 10

    — Of synthetic fibres

    GJ 112

    5505 20

    — Of artificial fibres.

    6.

    In section GL (Untreated cork and wood wastes):

    GL 010

    ex ex 4401 30

    Wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

    GL 020

    4501 90

    Cork waste; crushed, granulated or ground cork.

    7.

    In section GM (Wastes arising from agro-food industries):

    GM 100

    0506 90

    Waste of bones and horn-cones, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised.’

    (*1)   “Non-dispersible” does not include any waste in the form of powder, sludge, dust or solid items containing encased hazardous liquids."


    (*1)   “Non-dispersible” does not include any waste in the form of powder, sludge, dust or solid items containing encased hazardous liquids.


    ANNEX II

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

     

    In Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999, the entry relating to Saudi Arabia is replaced by the following:

     

    ‘All types except:

     

    In section GH (Solid Plastic Wastes):

     

    GH 014 ex ex 3915 90 Waste, parings and scrap of plastics of polyurethane not containing chlorofluorocarbons.’


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