Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2013)502 - Defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2013)502 - Defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on ... |
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source | COM(2013)502 |
date | 09-07-2013 |
Accordingly, the Commission submitted a draft Regulation for vote in the Committee established under Article 39 of the directive. The Committee did not give a favourable opinion on the draft Regulation in its meeting on 9 July 2012. The chief concern raised by some Member States was the inclusion of multi-layered material under the scope of the Commission Regulation as this material containing up to 25% of non-paper material would represent a hazard to the environment if treated improperly. The Commission took note of this; however it maintains and refers the same legal proposal to the Council since by virtue of Article 3(5) and Section 3 of Annex I the non-paper fraction is subject to an obligation to be recovered and a traceability system, respectively.
Thus, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5(a) of Decision 1999/468/EC a Proposal for a Council Regulation is submitted to Council and forwarded to the European Parliament.