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Regulation (EU) No 660/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2014/660 |
| Original proposal | COM(2013)516  |
| CELEX number i | 32014R0660 |
| Document | 15-05-2014 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 27-06-2014; OJ L 189 p. 135-142 |
| Effect | 17-07-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2 01-01-2016; Application See Art 2 01-01-2018; Application Partial application See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 19-05-2024; Implicitly repealed by 32024R1157 |
27.6.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 189/135 |
REGULATION (EU) No 660/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 May 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),
Whereas:
(1) |
In order to protect the environment, Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) lays down requirements for shipments of waste both within the Union and between the Member States and third countries. However, divergences and gaps have been identified in the enforcement and inspections carried out by the authorities involved in inspections in Member States. |
(2) |
Adequate planning of inspections of shipments of waste is necessary to establish the capacity needed for inspections and to effectively prevent illegal shipments. The provisions relating to enforcement and inspections laid down in Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 should therefore be strengthened with a view to ensuring regular and consistent planning of such inspections. Inspection plans should be established for inspections carried out in accordance with those provisions. Inspection plans should be based on a risk assessment and should include a number of key elements, namely objectives, priorities, the geographical area covered, information on planned inspections, the tasks assigned to authorities involved in inspections, arrangements for cooperation between those authorities involved in inspections in a Member State, in different Member States, as well as, where appropriate, between those authorities in Member States and in third countries, and information on the training of inspectors as well as on the human, financial and other resources for the implementation of the inspection plan concerned. |
(3) |
Inspection plans may either be drawn up separately or as a clearly defined part of other plans. |
(4) |
As inspection plans are covered by Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), the provisions of that Directive, including, where applicable, the exceptions in Article 4 thereof, apply to such plans. |
(5) |
The outcome of inspections and the measures taken, including any penalties imposed, should be made available to the public, including electronically via the internet. |
(6) |
Diverging rules exist throughout the Union as regards the power of, and possibility for, authorities involved in inspections in Member States to require evidence to ascertain the legality of shipments. Such evidence could concern, inter alia, whether the substance or object is waste within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, whether the waste has been correctly classified, and whether the waste will be shipped to environmentally sound facilities in accordance with Article 49 of that Regulation. Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 should therefore provide the possibility for authorities involved in inspections in Member States to require such evidence. Such evidence may be requested on the basis of general provisions or on a case-by-case basis. Where such evidence is not made available or is considered to be insufficient, the carriage of the substance or object concerned, or the shipment of waste concerned should be considered as an illegal shipment and should be dealt with in accordance with the... |
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