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Waste statistics: adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny

2007/0271(COD)

PURPOSE: to adapt Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 on waste statistics to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EC) No 221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 on waste statistics, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

CONTENT: having reached agreement with the Parliament at first reading, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 221/2009, adapting Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 on waste statistics to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology), introduced by Decision 2006/512/EC and intended for use with measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument adopted in accordance with the codecision procedure.

In particular, the Commission should be empowered to: (i) define the proper quality evaluation criteria and the contents of the quality reports; (ii) implement the results of the pilot studies; and (iii) adapt the contents of the annexes.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20/04/2009.