On 6 July 2010 Parliament adopted, by a large majority, resolution P7_TA(2010)0264, on the Commission's green paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union, urging the Commission to draw up a proposal for a specific directive on bio-waste by the end of 2010.

During the subsequent exchange of views between the Committee on the Environment and the Belgian minister Joke Schauvliege held on 14 July 2010, the latter, speaking on behalf of the Belgian presidency, welcomed the resolution adopted by Parliament and promised further action on the matter.

Now that we are halfway through the Belgian presidency, can the Council state what action it ends to take before the end of the presidency with a view to implementing the measure called for by Parliament?