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Procedure : 2003/0107(COD)
Document stages in plenary
Document selected : A6-0001/2006

Texts tabled :

A6-0001/2006

Debates :

PV 17/01/2006 - 16
CRE 17/01/2006 - 16

Votes :

PV 18/01/2006 - 4.5
Explanations of votes

Texts adopted :

P6_TA(2006)0014

Texts adopted
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Wednesday, 18 January 2006 - Strasbourg
Management of waste from extractive industries ***III
P6_TA(2006)0014A6-0001/2006

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from the extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (PE-CONS 3665/2005 – C6-0405/2005 – 2003/0107(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3665/2005 – C6-0405/2005), to the relevant interinstitutional statement and to the joint declaration by Bulgaria and Romania on implementation of the Directive, to which that statement refers(1),

–   having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0319)(3),

–   having regard to its position at second reading(4) on the Council common position(5),

–   having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2005)0477)(6),

–   having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

–   having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0001/2006),

1.  Approves the joint text and confirms its statement on the joint declaration by Bulgaria and Romania;

2.  Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

3.  Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the interinstitutional statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union;

4.  Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission

he European Parliament, the Council and the Commission welcome the Joint Declaration by Bulgaria and Romania on the implementation of the forthcoming Directive on the Management of Waste from Extractive Industries.

Joint Declaration by Bulgaria and Romania on the implementation of the forthcoming Directive on the Management of Waste from Extractive Industries

In view of the significance of the present Directive for environmental protection in Europe, Bulgaria and Romania, in their status of States acceding the European Union, consider it an important part of the acquis.

In this respect Bulgaria and Romania will transpose the directive into their national legislation by the date of transposition indicated in the text.

Bulgaria and Romania are committed to make all necessary efforts to implement the Directive within the deadlines provided for in the text. Both Bulgaria and Romania are already taking measures to ensure compliance of the existing installations falling into the scope of the European legislation in force, such as the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive, the IPPC Directive and the respective legislation concerning surface and groundwater protection.

With the present Joint Declaration Bulgaria and Romania state their strong political will to undertake all necessary measures to comply with the provisions of the Directive on the Management of Waste from Extractive Industries in the same way as the other Member States.

(1) Both the interinstitutional statement and the joint declaration are annexed to this resolution.
(2) OJ C 103 E, 29.4.2004, p. 634.
(3) Not yet published in OJ.
(4) Texts Adopted, 6.9.2005, P6_TA(2005)0319.
(5) OJ C 172 E, 12.7.2005, p. 1.
(6) Not yet published in OJ.

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