Besluitpunt "STATEME TS BY THE COMMISSIO "In relation to the implementing powers conferred on the Commission under Article 25a of this Directive relating to the adoption of minimum standards for permits referred to in Article 19 and for registration referred to in Article 25, the Commission considers that an appropriate impact assessment would be necessary before the use of any of these powers." "The Commission notes that the exclusion of unexcavated contaminated soil from the Waste Framework Directive has not been made conditional to the existence of another EU regulatory regime covering the management of contaminated sites. It is the view of the Commission that this creates a gap in the level of environmental protection bestowed by the EU legislation. The Commission therefore stresses the need to fill in this gap as quickly as possible through the adoption of the framework Directive on soil protection." 3. STATEME T BY SPAI A D ITALY "We consider that the five-level waste hierarchy provided for in Article 7a should be applied as a general rule since this was unanimously agreed by the Council of Ministers at its meeting on 27 June 2006 (11103/06) concerning the Thematic Strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste. The waste hierarchy is, in general, the best environmental option for legislation and policy concerning waste prevention and management. This should therefore be stated clearly and not just as a guideline or indication. With a view to achieving a settlement, this proposal for a Directive has been approved at first reading. We await with interest the future discussions with the European Parliament.""

WP/nv 18 ANNEX II DG I LIMITE E 4. STATEME T BY IRELA D A D THE CZECH REPUBLIC "Ireland and the Czech Republic consider that incineration must always be defined as disposal. Its definition as recovery within this Directive will undermine efforts to promote a recycling society and the promotion of reduction and reuse within the waste hierarchy." 5. STATEME T BY FRA CE "France reaffirms its strong attachment to the "polluter pays" principle and, in particular, to the original producer's or holder's responsibility until final treatment of the waste has been carried out. Experience has often - and recently - shown that diluting responsibilities in the treatment chain can undermine the sense of responsibility and thus cause problems and that, in cases where treatment is inadequate, it can give rise to unacceptable health and environmental situations. This can also have the end result that the burden of eliminating badly-treated waste is passed on to the public body concerned. Involving the waste producer through to the final treatment stage is beneficial since it creates an incentive for the producer to seek and choose high-quality and safe forms of treatment. This principle also helps to prevent the development of illicit waste trafficking. Against this background, France reiterates that it will continue to apply this principle of the producer's responsibility in its legislation and will not make use of the option, afforded to Member States under Article 9, of specifying how this responsibility is to be divided among actors in the treatment chain. France would like the Commission and Member States to remain extremely vigilant on this issue and monitoring of the implementation of the Directive and of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste, which enters into force on 12 July, to focus on this issue in particular." ___________________ 11382/1/07 REV 1 WP/nv 19 ANNEX III DG I LIMITE E A EX III Re. : Item 4

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