Legal provisions of COM(2006)915 - Amendment of Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission

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dossier COM(2006)915 - Amendment of Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic ...
document COM(2006)915 EN
date March 11, 2008

Contents

Article 1 - Amendments

Directive 2002/95/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.Article 5(1) shall be amended as follows:

(a)the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   Any amendments which are necessary in order to adapt the Annex to scientific and technical progress for the following purposes shall be adopted:’;

(b)the following subparagraph shall be added:

‘The measures referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(2).’;

2.Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (6).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 2 - Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3 - Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.