PURPOSE : To amend Regulation 259/93/EEC on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Regulation 120/97/EC.
CONTENT : The Regulation amends the Regulation 259/93/EEC on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community in view of prohibiting all exports of hazardous waste which are destined for recycling or recovery operations from OECD to non-OECD States as of the 1 January 1998. This amendment brings into play the Decision II/12 adopted at the time of Second Conference of the Parties to the Basle Convention in March 1994.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 27/01/1997.�