13. 12. 84 Official Journal of the Européan Communities No L 326/31 (Acts whose publicdt:'on is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 6 December 1984 on the supervision and control within the European Community of the trans- frontier shipment of hazardous waste (84/631/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ’ Having regard to the Treaty. establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (%), . Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (®), - Whereas the 1973 (%), 1977 (°) and 1983 () programmes of action of the European Communities on the envi- ronment provide for Community action in order to control the disposal of hazardous waste ; Whereas, pursuant to Council Directive 78/319/EEC of 20 March 1978 on toxic and dangerous waste (), Member States are required to take the necessary measures to ensure that toxic and dangerous waste is disposed of without endangering human health and without harming the environment; () OJ No C 53, 25. 2. 1983, p. 3 and O] No C 186, 12. 7. 1983, p. 3. () OJ No C 184, 11. 7. 1983, p. 50. () OJ No C 176, 4. 7. 1983, p. 4. () OJ No C 112, 20. 12. 1973, p. 3. () OJ No C 139, 13. 6. 1977, p. 3. (9 OJ No C 46, 17. 2. 1983, p. 1. () O No L 84, 31. 3. 1978, p. 43. Whereas shipment of waste between Member States, or between Member States and other States, may be necessary in order to dispose of it under the best possible conditions ; Whereas any difference between the provisions on disposal of hazardous waste already applicable or in preparation in the various Member States may distort the conditions of competition and thus directly affect the functioning of the common market ; whereas there are, in particular, differences between the procedures applying to the supervision and control of the trans- frontier shipment of hazardous waste within the Community ; whereas it is therefore necessary to approximate laws in this field, as provided for in Article 100 of the Treaty; Whereas Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July . 1975 on waste (*), Council Directive 76/403/EEC of 16 April 1976 on the disposal of polychlorinated biphe- nyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (®) and Council Directive 78/319/EEC have already laid down certain provisions concerning the disposal of dangerous waste, but have not yet regulated the supervision and control of the transfrontier shipment of hazardous waste ; Whereas an efficient and coherent system of supervi- sion and control of the transfrontier shipment of hazardous waste should neither create barriers to intra-Community trade nor affect competition ; () OJ No L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 39. () O] No L 108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 41.