WRITTEN QUESTION No. 82/98 by Carlos ROBLES PIQUER to the Council. Information on technology from NATO
C 304/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 10. 98 The aim of the envisaged directive on incineration of waste is to set strict emission limit values and operational conditions for installations which incinerate waste in dedicated incinerators or co-incinerate waste in plants with the main purpose of the generation of energy or production of material products. In general the proposal would provide for the same requirements as Council Directive 94/67/EC on the incineration of hazardous waste (1), such as an emission limit value for dioxins of 0. 1 nanogramme (ng) toxic equivalent (TEQ)/m3 and 0. 05mg/m3 for mercury. Moreover, the proposal would apply an integrated approach. It could aim to prevent diversion of emissions from one media to the other. Therefore, it could set stringent emission limit values (ELVs) for waste water. The policy of the Commission is that only waste that cannot be prevented or recovered by means of reuse or recycling should be incinerated. When waste is incinerated a high level of environmental protection should be assured. In the communication from the Commission on the review of the Community strategy for waste management (2), the hierarchy of principles of waste management policy, as established by the strategy document of 1989, was reconfirmed. In this hierarchy the first priority is given to prevention of the generation of waste, followed by the recovery of waste and finally by the safe disposal of waste. Implementation of this hierarchy is taken into account in all Commission initiatives in the field of waste policy. (1) OJ L 365, 31. 12. 1994. (2) COM(96) 399 final. (98/C 304/42) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0082/98 by Carlos Robles Piquer (PPE) to the Council (30 January 1998) Subject: Information on technology from NATO In reply to a question (E-1133/97) (1) on the monitoring of NATO reports on technology, particularly with regard to aeronautical research, I received an answer to the effect that áthere does not exist any forum within the Council, nor is one envisaged in the future, for exchanging views with NATO organizations on this subject. It is not, therefore, foreseen that the Council would examine or monitor the reports referred to in the Questioní. As the Council is no doubt aware, the Commission has put forward a European Union strategy and a plan of action for defence related industries. Moreover, the Council recently considered the Bangemann Reportí on the future of the aeronautical and aerospace industry. The Europe Bulletin (11 December 1997) also reports that Bangemann welcomes initiative by Bonn, Paris and London in view of greater integration of the aerospace industryí. Can the Council say whether it will remain indifferent to technological information from NATO? (1) OJ C 82, 17. 3. 1998, p. 82. Answer (8 June 1998) The Council confirms that NATO reports on technology have not been brought to its attention and that there is no forum for exchanging views with NATO on this subject. However Member States which are members both of the Union and NATO could, if they so wish, draw on these reports for elements which could be relevant for the discussion, within the Council, of the Commission communication on defence related industries