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Commission Decision of 21 January 2005 authorising Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of the importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants for decontamination purposes (notified under document number C(2005) 92) (2005/51/EC)
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Article 1
Member States are hereby authorised to provide for derogations from Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, with regard to the prohibitions referred to in point 14 of Annex III(A) to that Directive, and from Article 5(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC with regard to the special requirements referred to in point 34 of Annex IV(A)(I) to that Directive for soil originating in certain third countries.
The authorisation to provide for derogations, as mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the specific conditions provided for in the Annex, and shall only apply to soil that is introduced into the Community between 1 March 2005 and 28 February 2007 and destined for treatment in dedicated hazardous waste incinerators.
The authorisation is without prejudice to any further authorisation or procedures which may be required under other legislation.
Article 2
Member States shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, before 31 December of each year of importation, with the information as required in point 7 of the Annex for each consignment of soil imported prior to that date pursuant to this Decision.
Article 3
Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of all consignments introduced into their territory pursuant to this Decision which were subsequently found not to comply with this Decision.
Article 4
This Decision may be revoked if the conditions set out in the Annex are shown to be insufficient to prevent the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2005.
For the Commission
Markos Kyprianou
Member of the Commission
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