# Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Two, Division 3.1: Council Directive 82/883/EEC of 3 December 1982 on procedures for the surveillance and monitoring of environments concerned by waste from the titanium dioxide industry

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

As regards Directive 82/883/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt to scientific and technical progress the contents of the Annexes as regards parameters listed in the ‘optional determination’ column and reference methods of measurement. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 82/883/EEC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Accordingly, Directive 82/883/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1.. Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 9 The Commission shall adopt the requisite amendments to adapt to scientific and technical progress the contents of the Annexes as regards parameters listed in the “optional determination” column and reference methods of measurement.
Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(2).’;
2.. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 11 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee.
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.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/219/annex/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-219/annex/division-3/division-3.1
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