# Implementation of the Mining Waste Directive (2006/21/EC)

European Parliament procedure 2015/2117(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 54 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2017-02-14 and 2017-02-14.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns implementation of the Mining Waste Directive (2006/21/EC). The amendments address the Commission's overdue guidelines on inspections, divergent transposition and interpretation by Member States, classification and permitting of Category A facilities and missing external emergency plans, the three-year reporting mechanism and questionnaire, links to the Circular Economy action plan, dependence on imported raw materials, and involving local communities in extractive waste projects.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | NI | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23699.md |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124736.md |
| Mark DEMESMAEKER | Belgium | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/117477.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU | Romania | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96847.md |
| Nessa CHILDERS | Ireland | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96603.md |
| Simona BONAFÈ | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124814.md |
| Pavel POC | Czechia | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96715.md |
| Massimo PAOLUCCI | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124849.md |
| Davor ŠKRLEC | Croatia | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124756.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Zoltán BALCZÓ | Hungary | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96877.md |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | PfE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124715.md |

## Official source documents

- PE599.718: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-599718_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2117-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2117-INI.json

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