COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 May 1999
concerning the questionnaire relating to Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) (implementation of Council Directive 91/692/EEC)
(notified under document number C(1999) 1395)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/391/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control(1), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on standardising and rationalising reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment(2),
(1) Whereas Article 16(3) of Directive 96/61/EC requires that reports on the implementation of the Directive and its effectiveness compared with other Community environmental instruments be established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 5 and 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC;
(2) Whereas Article 5 of Directive 91/692/EEC requires that the report be drawn up on the basis of either a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission with the assistance of the Committee set up in Article 6 of the Directive;
(3) Whereas the first report will cover the period 2000 to 2002 inclusive;
(4) Whereas the measures envisaged by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion expressed by the Committee in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The questionnaire attached to this Decision, which related to Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, is hereby adopted.
Article 2
The Member States shall use this questionnaire as a basis for drawing up the report to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 91/692/EEC and Article 16(3) of Directive 96/61/EC.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 1999.