# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 784/2005

of 24 May 2005

adopting derogations from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics as regards Lithuania, Poland and Sweden

(Text with EEA relevance)

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics [^1] , and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Having regard to the request made by Lithuania on 2 July 2004,

Having regard to the request made by Poland on 13 July 2004,

Having regard to the request made by Sweden on 26 August 2004,

Whereas:

**(1)** In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002, derogations from certain provisions of Annexes to that Regulation may be granted by the Commission during a transitional period.

**(2)** Such derogations should be granted, at their request, to Lithuania, Poland and Sweden.

**(3)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom [^2] ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

**1.** The following derogations from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 are hereby granted: (a) Lithuania and Poland are granted derogations for the production of results relating to Section 8 (1.1), Items 1 (agriculture, hunting and forestry), 2 (fisheries) and 16 (services activities) of Annex I and those relating to Section 8 (2) of Annex II. (b) Sweden is granted derogations for the production of results relating to Section 8 (1.1), Items 1 (agriculture, hunting and forestry), 2 (fisheries) and 16 (services activities) of Annex I.

**2.** The derogations provided for in paragraph 1 are granted only in respect of data for the first reference year, namely 2004.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 May 2005. *For the Commission* Joaquín ALMUNIA *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2002_332_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 574/2004 ( [OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 15](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_090_R_TOC) )

[^2] [OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1989_181_R_TOC) .

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 574/2004 ()
[^2]: .