No L-92/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4.9 COUNCIL DECISION of 2 April 1990 on the acceptance by the European Economic Community of an OECD Decision/recommendation on the control of transfrontier movements of hazardous wastes (90/170/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN -COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Econemic and -Social Committee (¥, Whereas the Environment Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has- forwarded to-the Council- of that Organization a draft Decision/recommandation recommending #nter alia the ratification and rapid application - of the Basle Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, signed on 22 March 1989 by some of the Member States of the OECD, as well as the Community; Whereas that Decision/recommendation aims fnter alia at obliging Member States to reinforce the control of transfrontier movements of hazardous wastes ; Whereas part of the scope of the Basle Convention and of the said Decision/recommendation falls within Community competence ; Whereas the Decision/recommendation should be approved by the Community at a forthcoming meeting of the Council of the OECD, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article The OECD Council Decision/recommendation on the control of transfrontier movements of hazardous wastes: is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community as far as the matters within_its jurisdiction ar concerned. The text of the OECD Decision/recommendation is attached hereto. Done at Luxembourg, 2 April 1990. For the Council The President. G. COLLINS (") OJ No C 68, 19. 3. 1990. (9) Opinion delivered on 28 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal).