Criminal proceedings v. OMNI Metal Service Country/Territory European Union, Netherlands Type of court International court Date Jun 21, 2005 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge Jann, President of the Chamber,), P.Cunha Rodrigues, J.N.Schiemann (Rapporteur),, K.Ileic, M.Levits, E. Reference number C-259/05 Language Dutch Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Waste disposal Hazardous waste Abstract On 21 June 2007, the Court (First Chamber) clarified Regulation No. 259/93 on shipment waste. Thereby, the court issued a preliminary ruling under article 234 EC answering questions posed by a Dutch court. The ECJ stressed that waste exported to third countries for recovery must be notified to national authorities if it does not feature on official waste lists, even when its components are listed separately and do not need notification. Full text Omni Metal Service.pdf Website curia.europa.eu References Cites Council Regulation (EEC) No. 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Pollution control, Transboundary movement of waste, Internal trade, International trade, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX