
Article 1 
Directive 2002/95/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.. Article 5(1) shall be amended as follows:

((a)) the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:
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1. Any amendments which are necessary in order to adapt the Annex to scientific and technical progress for the following purposes shall be adopted:';
((b)) the following subparagraph shall be added:
'The measures referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(2).';
2.. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:
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Article 7 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.'.
Article 2 
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2008.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING
For the Council
The President
J. LENARČIČ