European Parliament 13 October 1997, WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3147/97 by Kirsten JENSEN to the Commission. The transport agreement between the EU and Switzerland

C 134/96 EN 30. 4. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (24 October 1997) The definition of waste contained in Directive 75/442/EEC as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC on waste (1) reads ‘waste means any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard’.