An amendment adopted in 1995, which has not yet entered into force, establishes a ban on exports of hazardous waste from EU and OECD member countries to non-OECD countries.

For this reason, we should perhaps consider whether it is possible to create a separate euro zone in the energy sector for non-OPEC countries, or even incentives for the creation of such a zone, because this, too, would bring a certain degree of stability and independence.

The export of such vessels from the EU to a non-OECD country for dismantling is therefore prohibited. These vessels must be processed in an OECD country under environmentally sound conditions or decontaminated so that they no longer constitute hazardous waste.

One of the amendments to this Convention adopted in 1995 banned exports of hazardous waste from OECD countries to non-OECD countries.

4. Notes that world total final energy consumption grew from 4 549 Mtoe in 1973 to 6 646 Mtoe, an increase of 46.1% over 25 years; notes that EU consumption is projected to grow by 22% in the period 1990 to 2020 and concludes that with demand rising faster in the world outside the EU, particularly in non OECD countries, there will be increased competing demand from third countries for the energy needed by EU Member States; and draws the conclusion from this that the EU must make efforts to ensure energy demand does not rise as forecast. Every available effort must be made to increa ...[+++]se energy efficiency and energy-saving, and reduce dependence on imports;

(1) In January 2000, the Commission sent a note verbale to all non-OECD countries (plus Hungary and Poland which do not yet apply OECD Decision C(92) 39 final).