ker je Komisija na podlagi Sklepa Sveta z dne 28. oktobra 1998 v imenu Skupnosti in po posvetu s predstavniki držav članic sodelovala pri pogajanjih na sestankih priložnostne delovne skupine pod pokroviteljstvom Programa Združenih narodov za okolje (UNEP), da bi pripravila globalno Konvencijo o nadzoru prehoda nevarnih odpadkov preko meja in njihovega odstranjevanja;
Whereas, by virtue of a Council Decision of 28 October 1988, the Commission participated on behalf of the Community, in consultation with the representatives of the Member States, in the negotiation in the ad hoc working group meetings under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with a view to preparing a Global Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste;