I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 1013/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 14 June 2006on shipments of wasteTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THEEUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-nity, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic andSocial Committee (1),After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) The main and predominant objective and component ofthis Regulation is the protection of the environment, itseffects on international trade being only incidental.(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993on the supervision and control of shipments of wastewithin, into and out of the European Community (3) hasalready been significantly amended on several occasionsand requires further amendment. It i...