Treaty on European Union (consolidated version), 7 June 2016, OJ C202/01
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated version), 7 June 2016, OJ C202/01
Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (7th Environment Action Programme to 2020)
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Introduction. Thematic Briefing – Waste (2015), European Environmental Agency, Copenhagen
WASTE MARKET STUDY: The efficient functioning of waste markets in the European Union legislative and policy options, European Commission, final report, July 2016
COM(2015) 614 final - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy, 2 December 2015
COM(2011) 13 final – Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste, 19 January 2011
COM(2007) 59 final Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the Interpretative Communication on waste and by-products, 21 February 2007
COM(2005) 666 final – Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Taking sustainable use of resources forward: A Thematic Strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste, 21 December 2005
- Waste Framework Directive
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DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Waste Framework Directive)
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE (on waste) of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, COM(2015) 595, 2 December 2015
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1357/2014 of 18 December 2014 replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives
COMMISSION DECISION 2014/955/EU of 18 December 2014 amending Decision 2000/532/EC on the list of waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2013/727/EU of 6 December 2013 establishing a format for notifying the information on the adoption and substantial revisions of the waste management plans and the waste prevention programmes (notified under document C(2013) 8641)
COMMISSION DECISION 2011/753/EU of 18 November 2011 establishing rules and calculation methods for verifying compliance with the targets set in Article 11(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 8165)
Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 5 April 2006 on waste
COMMISSION DECISION 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (notified under document number C(2000) 1147)
Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 amending Council Directive 75/442/EEC
Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste
Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment
Case Law on Waste Law
Case C-147/15, Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 28 July 2016, Città Metropolitana di Bari, formerly Provincia di Bari v Edilizia Mastrodonato Srl
Case C-292/12, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 December 2013, Ragn-Sells AS v Sillamäe Linnavalitsus
Case C-241/12, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 12 December 2013, Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij BV and Belgian Shell NV
Case C-113/12, Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 October 2013, Donal Brady v Environmental Protection Agency
Case C-358/11, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 March 2013, Lapin elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskuksen liikenne ja infrastruktuuri -vastuualue v Lapin luonnonsuojelupiiri ry
Case C-37/09, Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 June 2010, European Commission v Portuguese Republic (only available in French)
Case C-254/08, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 July 2009, Futura Immobiliare srl Hotel Futura and Others v Comune di Casoria
Case C-188/07, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 June 2008, Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and Total International Ltd
Case C-252/05, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 May 2007, The Queen on the application of Thames Water Utilities Ltd v South East London Division, Bromley Magistrates' Court (District Judge Carr)
Case C-447/03, Judgement of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 November 2004, Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Italy (available only in French)
Case C-457/02, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 November 2004, Criminal proceedings against Antonio Niselli
Case C-383/02, Judgement of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 September 2004, Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Italy (available only in French)
Case C-277/02, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 December 2004, EU-Wood-Trading GmbH v Sonderabfall-Management-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz mbH
Case C-235/02, Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 January 2004, Criminal proceedings against Marco Antonio Saetti and Andrea Frediani
Case C-494/01, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 April 2005, Commission of the European Communities v Ireland
Case C-444/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 June 2003, The Queen, on the application of Mayer Parry Recycling Ltd, v Environment Agency and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and Corus (UK) Ltd and Allied Steel and Wire Ltd (ASW)
Case C-458/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2003, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Joined Cases C-418/97 and C-419/97, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 June 2000, ARCO Chemie Nederland Ltd v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer (C-418/97) and Vereniging Dorpsbelang Hees, Stichting Werkgroep Weurt+ and Vereniging Stedelijk Leefmilieu Nijmegen v Directeur van de dienst Milieu en Water van de provincie Gelderland (C-419/97)
Case C-9/00, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 April 2002, Palin Granit Oy and Vehmassalon kansanterveystyön kuntayhtymän hallitus
Case C-06/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 February 2002, Abfall Service AG (ASA) v Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie
Case C-365/97, Judgment of the Court of 9 November 1999, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
Case C-236/92, Judgment of the Court of 23 February 1994
Comitato di Coordinamento per la Difesa della Cava and others v Regione Lombardia and others
- Useful documents on Waste: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
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STUDY to develop a guidance document on the definition and classification of HAZARDOUS WASTE, Final Report, prepared by BIPRO, 4 December 2015
STUDY on assessment of separate collection schemes in the 28 capitals of the EU, prepared by BOPRO, 13 November 2015
DRAFT GUIDANCE DOCUMENT on the definition and classification of hazardous wastes from 8 June 2015
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT on the interpretation of key provisions of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, June 2012
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE with a view to preparing an amendment of the list of waste: Short analysis of impacts for certain waste types, prepared by ÖKOPOL GmbH, 2012
FINAL REPORT – Evolution of (Bio-) waste generation/prevention and (bio-) waste prevention indicators, European Commission, September 2011
FINAL REPORT – Analysis of the evolution of waste reduction and the scope of waste prevention, European Commission, October 2010
FINAL REPORT Review of the European List of Waste, prepared by Ökopol GmbH in cooperation with ARGUS GmbH, November 2008
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Packaging and Packaging Waste
European Parliament and Council DIRECTIVE 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (CONSOLIDATED VERSION)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 2 December 2015, COM(2015) 596 final
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Directive 94/62/EC as regards reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2013/2/EU of 7 February 2013 amending Annex I to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/292/EC of 24 March 2009 establishing the conditions for a derogation for plastic crates and plastic pallets in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2009) 1959)
COMMISSION DECISION 2006/340/EC of 8 May 2006 amending Decision 2001/171/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the purpose of prolonging the validity of the conditions for a derogation for glass packaging in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 1823)
COMMISSION DECISION 2005/270/EC of 22 March 2005 establishing the formats relating to the database system pursuant to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2005) 854)
DIRECTIVE 2005/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2005 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
DIRECTIVE 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste - Statement by the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament
COMMISSION DECISION 2001/524/EC of 28 June 2001 relating to the publication of references for standards EN 13428:2000, EN 13429:2000, EN 13430:2000, EN 13431:2000 and EN 13432:2000 in the Official Journal of the European Communities in connection with Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2001) 1681)
COMMISSION DECISION 2001/171/EC of 19 February 2001 establishing the conditions for a derogation for glass packaging in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2001) 398)
COMMISSION DECISION 97/129/EC of 28 January 1997 establishing the identification system for packaging materials pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
Case Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste
Case T-202/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) on 7 July 2014, Group'Hygiène v European Commission
Case T-224/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Melitta France v European Commission (original text available in French)
Case T-231/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Wepa Lille v European Commission (original text available in French)
Case T-232/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, SCA Hygiène Products v European Commission (original text available in French)
Case T-233/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Paul Hartmann SA v European Commission (original text available in French)
Case T-234/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Lucart France v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case T-235/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Gopack v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case T-236/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, CMC France v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case T-237/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, SCA Tissue France v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case T-238/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Delipapier v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case T-243/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti SpA (ICT) v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case T-244/13, Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2014, Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti Ibérica, SL v European Commission (original text available only in French)
Case C-26/05, Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 February 2006, Plato Plastik Robert Frank GmbH v Caropack Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Case T-142/03, Order of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 16 February 2005, Fost Plus VZW v Commission of the European Communities
Case C-309/02, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 December 2004, Radlberger Getränkegesellschaft mbH & Co. and S. Spitz KG v Land Baden-Württemberg
Case C-463/01, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 December 2004, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
Case C-341/01, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 April 2004, Plato Plastik Robert Frank GmbH v Caropack Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Case C-30/01, Judgment of the Court of 23 September 2003, Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom
Case C-159/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 June 2002, Sapod Audic v Eco-Emballages SA
Case C-116/00, Order of the Court of 28 June 2000, Criminal proceedings against Claude Laguillaumie
Case C-35/00, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 24 January 2002, Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Case C-466/99, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 24 January 2002, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
Case C-292/99, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 May 2002, Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
Case C-123/99, Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 April 2000, Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
Useful documents on Packaging and Packaging Waste: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 2009/C 107/01 - Beverage packaging, deposit systems and free movement of goods, May 2009
FINAL REPORT on 27 March 2015 – Study in Relation to the Derogation for Hazardous Substances in Crates and Pallets, prepared by Oeko-Institut and Eunomia
FINAL REPORT on February 2012 – Options to Improve the Biodegradability Requirements in the Packaging Directive, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on October 2012 – Assistance to the Commission to Complement an Assessment of the Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits of Options to Reduce the Use of Single-Use Plastic Carrier Bags in the EU, prepared by Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd
FINAL REPORT on 12 September 2011 – Assessment of Impacts of Options to Reduce the Use of Single-Use Plastic Carrier Bags, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on 3 August 2011 – Awareness and Exchange of Best Practices on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Essential Requirements for Packaging and Packaging Waste, European Commission
FINAL REPORT in 2008 – A Survey on compliance with the Essential Requirements in the Member States of the Packaging Directive, prepared by ARCADIS
FINAL REPORT on 29 September 2008 – Study to Analyse the Derogation Request on the use of Heavy Metals in Plastic Crates and Plastic Pallets
FIGURE - National reporting of the relative level of material-recycled municipal waste and recycled packaging waste in the EU-27 and Norway, published 19 March 2013 by the European Environment Agency
FIGURE – Generation of Packaging Waste and GDP in the EU-27, published 14 November 2012 by the European Environment Agency
FIGURE – Generation of Packaging Waste and GDP in the EU-15 from 1998-2010, published 14 November 2012 by the European Environment Agency
TABLE of data on Packaging waste generation per capita and by country, published 14 November 2012 by the European Environment Agency
FIGURE – Treatment of Packaging Waste in the EU-15, published 14 November 2012 by the European Environment Agency
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 715/2013 of 25 July 2013 establishing criteria determining when copper scrap ceases to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1179/2012 of 10 December 2012 establishing criteria determining when glass cullet ceases to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 333/2011 of 31 March 2011 establishing criteria determining when certain types of scrap metal cease to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Useful documents on end-of-life products
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria for waste plastic conversion: technical proposals by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, October 2014
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria for biodegradable waste subject to biological treatment (compose and digestate): technical proposal by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, December 2013
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria (EoW) for glass cullet: technical proposals by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, December 2011
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria for copper and copper alloy scrap: technical proposals by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, May 2011
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria for waste paper: technical proposal by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, April 2011
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria for aluminium and aluminium alloy scrap: technical proposals by the DG JRC–IPTS, European Commission, July 2010
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria for iron and steel scrap’: technical proposals by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, July 2010
FINAL REPORT on the selection of waste streams for end-of-waste assessment by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, June 2010
FINAL REPORT on end-of-waste criteria by the DG JRC-IPTS, European Commission, September 2009
End-of-Life Vehicles
DIRECTIVE 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/1/EC of 7 January 2009 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability
DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (ELV Directive) 4
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/774 of 18 May 2016 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2013/28/EU of 17 May 2013 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2011/37/EU of 30 March 2011 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles
COMMISSION DECISION 2010/115 of 23 February 2010 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document C(2010) 972)
DIRECTIVE 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
COMMISSION DECISION 2008/689/EC of 1 August 2008 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document number C(2008) 4017)
DIRECTIVE 2008/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission
COUNCIL DECISION 2005/673/EC of 20 September 2005 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles
COMMISSION DECISION 2005/438/EC of 10 June 2005 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles (notified under document number C(2005) 1707)
COMMISSION DECISION 2005/437/EC of 10 June 2005 repealing Decision 2005/63/EC amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles (notified under document number C(2005) 1705)
COMMISSION DECISION 2005/293/EC of 1 April 2005 laying down detailed rules on the monitoring of the reuse/recovery and reuse/recycling targets set out in Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document number C(2004) 2849)
COMMISSION DECISION 2003/138/EC of 27 February 2003 establishing component and material coding standards for vehicles pursuant to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document number C(2003) 620)
COMMISSION DECISION 2002/525/EC of 27 June 2002 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document number C(2002) 2238)
COMMISSION DECISION 2002/151/EC of 19 February 2002 on minimum requirements for the certificate of destruction issued in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document number C(2002) 518)
Useful Documents on ELVs: Reports, Studies, Fact Files
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT: Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, January 2005
FINAL REPORT COM(2007) 5 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the targets contained in article 7(2)(b) of directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicle, 16 January 2007
STUDY on End of life vehicles: Legal aspects, national practices and recommendations for future successful approach, European Commission, DG IP, October 2010
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/585 of 12 February 2016 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices or electron microscopes
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/863 of 31 March 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of restricted substances
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/574 of 30 January 2015 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for mercury in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/573 of 30 January 2015 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in polyvinyl chloride sensors in in-vitro diagnostic medical devices
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/76/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for Mercury in hand crafted luminous discharge tubes (HLDTs) used for signs, decorative or architectural and specialist lighting and light-artwork
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/75/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for back-lighting liquid crystal displays, not exceeding 5 mg per lamp, used in industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 22 July 2017
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/74/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems for industrial monitoring and control instruments
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/73/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in platinized platinum electrodes used for conductivity measurements
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/72/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders and termination finishes of electrical and electronic components and finishes of printed circuit boards used in ignition modules and other electrical and electronic engine control systems
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/71/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solder in one interface of large area stacked die elements
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/70/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in micro-channel plates (MCPs)
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/69/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC for industrial monitoring and control instruments
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/16/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as an activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps when used for extracorporeal photopheresis lamps containing BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) phosphors
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/15/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in reused spare parts, recovered from medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014 and used in category 8 equipment placed on the market before 22 July 2021, provided that reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems, and that the reuse of parts is notified to the consumer
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/14/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for 3,5 mg mercury per lamp in single capped compact fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes; 30 W with a lifetime equal to or above 20 000 h
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/13/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders on populated printed circuit boards used in Directive 93/42/EEC class IIa and IIb mobile medical devices other than portable emergency defibrillators
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/12/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders on printed circuit boards of detectors and data acquisition units for Positron Emission Tomographs which are integrated into Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/11/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for hexavalent chromium in alkali dispensers used to create photocathodes in X-ray image intensifiers until 31 December 2019 and in spare parts for X-ray systems placed on the EU market before 1 January 2020
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/10/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in alloys, as a superconductor or thermal conductor, used in cryo-cooler cold heads and/or in cryo-cooled cold probes and/or in cryo-cooled equipotential bonding systems, in medical devices (category 8) and/or in industrial monitoring and control instruments
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/9/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits in MRI, SQUID, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) or FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer) detectors
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/8/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders for mounting cadmium telluride and cadmium zinc telluride digital array detectors to printed circuit boards
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/7/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders, termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and printed circuit boards, connections of electrical wires, shields and enclosed connectors which are used (a) in magnetic fields within the sphere of 1 m radius around the isocentre of the magnet in medical magnetic resonance imaging equipment, including patient monitors designed to be used within this sphere, or (b) in magnetic fields within 1 m distance from the external surfaces of cyclotron magnets, magnets for beam transport and beam direction control applied for particle therapy
COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION 2014/6/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in the surface coatings of pin connector systems requiring nonmagnetic connectors which are used durably at a temperature below – 20 °C under normal operating and storage conditions
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/5/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders on printed circuit boards, termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and coatings of printed circuit boards, solders for connecting wires and cables, solders connecting transducers and sensors that are used durably at a temperature below – 20 °C under normal operating and storage
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/4/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead enabling vacuum tight connections between aluminium and steel in X-ray image intensifiers
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/3/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead acetate marker for use in stereotactic head frames for use with CT (Computed Tomography) and MRI and in positioning systems for gamma beam and particle therapy equipment
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/2/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for cadmium in phosphor coatings in image intensifiers for X-ray images until 31 December 2019 and in spare parts for X-ray systems placed on the EU market before 1 January 2020
COMMISION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/1/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as an alloying element for bearings and wear surfaces in medical equipment exposed to ionising radiation
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2012/51/EU of 10 October 2012 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for applications containing cadmium
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2012/50/EU of 10 October 2012 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for applications containing lead
Useful Documents on Electrical and Electronic Equipment: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION COM(2016) 2015 to the European Parliament and the Council on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, 18 April 2016
FINAL REPORT on Study for the analysis of impacts from RoHS2 on non-road mobile machinery without an on-board power source, on windows and doors with electric functions, and on the refurbishment of medical devices, prepared by Oeko-Institut e.V., 12 March 2015
FINAL REPORT on Additional Input to the Commission Impact Assessment for a Review of the Scope Provisions of the RoHS Directive Pursuant to Article 24(1), prepared by Oeko-Institut e.V., 11 June 2014
Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS 2) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (FAQ) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT, 12 December 2012
FINAL REPORT from the European Commission. Measures to be implemented and additional impact assessment with regard to scope changes, pursuant to the new RoHS Directive, 6 July 2012
Case Law on WEEE
Case C-369/14, Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 July 2015, Sommer Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH v Rademacher Geräte-Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
Spent Batteries and Accumulators
DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC
DIRECTIVE 2013/56/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools, and of button cells with low mercury content, and repealing Commission Decision 2009/603/EC
DIRECTIVE 2008/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards placing batteries and accumulators on the market
DIRECTIVE 2008/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 493/2012 of 11 June 2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1103/2010 of 29 November 2010 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC rules as regards capacity labelling of portable secondary (rechargeable) and automotive batteries and accumulators
COMMISSION DECISION 2008/763/EC of 29 September 2008 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC, a common methodology for the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/851/EC of 25 November 2009 establishing a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators
Useful documents on Spent Batteries and Accumulators: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT – on the application of Commission Regulation (EU) 493/2012 laying down detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators, European Commission
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION COM(2014) 632 - on the availability of mercury-free button cells for hearing aids, in accordance with Article 4.4 of Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC, 15 October 2014
COMMISSION REPORT COM(2010) 698 - on the exemption from the ban on cadmium granted for portable batteries and accumulators intended for use in cordless power tools, 2 December 2010
FINAL REPORT on 1 November 2012 - Feasibility Study on Labelling and Efficiency of Primary Batteries, prepared by CENELEC
FINAL REPORT on 28 May 2009 – Study on the calculation of recycling efficiencies and implementation of export article (Art. 15) of the Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on 2 June 2010 – Study on ‘Elements for an impact assessment on proposed options for capacity labelling of portable primary batteries in the Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC’, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on 26 January 2010 – Exemption for the use of cadmium in portable batteries and accumulators intended for the use in cordless power tools in the context of the Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on 15 December 2011 - Comparative Life-Cycle Assessment of nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries used in Cordless Power Tools (CPTs) vs. their alternatives nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on September 2008 – Establishing harmonised methods to determine the capacity of all portable and automotive batteries and rules for the use of a label indicating the capacity of these batteries, European Commission
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Waste Shipments
REGULATION (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (consolidated version)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1234/2014 of 18 November 2014 amending Annexes IIIB, V and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste
REGULATION (EU) No 660/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste
COMMISION REGULATION (EU) No 255/2013 of 20 March 2013 amending, for the purposes of adaptation to scientific and technical progress, Annexes IC, VII and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 135/2012 of 16 February 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste to include certain unclassified wastes in Annex IIIB thereto
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 664/2011 of 11 July 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste to include certain mixtures of wastes in Annex IIIA thereto
DIRECTIVE 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues
DIRECTIVE 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 308/2009 of 15 April 2009 amending, for the purposes of adaptation to scientific and technical progress, Annexes IIIA and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 669/2008 of 15 July 2008 on completing Annex IC of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste
COMMISION REGULATION (EC) No 1379/2007 of 26 November 2007 amending Annexes IA, IB, VII and VIII of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste, for the purposes of taking account of technical progress and changes agreed under the Basel Convention
Case law on waste shipments
Case C-259/05, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 June 2007, Criminal proceedings v Omni Metal Service
Case C-176/05, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 1 March 2007, KVZ retec GmBH v Republik Österreich
Case C-215/04, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 February 2006, Marius Pedersen A/S v Miljøstyrelsen
Case C-277/02, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 December 2004, EU-Wood-Trading GmbH v Sonderabfall-Management-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz mbH
Case C-116/01, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 April 2003, SITA EcoService Nederland BV, formerly Verol Recycling Limburg BV v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer
Case C-114/01, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 September 2003, AvestaPolarit Chrome Oy
Case C-444/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 June 2003, The Queen, on the application of Mayer Parry Recycling Ltd, v Environment Agency and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and Corus (UK) Ltd and Allied Steel and Wire Ltd (ASW)
Case C-458/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2003, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Case C-228/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2003, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
Case C-9/00, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 April 2002, Palin Granit Oy and Vehmassalon kansanterveystyön kuntayhtymän hallitus
Case C-6/00, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 February 2002, Abfall Service AG (ASA) v Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie.
Case C-324/99, Judgment of the Court of 13 December 2001, DaimlerChrysler AG v Land Baden-Württemberg
Joined Cases C-418/97 and C-419/97, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 June 2000, ARCO Chemie Nederland Ltd v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer (C-418/97) and Vereniging Dorpsbelang Hees, Stichting Werkgroep Weurt+ and Vereniging Stedelijk Leefmilieu Nijmegen v Directeur van de dienst Milieu en Water van de provincie Gelderland (C-419/97)
Joined Cases C-175/98 and C-177/98, Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 October 1999, Criminal proceedings against Paolo Lirussi (C-175/98) and Francesca Bizzaro (C-177/98)
Case C-203/96, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 June 1998, Chemische Afvalstoffen Dusseldorp BV and Others v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer
Case C-129/96, Judgment of the Court of 18 December 1997, Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL v Région Wallonne
Joined Cases C-304/94, C-339/94, C-342/94, and C-224/95, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 June 1997, Criminal proceedings against Euro Tombesi and Adino Tombesi (C-304/94), Roberto Santella (C-330/94), Giovanni Muzi and others (C-342/94) and Anselmo Savini (C-224/95)
Case C-422/92, Judgment of the Court of 10 May 1995, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
Case C-2/90, Judgment of the Court of 9 July 1992, Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
International Law and Conventions on Waste Shipments
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, adopted in 1989, with later amendments
OECD Decision - C(2001)107 final concerning the control of transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations, as amended by C(2004)20 (unofficial consolidated text)
Useful documents on Waste Shipments: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
REPORT FROM THE COMMISION COM(2015) 660 to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste. Generation, treatment and transboundary shipment of hazardous waste and other waste in the Member States of the European Union, 2010-2012, December 2015
CORRESPONDENTS’ GUIDELINES and other guidance documents on Waste Shipments (No 1 – No 9)
Landfill Legislation
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste
Proposal (COM(2015) 594) for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2011/97/EU of 5 December 2011 amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste
COUNCIL DECISION 2003/33/EC of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC
Useful documents on Landfill of Waste: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION COM(2005) 105 to the Council and the European Parliament on the national strategies for the reduction of biodegradable waste going to landfills pursuant to article 5(1) of directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 30 March 2005
- EU Legislation (and useful documents) on Specific Waste Streams
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Biodegradable Waste
COMMUNICATION COM(2010) 235 – Future Steps in Bio-Waste Management in the EU
GREEN PAPER COM(2008) 811 - on the management of bio-waste in the EU
FINAL REPORT on 12 February 2010 – Assessment of the Options to Improve the Management of Bio-Waste in the EU, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on 31 March 2011 – Assessment of Feasibility of Setting Bio-Waste Recycling Targets in the EU, including subsidiarity aspects, European Commission
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
GREEN PAPER COM(2000) 469 – Environmental issues of PVC (other languages available here), 26 July 2000
Plastic Waste
GREEN PAPER COM(2013) 123 – on a European Strategy on Plastic Waste in the Environment
FINAL REPORT on April 2011 – Plastic Waste in the Environment, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on 28 November 2013 – Analysis of the public consultation on the green paper “European Strategy on Plastic Waste in the Environment”, European Commission
Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)
COUNCIL DECISION 2004/259/EC of 19 February 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/507/EC of 14 October 2014 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
STOCKHOLM CONVENTION on Persistent Organic Pollutants – Declaration, 22 May 2001
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SWD(2014) 172 for the Stockholm Convention on POPs
REGULATION (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC
REGULATION (EU) No 757/2010 of 24 August 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes I and III
REGULATION (EU) No 756/2010 of 24 August 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes IV and V
International Conventions on POPs
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 22 May 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden
UNECE 1998 Aarhus Protocol on POPs
Useful Documents on POPs: Studies, policy documents, reports, fact sheets
SYNTHESIS REPORT on 8 July 2009 – Support related to the international and Community work on Persistent Organic Pollutants 2007-2009, European Commission
REVISED SYNTHESIS REPORT on August 2011 – Technical support on reporting obligations and update of the Community implementation plan under POP regulation, European Commission
INTERIM-SUMMARY REPORT on 26 August 2010 – Study on waste related issues of newly listed POPs and candidate POPs, European Commission
Disposal of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/59/EC of 16 September 1996 on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT)
COMMMISSION DECISION 2991/68/EC of 16 January 2001 establishing two reference methods of measurement for PCBs pursuant to Article 10(a) of Council Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCBs/PCTs)
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION COM(2001) 593 - Strategy for Dioxins, Furans and Polychlorinated Biphenyls, 17 November 2001
- Waste from Specific Activities
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Extractive Industries
Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)
DIRECTIVE 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/335/EC of 20 April 2009 on technical guidelines for the establishment of the financial guarantee in accordance with Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/337/EC of 20 April 2009 on the definition of the criteria for the classification of waste facilities in accordance with Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/358/EC of 29 April 2009 on the harmonisation, the regular transmission of the information and the questionnaire referred to in Articles 22(1)(a) and 18 of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/359/EC of 30 April 2009 completing the definition of inert waste in implementation of Article 22(1)(f) of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries
COMMISSION DECISION 2009/360/EC of 30 April 2009 completing the technical requirements for waste characterisation laid down by Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries
Sewage Sludge
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (see amendment of Article 5 of DIRECTIVE 91/692/EEC)
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 standardizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment
Useful documents on Sewage Sludge: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
FINAL REPORT Part 1 – Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of the use of Sewage Sludge on Land: Overview, prepared by Milieu Ltd, WRc and RPA for the European Commission, DG Environment, 2009
FINAL REPORT Part 2 - Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of the use of Sewage Sludge on Land: Options and Impacts, prepared by Milieu Ltd, WRc and RPA for the European Commission, DG Environment, 2009
FINAL REPORT Part 3 - Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of the use of Sewage Sludge on Land: Project Interim Reports, prepared by Milieu Ltd, WRc and RPA for the European Commission, DG Environment, 2009
Shipping
REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC
DIRECTIVE 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues
DIRECTIVE 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION COM(2008) 767 - An EU strategy for better ship dismantling, 19 November 2008
Relevant Case Law on Shipping
France, Association Ban Asbestos France, Association Greenpeace France, Comité Anti-amiante Jussieu, Association Nationale de Défense des Victimes de l'Amiante v. République Française, "Le Clemenceau". Conseil d'Etat (6ème et 1ère section réunies), Suspension Decision of 15 February 2006, N° 288801, published in Recueil Lebon (only available in French)
Netherlands, Stichting Greenpeace Nederland, a foundation that has its seat in Amsterdam, and others v. the State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, "MV Otapan", Council of State, Judgement of 21 February 2007
India, Research Foundation for Science Technology National Resource Policy vs. Union of India & Anr., Supreme Court of India, Order of 14 October 2003, Writ Petition (civil) No.657 of 1995.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jean Kennedy v. Health and Safety Executive (Abel UK Limited), England and Wales High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division, the Administrative Court, Judgment of 29 September 2008, published in British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILI).
Shipping: International Conventions
IMO - The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, adopted 15 May 2009
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, with a compilation of relevant practical information for stakeholders on the environmentally sound dismantling of ships. Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of full or partial dismantling of ships, and a Global Programme for Sustainable Ship Recycling
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION COM(2010) 88 – An assessment of the link between the IMO Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, the Basel Convention and the EU waste shipment regulation, 12 March 2010
Useful documents on Shipping: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
FINAL REPORT on 4 January 2010 – Feasibility of a list of “green and safe” ship dismantling facilities and of a list of ships likely to go for dismantling, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on December 2009 – Support to the impact assessment of a new legislative proposal on ship dismantling, European Commission
FINAL REPORT on October 2009 – Study in relation to options for new initiatives regarding dismantling of ships, prepared by Milieu Ltd & COWI
- Radioactive Waste and Substances
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DIRECTIVE 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2006/117/EURATOM of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States
COMMISSION WORKING PAPER SEC(2011) 1007 – Seventh Situation Report on Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management in the EU, 22 August 2011
Useful documents on Radioactive Waste and Substances: policy documents, reports, fact sheets
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION C(2008) 7570 - on criteria for the export of radioactive waste and spent fuel to third countries, 4 December 2008
COMMISSION DECISION C(2008) 793 of 5 March 2008 establishing the standard document for the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel referred to in Council Directive 2006/117/EURATOM
REPORT COM(2013) 240 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the implementation by the Member States of Council Directive 2006/117 EURATOM on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuels
Additional Legal Documents
Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (CONSOLIDATED VERSION)
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC