The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

Modifications relating to list of wastes codes

2.—(1) Any reference in a permit or standard rule to a six-digit code in the outdated List of Wastes is taken to be a reference to the equivalent six-digit code in the updated List.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

“outdated List of Wastes” means—

(a)

the EU List of Wastes, as adopted on 3rd May 2000(1);

(b)

the EU List of Wastes, as amended by Commission Decision 2001/118/EC amending Decision 2000/532 as regards the list of wastes(2);

(c)

the EU List of Wastes, as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/119/EC amending Decision 2000/532/EC 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(3);

(d)

the EU List of Wastes, as last amended by Council Decision 2001/573/EC amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of wastes(4); or

(e)

any of those lists as they were from time to time set out in the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005;

“six-digit code” means a six-digit code or a description of a six-digit code;

“updated List” means the list established by the EU List of Wastes, as last amended by Commission Decision 2014/955/EU amending Decision 2000/532/EC on the list of waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(5).

(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “the EU List of Wastes” means Commission Decision 2000/532/EC 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.

(1)

OJ No L 226, 6.9.2000, p.3.

(2)

OJ No L 47, 16.2.2001, p.1.

(3)

OJ No L 47, 16.2.2001, p.32.

(4)

OJ No L 203, 28.7.2001, p.18.

(5)

OJ No L 370, 30.12.2014, p.44.