Council Decision 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 (2003/33/EC)

1. Introductory Text

2. Article A1. (1.) In this Decision— (a) “ appropriate agency ” means—...

3. Article A2. (1.) In this Decision, “ the Waste Framework Directive ”...

4. Article A3. (1.) In Article A2(3)(a)(iii), the “ Mining Waste Directive ”...

5. Article 1. (1.) This Decision establishes the criteria and procedures for the...

6. Article 2. The appropriate agency shall apply the procedure as set out...

7. Article 3. The appropriate agency shall ensure that waste is accepted at...

8. Article 4. The sampling and testing methods listed in section 3 of...

9. Article 5. Without prejudice to existing Community legislation, The criteria and procedures...

10. Article 6. Any amendments necessary for future updating of this Decision to...

11. Article 7. (1) This Decision shall take effect on 16 July 2004....

12. Article 8. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

13. Signature

14. 1. ANNEX

       CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

       1. Introduction

       2. 1. PROCEDURE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

          1. 1.1. Basic characterisation

             1. 1.1.1. Functions of basic characterisation

             2. 1.1.2. Fundamental requirements for basic characterisation of the waste

             3. 1.1.3. Testing

             4. 1.1.4. Cases where testing is not required

          2. 1.2. Compliance testing

          3. 1.3. On-site verification

       3. 2. WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

          1. 2.1. Criteria for landfills for inert waste

             1. 2.1.1. List of wastes acceptable at landfills for inert waste without...

             2. 2.1.2. Limit values for waste acceptable at landfills for inert waste...

                1. 2.1.2.1. Leaching limit values

                2. 2.1.2.2. Limit values for total content of organic parameters

          2. 2.2. Criteria for landfills for non-hazardous waste

             1. 2.2.1. Wastes acceptable at landfills for non-hazardous waste without testing

             2. 2.2.2. Limit values for non-hazardous waste

             3. 2.2.3. Gypsum waste

          3. 2.3. Criteria for hazardous waste acceptable at landfills for non-hazardous waste...

             1. 2.3.1. Leaching limit values

             2. 2.3.2. Other criteria

             3. 2.3.3. Asbestos waste

          4. 2.4. Criteria for waste acceptable at landfills for hazardous waste

             1. 2.4.1. Leaching limit values

             2. 2.4.2. Other criteria

          5. 2.5. Criteria for underground storage

       4. 3. SAMPLING AND TEST METHODS

          1. Sampling

          2. General waste properties

          3. Leaching tests

          4. Digestion of raw waste

          5. Analysis

       5. Appendix A

          SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE IN UNDERGROUND STORAGE

          1. 1. SAFETY PHILOSOPHY FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE: ALL TYPES

             1. 1.1. The importance of the geological barrier

             2. 1.2. Site-specific risk assessment

                1. 1.2.1. Geological assessment

                2. 1.2.2. Geomechanical assessment

                3. 1.2.3. Hydrogeological assessment

                4. 1.2.4. Geochemical assessment

                5. 1.2.5. Biosphere impact assessment

                6. 1.2.6. Assessment of the operational phase

                7. 1.2.7. Long-term assessment

                8. 1.2.8. Impact assessment of the surface reception facilities

                9. 1.2.9. Assessment of other risks

          2. 2. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE: ALL TYPES

             1. 2.1. Excluded wastes

             2. 2.2. Lists of waste suitable for underground storage

             3. 2.3. Site-specific risk assessment

             4. 2.4. Acceptance conditions

          3. 3. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: SALT MINES

             1. 3.1. Importance of the geological barrier

             2. 3.2. Long-term assessment

          4. 4. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: HARD ROCK

             1. 4.1. Safety philosophy

       6. Appendix B