Article A2 1. In this Decision, “the Waste Framework Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851, and read in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 8.
2. A reference to one or more member States in a provision imposing an obligation or conferring a discretion on a member State or member States is to be read as a reference to the appropriate authority, appropriate agency or local authority which, immediately before IP completion day, was responsible for the United Kingdom's compliance with that obligation or able to exercise that discretion in respect of England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
3. Article 2 is to be read as if—
(a) in paragraph 2—
(i) in the words before point (a), for “other Community legislation” there were substituted “assimilated law”;
Word in Art. A2(3)(a)(i) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 63(2)(b)
(ii) in points (b) and (c), for “Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002” there were substituted “ Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 ”;
(iii) in point (d), as it extends to England and Wales, for the words from “Directive 2006/21/EC” to the end there were substituted “ the Mining Waste Directive ”;
(iv) for point (d), as it extends to Northern Ireland, there were substituted—

“(d) extractive waste, which has the same meaning as in regulation 2(2) of the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.”;

(b) in paragraph 3, the words from “Without prejudice” to “Community legislation,” were omitted;
(c) paragraph 4 were omitted.
4. Article 5 is to be read as if—
(a) in paragraph 1, “Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that” were omitted;
(b) after paragraph 1 there were inserted—

“(1A. Any decision as to whether a substance or object is a by-product must be made—
(a) in accordance with any regulations setting out detailed criteria on the application of the conditions in paragraph 1 to specific substances or objects; and
(b) having regard to any guidance published by the appropriate authority or the appropriate agency for the purposes of this Article.”;

(c) paragraphs 2 and 3 were omitted..
(5. Article 6 is to be read as if—
(a) in paragraph 1, “Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that” were omitted;
(b) after paragraph 1 there were inserted—

“(1A. Any decision as to whether a substance or object has ceased to be waste must be made—
(a) in accordance with any regulations or assimilated direct legislation setting out detailed criteria on the application of the conditions in paragraph 1 to specific types of waste; and
Words in Art. A2(5)(b) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 63(3)
(b) having regard to any guidance published by the appropriate authority or the appropriate agency for the purposes of this Article.”;

(c) in paragraph 2—
(i) the first subparagraph were omitted;
(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Those detailed criteria” there were substituted “Any detailed criteria set out in guidance as referred to in paragraph 1A”;
(iii) the third and fourth subparagraphs were omitted;
(d) paragraph 3 were omitted;
(e) in paragraph 4—
(i) in the first subparagraph—
(aa) in the first sentence, for the words from the beginning to “Member State”, there were substituted “Where criteria have not been set out as referred to in paragraph 1A(a), the appropriate agency”;
(bb) the second sentence were omitted;
(ii) in the second subparagraph—
(aa) for “Member States” there were substituted “The appropriate agency”;
(bb) “by competent authorities” were omitted.
(6. Article 7 is to be read as if—
(a) before paragraph 1 there were inserted—

“(A1. In this Article, the “list of waste” means the list contained in the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, as that list has effect in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (as the case may be).”;

(b) in paragraph 1—
(i) the first and second sentences were omitted;
(ii) for the third sentence there were substituted “The list of waste shall, except as provided in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, be binding as regards determination of the waste which is to be considered as hazardous waste or as non-hazardous waste.”;
(c) paragraphs 2, 3, 6 and 7 were omitted.
7. Article 19(2) is to be read as if, for “a Member State” there was substituted “ the United Kingdom ”.
8. Annex 3 is to be read as if, in entry HP 9, in the second sentence, “in the Member States” were omitted.
Arts. A1-A3 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 15(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(3), 14(11)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)