http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/51/bodyCommission Decision of 21 January 2005 authorising Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of the importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants for decontamination purposes (notified under document number C(2005) 92) (2005/51/EC)Commission Decision of 21 January 2005 authorising Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of the importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants for decontamination purposes (notified under document number C(2005) 92) (2005/51/EC)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02005D0051-20191202texttext/xmlen2025-04-23Expert Participation2025-02-27 Article A1In this Decision:‘contaminated soil’ means:soil contaminated by pesticides governed by the programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on the prevention and disposal of obsolete and unwanted pesticides or any other similar multilateral programme; orsoil contaminated with persistent organic pollutants listed in the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants or in the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range trans-boundary air pollution on persistent organic pollutants ;‘dedicated hazardous waste incinerator’ means an incinerator in Great Britain which is officially authorised to treat contaminated soil under assimilated law relating to industrial emissions;‘Plant Health Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants.Article 11.The competent authorities may authorise the introduction into Great Britain of contaminated soil originating in third countries by way of derogation from:aany prohibition that would otherwise apply to its introduction by virtue of Article 40(1) of the Plant Health Regulation; orbany requirements that would otherwise apply to its introduction by virtue of Article 41(1) of the Plant Health Regulation.2.The authorisation to provide for derogations, as mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the specific conditions provided for in the Annex, and shall only apply to soil that is introduced into Great Britain between 1 March 2005 and 31 December 2024 and is destined for treatment in dedicated hazardous waste incinerators.3.The authorisation is without prejudice to any further authorisation or procedures which may be required under other legislation.Article 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Article 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Article 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Article 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1999 of 28 November 2019 amending Decision 2005/51/EC as regards the period during which soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants may be introduced into the Union for decontamination purposes (notified under document C(2019) 8555).Arts. 2-5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(d)Art. A1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(2)Art. 1(1) substituted for words (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(a)Words in Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(2) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(b)Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(b)(i)Word in Art. 1(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(b)(ii)Words in Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(3) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(c)Word in Art. A1 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. 71