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Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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1.Without prejudice to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(1), the following may be exempted from the permit requirement laid down in Article 9 or Article 10:
(a)establishments or undertakings carrying out their own waste disposal at the place of production; and
(b)establishments or undertakings that carry out waste recovery.
2.The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 may apply only:
(a)if the competent authorities have adopted general rules for each type of activity, laying down the types and quantities of waste and the conditions under which the activity in question may be exempted from the permit requirement; and
(b)if the types or quantities of waste and methods of disposal or recovery are such that the conditions laid down in Article 4 are complied with.
3.The establishments or undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 shall be registered with the competent authorities.
4.Member States shall inform the Commission of the general rules adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, point (a).
OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20. Directive as amended by Directive 94/31/EC (OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 28).
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