Article 2
1.The following shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive:
(a)gaseous effluents emitted into the atmosphere;
(b)where they are already covered by other legislation:
(i)
radioactive waste;
(ii)
waste resulting from prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries;
(iii)
animal carcases and the following agricultural waste: faecal matter and other natural, non‐dangerous substances used in farming;
(iv)
waste waters, with the exception of waste in liquid form;
(v)
decommissioned explosives.
2.Specific rules for particular instances, or supplementing those of this Directive, on the management of particular categories of waste, may be laid down by means of individual Directives.