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Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.General requirements

  6. Article 5.Waste management plan

  7. Article 6.Major-accident prevention and information

  8. Article 7.Application and permit

  9. Article 8.Public participation

  10. Article 9.Classification system for waste facilities

  11. Article 10.Excavation voids

  12. Article 11.Construction and management of waste facilities

  13. Article 12.Closure and after-closure procedures for waste facilities

  14. Article 13.Prevention of water status deterioration, air and soil pollution

  15. Article 14.Financial guarantee

  16. Article 15.Environmental liability

  17. Article 16.Transboundary effects

  18. Article 17.Inspections by the competent authority

  19. Article 18.Obligation to report

  20. Article 19.Penalties

  21. Article 20.Inventory of closed waste facilities

  22. Article 21.Exchange of information

  23. Article 22.(1) The Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure...

  24. Article 23.Committee

  25. Article 24.Transitional provision

  26. Article 25.Transposition

  27. Article 26.Entry into force

  28. Article 27.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      Major-accident prevention policy and information to be communicated to the public concerned

      1. 1. Major-accident prevention policy

      2. 2. Information to be communicated to the public concerned

    2. ANNEX II

      Waste characterisation

      1. The waste to be deposited in a facility shall be...

      2. description of expected physical and chemical characteristics of the waste...

    3. ANNEX III

      Criteria for determining the classification of waste facilities

      1. A waste facility shall be classified under category A if:...

      2. a failure or incorrect operation, e.g. the collapse of a...

  30. ATTACHMENTS

    1. Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission

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