PART 1Introductory provisions

F1Modification of the Waste Framework Directive3A

(1)

For the purposes of this Order, the Waste Framework Directive is to be read in accordance with this article.

(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 or local authority which, immediately before exit day, was responsible for the United Kingdom's compliance with that obligation or able to exercise that discretion in respect of Wales.

(3)

Article 2 is to be read as if—

(a)

in paragraph 2—

(i)

in the words immediately before point (a), for “other Community legislation” there were substituted “ retained EU law ”;

(ii)

in points (b) and (c), for “Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002” there were substituted “ Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 ”;

(iii)

in point (d), for the words from “Directive 2006/21/EC” to the end there were substituted “ the Mining Waste Directive ”;

(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 paragraph 2 were omitted.

(5)

Article 6 is to be read as if—

(a)

paragraphs 1 to 3 were omitted;

(b)

in paragraph 4—

(i)

in the first sentence, for the words from “Where criteria” to “paragraphs 1 and 2” there were substituted “ Except where waste ceases to be waste in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) No 333/2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1179/2012 or Commission Regulation (EU) No 715/2013 ”;

(ii)

the second sentence were omitted.

(6)

Article 7 is to be read as if—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

the first and second sentences were omitted;

(ii)

in the third sentence, for “shall be binding” there were substituted “ shall, subject to paragraph 1A, be binding ”;

(b)

after paragraph 1, there were inserted—

“1A.

Paragraph 1 is subject to—

(a)

a determination by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 8(1) of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 that a specific batch of waste is to be treated as hazardous waste;

(b)

a decision made by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 9(1) of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 that a specific batch of waste is to be treated as non-hazardous waste;

(c)

the treating of a specific batch of waste as hazardous or, as the case may be, non-hazardous, in accordance with regulation 8(2) or 9(2) of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005;

(d)

regulations (if any) made by the Welsh Ministers under section 62A(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (lists of waste displaying hazardous properties).”;

(c)

paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 were omitted;

(d)

after paragraph 6, there were inserted—

“6A.

In this Article, the “list of waste” means the list established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC.”;

(e)

paragraph 7 were omitted.

(7)

Article 23 is to be read as if—

(a)

a reference to the “competent authority” were a reference to the “appropriate authority”;

(b)

in paragraph 5, “or Community” were omitted.

(8)

Annex 3 is to be read as if, in entry HP 9, in the second sentence, “in the Member States” were omitted.

(9)

In reading the Waste Framework Directive in accordance with this article—

(a)

“appropriate authority” (“awdurdod priodol”) means the Welsh Ministers or the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

(b)

“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or county borough council in Wales.