WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.517
29September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4029)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above: National enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): TheDecree relates to
waste. TheDecree prescribes adumping banforvarious categories ofwaste.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decree
Governing aDumping Banwithin Establishments forDesignated Categories ofWaste
(Decree onDumping BanforWaste)
6. Description ofcontent: TheDecree listsadumping banfor32categories ofwaste. The
dumping banforacertain category ofwaste shallenter intoeffect assoonassufficient
incineration capacity orreuse options willbeavailable forthiscategory. Exemptions
from thebanaregranted inanumber ofcases because partofthewaste within the
relevant category cannot beincinerated orreused, suchasbuilding anddemolition waste
which cannot bereused (Regulation onBuilding andDemolition Waste which cannot be
Reused; Regulation ontheLogo forBuilding andDemolition Waste which cannot be
Reused, andRegulation onBlasting Gritwhich cannot beCleaned). Inaddition, the
provincial authority isgiven theoption ofgranting exemptions from thedumping ban
subject tocertain criteria.
7. Objective andrationale: Inaccordance withtheCouncil Directive of15July1975,
No.75/442/EEC concerning waste (OJEC L194/47), member States takesuitable
measures topromote theprevention ofgenerating waste, therecovery ofwaste bymeans
ofreuse andtheuseofwaste asasource ofenergy. TheaimoftheDecree onthe
dumping banonwaste istopromote thereuse ofwaste andifthisisnotpossible, the
incineration aspartoftheprocess ofenergy recovery. Thedumping ofwaste isseenas
theleastfavoured method ofwaste disposal foranumber ofreasons. Indeed, dumping
brings withitsome adverse effects, suchaslossoflimited rawmaterials, theemission
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7. Objective andrationale: (cont'd):
ofmethane (which contributes tothegreenhouse effect), thepermanent occupation of
limited space andthefactthattipsareapotential source ofsoilpollution, sothat
interminable aftercare isrequired. Thispoint ofdeparture isinlinewiththeproposal
foraDirective regarding thedumping ofwaste (Proposal of5March 1997,
XI/505-7/96). Thepurpose oftheDecree isthatadumping banforwaste applies as
soon asasuperior method ofdisposal orre-use isavailable foracertain category of
waste. Themeasures arejustified bytheinterest ofenvironmental protection. Inorder
toprevent environmental pollution bywaste forwhich asuperior method ofremoval has
beenestablished, itisappropriate tolaydown adumping banforthese waste.
8. Relevant documents:
- Environmental Management Act(Article 8.44) (already sentalong with, inter
alia,95/0004/NL);
- Regulation onBlasting Gritwhich cannot beCleaned (willbenotified; seefile
No.396);
- Regulation onBuilding andDemolition Waste which cannot beReused (willbe
notified; seefileNo.393);
- Regulation ontheLogo forBuilding andDemolition Waste which cannot be
Reused.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 5November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 6November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 4November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: