# Commission Implementing Decision of 6 December 2013 establishing a format for notifying the information on the adoption and            substantial revisions of the waste management plans and the waste prevention programmes (notified under document C(2013) 8641)            (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/727/EU)         

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# Commission Implementing Decision

# of 6 December 2013

# establishing a format for notifying the information on the adoption and substantial revisions of the waste management plans                        and the waste prevention programmes                     

# (notified under document C(2013) 8641)

# (Text with EEA relevance)

# (2013/727/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing                           certain Directives(1), and in particular Article 33(2) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Pursuant to Article 28 of Directive 2008/98/EC Member States have to ensure that their competent authorities establish one                              or more waste management plans covering the entire geographical territory of the Member State concerned.

(2)In addition, not later than 12 December 2013, Member States have to establish waste prevention programmes in accordance with                              Article 29 of Directive 2008/98/EC.

(3)In order to facilitate the submission of the relevant information to the Commission on the adoption and substantial revisions                              of those plans and programmes the format for notifying such information should be adopted.

(4)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of                              Directive 2008/98/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

Member States shall use the formats set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision to notify the Commission of the information                     on the adoption and substantial revisions of the waste management plans and waste prevention programmes referred to in Articles                     28 and 29 of Directive 2008/98/EC.                  

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

Janez Potočnik                            

*Member of the Commission*                            

## ANNEX IU.K.**FORMAT FOR NOTIFYING THE INFORMATION ON THE ADOPTION AND SUBSTANTIAL REVISIONS OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS**

Name of the plan:

...

Administrative body (name, address, e-mail address, and other contact details where necessary) responsible for adoption/revision                     of the plan:                  

...

Electronic link to a publicly available website for the plan:

...

Administrative body (name, address, e-mail address, and other contact details where necessary) in charge of coordinating the                     information provided in this form:                  

...

Please tick the applicable box:

Adoption of a new waste management plan

Substantial revision of a waste management plan

*(Important: Please indicate the relevant page number(s) of the notified plan and/or reference document related to each question)*U.K.                  

### 1.**General Information**U.K.

#### 1.1.Date of adoption/revision (month/year):U.K.

#### 1.2.Does the plan cover the entire territory of the Member State?U.K.

Yes

No

If no, please indicate what parts of the territory are not covered and provide reasons:

...

#### 1.3.What is the scope of the waste management plan?U.K.

All waste streams

Municipal solid waste

Hazardous waste

Specific waste streams. Please specify:

If the plan does not cover all waste streams, please indicate the relevant additional plans:

...

#### 1.4.Does the plan comply with the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC?U.K.

Yes

No

If no, please indicate the reasons:

...

#### 1.5.Is the plan designed in accordance with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC?U.K.

Yes

No

If no, please specify for which waste streams the plan deviates from the waste hierarchy and the reasons for such deviations:

...

#### 1.6.Does the plan include any waste prevention programme?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please provide the relevant website links:

...

#### 1.7.How did the relevant stakeholders and authorities and the general public participate in the elaboration of the waste management                        plans and waste prevention programmes?U.K.

...

### 2.**Information on collection schemes and waste treatment installations**U.K.

#### 2.1.Does the plan assess the need for new collection schemes and major disposal/recovery installation and related investments?U.K.

Yes

No

#### 2.2.Does the plan provide information about the location of planned disposal or major recovery installations and the criteria                        for the choice of that location?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please indicate where these criteria are set out in the plan:

...

### 3.**Information on waste-related targets**U.K.

#### 3.1.Are packaging and packaging waste covered by the plan (Article 14 of European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC(2))U.K.

Yes

No

#### 3.2.Does the plan set out strategies or measures for the implementation of the reduction of biodegradable waste going to landfills                        (Article 5 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC(3))U.K.

Yes

No

#### 3.3.Does the plan contribute to reach the landfill biodegradable diversion targets?U.K.

Yes

No

#### 3.4.Does the plan evaluate the usefulness and suitability of economic and other instruments, e. g. landfill taxes, in addressing                        waste issues?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please specify which economic instruments and related measures have been included in the plan:

...

## ANNEX IIU.K.**FORMAT FOR NOTIFYING THE INFORMATION ON THE ADOPTION AND SUBSTANTIAL REVISIONS OF THE WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAMMES**

Name of the programme:

...

Electronic link to a publicly available website for this programme:

...

Administrative body (name, address, e-mail address and other contact details where necessary) responsible for the adoption/revision                     of the programme:                  

...

Administrative body (name, address, e-mail address, and other contact details where necessary) in charge of coordinating these                     answers:                  

...

Please tick the applicable box:

Adoption of a new waste prevention programme

Substantial revision of a waste prevention programme(4)                      

In case of a notification of a substantial revision of a waste prevention programme, which plan/programme does this revision                        refer to?                     

Please describe briefly the scope and the main elements of the revision, indicating where the revised elements can be found                        within the waste prevention programme:                     

...

*(Important: Please indicate the relevant page number(s) of the notified programme and/or reference document related to each                        question)*U.K.                  

### 1.**General information**U.K.

#### 1.1.Date of adoption/revision (month/year):U.K.

#### 1.2.Does the programme cover the entire territory of your Member State?U.K.

Yes

No

If no, please indicate what parts of the territory are not covered and provide reasons:

...

#### 1.3.Is the programme integrated into a waste management plan?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please specify the waste management plan(s):

...

#### 1.4.Is the programme included in other environmental policy programme(s)?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please specify the programme(s):

...

### 2.**Information on waste prevention**U.K.

#### 2.1.Does the programme describe the existing prevention measures?U.K.

Yes

No

#### 2.2.Does the programme set out waste prevention objectives?U.K.

Yes

No

#### 2.3.To what extent do the objectives and measures aim at the decoupling of economic growth from the environmental impacts of waste                        generation?U.K.

...

#### 2.4.Does the programme specify quantitative and/or qualitative benchmarks for adopted waste prevention measures?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please indicate whether they are qualitative and/or quantitative and the relevant page number(s):

...

#### 2.5.Does the programme determine specific qualitative and/or quantitative targets and indicators?U.K.

Yes

No

If yes, please indicate whether they are qualitative and/or quantitative and the relevant page number(s):

...

1

OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.                           

2

OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.                           

3

OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.                           

4

Only applicable if a waste prevention programme has already been notified to the European Commission.