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EXPLANATORY MEM3HANHJM
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1.Theaimof"thisDirective-whichispresentedinpursuanceofthe
EuropeanCommunities *ProgrammeofActionontheEnvironment(1)-concerns
theestablishment bytheMemberStates,inaccordancewithcertain
principlesandprocedures,ofasystemofcontrolsandsafeguardmeasures,
whicharemeanttoensurethattoxicanddangerouswastesaredisposed
ofwithoutendangering humanhealthandwithoutharmingtheenvironment.
2.Initsdeclarationof22November1973ontheabovementioned
ProgrammeofAction,theCouncilacknowledgedthatthedisposaloftoxic
anddangerouswastesisoneofthemostimportantproblemsforthe
Communityandthatthereforeitrequiresasolutionextendingbeyondthe
regionalframeworkandpossiblybeyondnationalfrontiers.
"Eveniftheharmful ,effectsofthewastesdonot
extendbeyondtheimmediateregion,Communityaction
maywellbecomenecessaryiftheeliminationorre-use
ofthewastesaredependentoneconomicresources.If
thesolutionsadoptedgiverisetodifferencesinthe
productionanddistribution conditionsofcertaingoods,
thesedifferences n>ayhaverepercussions onthe
.functioningoftheCramonMarketandoninternational
trade".(2)*
3»TheframeworkDirectiveonWasteof15July1975(3)which,
followingtheprinciplessetupintheProgrammeofAotion,laysdown
thebasicprovisionsrelatingtowastedisposalandrecovery,allows
forcertainexceptions.Itforeseesinteraliathepossibilityof"
adoptingspecificCom&nmityrules,shouldthenatureandcharacteristics
(1)O.J.NoC112,20December1973
(2)O.J.NoC112,20December1973rp.28and29.
(3)O.J.ToL19.*.?rJu'yIT,r.

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ofcertain types ofwastes require it.TheCouncil hasalso adopted
aDirective ofaspecific nature onwaste oils .(1)
4* Thepresent proposal represents therefore animplementation ofthe
Programme ofAction andfits within theframework provided "bythegeneral
Directive onWaste .Itaccords with theguidelines andprinciples
defined bythem ,inproviding forvarious problems inherent totoxic
anddangerous waste disposal operations .
5« Theproposal istheresult ofthework carried out "bythe
Commission assisted byaworking group ofnational experts andasub­
group ofscientific experts ontoxic anddangerous waste .
B. SUMMARY OFTHE LEGAL SITUATION
1. Inpursuance oftheAgreement of5March 1973 oninformation for
theCommission andfortheMember States with aview topossible
harmonization throughout theCommunities ofurgent measures concerning
theprotection oftheenvironment (2),theCommission hasbeen notified
ofthree legislative measures concerning thedisposal ofwaste in
general andoftoxic anddangerous waste inparticular .
2« On8November 1973 theBelgian Government sent totheCommission
thetext ofadraft lawrelating toToxic Waste (loisurlesdechets
toxiques ).On11February 1974 theCommission wasnotified ofadraft
French lawonWaste Disposal andRecovery (loirelative a1♦elimination
desdechets etalarecuperation desmateriaux )andon31October 1975
ofadraft Dutch lawonChemical Wastes andUsed Oils (Regelen inzake
chemische afvalstoffen enafgewerkte olie-wetchemische afvalstoffe ).
TheBelgian lawcame into force on22July 1974 andtheFrench on
15July 1975 *TheDutch bill hasbeen ddfcpted byParliament nonHFebruary
1976 .
(1)Council Directive of16June 1975 OJ*thedisposal ofwaste oils ,
O.J. NoL194 ,25July 1975 ,p.23
(2)O.J. NoC9,15March 1973 .p.1/2.

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3» Asfarastheother Member States areconcerned ,toxic waste
disposal comes within theprovisions ofeither general pollution control ■
regulations (Denmark andtheUnited Kingdom )orofgeneral waste control
laws (Germany andItaly ).Finally there arethose Member States
(Ireland andLuxembourg )with virtually nolegislation ontheproblem
atall *
4* Mention must atlast bemade tothe fact that inseveral Member
States specific regulations ontoxic anddangerous waste disposal are
being drafted orarecontemplated ,although itmust besome time yet
before they areinforce .
5» Therefore there exists insome Member States legislation governing
thedisposal oftoxic anddangerous waste .Thescope ofthis
legislation ,itsfield ofapplication (collection ,transport ,storage
andtreatment ,etc.),theform andtasks ofthevarious controlling
organizations ,thefinancing systems andthepenalties forinfringements
however differ from oneMember State toanother .
6. Theabove-mentioned Belgian lawdoes notcontain acomplete
definition oftheterm "toxic waste "butspecifies that itcovers ,in
sofarasthey might harm manortheenvironment ,unused orunusable
products andwastes resulting from anindustrial ,commercial ,artisaral ,
agricultural orscientific activity .This allows household wastes ,
amongst others ,tobeexcluded from itsprovisions . .
Adetailed list oftoxic wastes hasbeen laid down byRoyal Decree on
9February 1976 (Arrête royal portant règlement général surlesdéchets
toxiques ).
Under thelawof22July 1974 ,theabandonment oftoxic waste isprohibited
andanumber ofoperations such astheoffer forsale ,thesale ,
acquisition ,transfer ,storage ,destruction ,processing ,neutralisation and
elimination oftoxic waste will becontrolled byasystem ofauthorizations#
Thetransport ,import ,export andtransit oftoxic waste will beregulated
byRoyal Decrees .

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Thelawconfers ongovernors ofprovinces andmayors ofcommunes wide
powers toprevent toxic waste from affecting the£>alth andsafety "both
ofworkers and thegeneral public .
Theproducer oftoxic waste isinprinciple liable tobear thecost of
disposal operations .Theproducer isalso held responsible forany
damage which maybecaused bythewaste .
7» InDenmark theLav*onEnvironmental Protection (lovno.372of
13June 1973 )contains general provisions onstorage ,treatment and
disposal ofwaste ,which apply also totoxic anddangerous waste .
Treatment anddisposal ofwaste aredefined as"activities which can
cause excessive pollution ":Theuse ofland forthese purposes
therefore requires theapproval oftheCounty Council -under theabove -
mentioned law .
Other dispositions applicable totoxic waste aretobefound inthe
Nature Conservation Lawwhich ,lays down ,inter alia that sites forthe
storage ofwaste must beapproved byaConservation Plan Committee .
Certain provisions oftheLaw ontheDisposal andTreatment ofWaste
Oils andChemicals (LovNo.178of24May1972 )regulate specific aspects
ofthetoxic waste problem .According tothis law ,theMinister ofthe
Environment canlaydown rules forthestorage ,transport anddisposal
ofwaste products (whether ornottoxic )which result from theuseof
mineral oils andchemicals aswoll asobliging producers ofwaste oils
orwaste chemicals toensure that thewaste isdisposed ofwithout harm
toman orthe environment .
8. InFrance theafore-mentioned lawof15July 1975 provides for
waste disposal andrecovery operations .Itestablishes amongst others
that whoever produces orholds waste which canbeparticularly harmful
toman orthe environment must surrender ittoanauthorized
establishment .

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Furthermore ,thesystem setupinthelaw of19December 1917 ,(loi
relative auxetablissements dangereux ,insalubres ouincommodes )
concerns certain kinds offactories ,shops etc.andapplies tocertain
categories ofwastes andtooertain classes ofdisposal sites .
Establishments carrying ondangerous ,insanitary ,noxious ornoisy
trades aredivided into three classes ,depending onthedegree of
inconvenience caused .Thoss belonging tothefirst class must besited
away from human dwellings .ThePrefect grants authorization andfixes
thedistances ,butthequestion ofdistance issubjeot tothejudge 's
ruling .Establishments falling within thesecond class areauthorized
tooperate only oncondition that specified measures toavoid dangers
andinconveniences aretaken .Finally ,establishments falling into
class IIIaresubject only togeneral regulations made forthebenefit
oftheneighbourhood ,andintheinterest ofpublic health .No
authorization isneeded ,butprior notice must begiven .
9» Thedisposal ofwastes isregulated forthewhole oftheGerman
Federal Republic bythe"LawfortheDisposal ofWastes "(Gesetz uber
dieBeseitigung vonAbfallen )of7June 1972 .This issupplemented and
implemented indetail bylaws oftheLander .
Thegeneral principle governing thedisposal ofwaste under this law -
isthat theinterests ofthegeneral public must besafeguarded in
particular against :
–danger tohealth andwell-being ofman ;
–danger todomestic animals andwildlife ;
–harmful effects onwater ,soil anduseful plants ; .
–harmful environmental effects caused byairpollution ornoise ;
–harmful effects onnature ,thecountryside andurban development ;
-risks topublic safety .
Theerection andoperating ofstationary waste disposal plants aresubject
tolicensing control .This involves publicity fortheplans ,plan
assessment andfinal approval .Approval will notbegiven ifthat would be
contrary to .thewaste disposal plans which theLander arerequired todraw up.

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Neither will it "begiven if :
-thewell being ofthegeneral public would beadversely affected ;
-encroachments ontherights ofsome other person could notbe
prevented ,oradequately compensated ;
-itwould becontrary toother provisions ofpublic law .
10.InItaly alawwaspassed in1941 relating tothestorage ,transport
anddisposal ofwaste from public places ,dwellings andoffices (legge
n.366del 21marzo 1941 )*Itwasawartime measure which sought toprovide
fortherecycling ofsubstances andmaterials .In1971 aParliament
Ecological Commission reported that this lawhasfallen almost completely
into disuse .Control over thetreatment anddisposal oftoxic anddangerous
waste seems tobemainly vested intheRegional authorities .
11.IntheNetherlands . -the above –mentioned lavl onChemical Waste
andUsed Oil-ofwhich only theChemical Waste section isspecifically
pertinent here –confer.® onthecompetent
minister thepower todecide that theholders ofchemical waste :
-areobliged totreat ,process ordestroy thewaste atthe
place where itisproduced ;
-ordonothave theright ,incertain cases ,tokeep this
waste foraperiod longer than that setbytheMinistei% order .
Under this law itisfurthermore forbidden totransfer chemical waste toa
third party unless thelatter isentitled tostore ,treat ,process or
destroy such substances inaccordance with anauthorization .
Mention must bealso made ofthefact that other pieces oflegislation
(theWaste Law ,theIncineration Act ,theNuclear Energy Actandthe
Pesticides Act)allhave abearing ontheproblem oftoxic anddangerous
wastes .
12.IntheUnited Kingdom -themain actwhich when implemented will
cover thetreatment anddisposal oftoxic anddangerous wastes ,will bethe
Control ofPollution Act1974 »which repeals theDeposit ofPoisonous Waste
Act1972 .This ishowever agradual process andisdependant ontheControl
ofPollution Actbeing fully iraolemented .Very fewofitsprovisions areyet

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inforce andthetine eoale for "bringing theremainder into effect is
presently •under consideration .
Part IoftheControl ofPollution Actapplies tothedeposit ofwastes
ingeneral onland .Itcharges theSecretary ofState toidentify as
"Special Wastes' *those wastes which heconsiders asparticularly dangerous
ordifficult tohandle ordispose of.TheSecretary ofState hasalso
thepower toimpose additional controls over thedisposal ofthese special
wastes aswell asover thesite licensing procedure .These controls consist
ofregistration ofproducers ofspecial wastes ,notification tolocal
authorities and water authorities ofthe movement ofsuch wastes for
disposal ,andformost toxic substances ,authorization "bythelocal
authorities ofdisposal methods .
TheDepartment oftheEnvironment ispreparing Codes ofPractice ona
number oftoxic wastes .They areexpected toform thebasis forlocal
authority 'sdecisions ontheconditions under which site licenses and
disposal authorizations maybegranted .
13.InIreland andLuxembourg there isnooverall lawcovering the
treatment ordisposal oftoxic anddangerous wastes ,although some laws
onwaste disposal ingeneral doexist .
14.Itcanbeseen that insome cases there exists national legislation
covering thedisposal ofwaste .However ,inthem^prity ofcases there
isnocomprehensive code governing thedisposal oftoxic anddangerous
waste .When national legislation which might beregarded ashaving some
bearing ontoxic waste does exist ,itsscope varies .Thedisparity
between theprovisions already applicable or-inpreparation inthevarious
Member States could create unequal conditions ofcompetition ,inparticular
because thenationals ofsome Member States areobliged torespect more
stringent provisions inorder todispose oftheir toxic anddangerous
waste ,andthefunctioning oftheCommon Market could bedirectly affected .
Therefore thesolution ofapproximation oflegislation inorder toavoid
such distortions isindicated and this Directive istherefore based on
Article 100oftheTreaty ofRome .

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InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle100theEuropeanParliament
andtheEconomicandSocialCommitteearetobeconsulted.
60cots:gntsoartf?raHECTivs
1.Thepresentproposalisintendedtodefineacommonfieldcfaction
withinwhichrulesontoxicfinddangerouswastedisposalaretohe
applied.Theconceptsof''toxicanddangerouswaste"andof"disposal"
aredefinedaadobligations arc-imposedonMemberStatestoenervethat
disposaloperationsarccarriedov.tvri.th.outendangering humenhealth
andtheenvironment .
MemberStatesarefurthermorerequiredtotakethenecessarymeasuresto
encouragetherecyclingandprocessingoftoxicwaste,theextractionof
rawmaterialsandpossiblyofenergytherefrom.
2.Mentionmustbemadeofthefactthatthelistoftoxicani
dangeroussubstancesasse5outinthisproposalistheresultof'
preparatorystudiescarriedoutbytheCommissioninco-operation with
nationalexperts.Itisforeseenthatitmaybeamendedinthelight
oftechnicalprogressbyanadhocCommitteecomposedofrepresentatives
oftheMemberStatesandchairedbyarepresentative oftheCommission.
3.TheDirectivelaysdoT.-;ntha-jtoxicanddangerouswastescanbe
disposedofonlybytheinstallations ,establishments orundertakings
authorizedbythecompetentnationalauthorities todosoontheirown
accc'intand/oronbehalfofthirdparties.
Italsoestablishesthatanyholderoftoxicwastewhohasnotbeen
grantedsuchanauthorization ,isrequiredtodeliverthewastetoan
authorizedinstallation .
4»Inordertoensuremaximumco-ordination atnationalandCommtaiity
level,itisforeseenthatspecialplansforthedisposalcftoxicand
drngerouswasteshallbedrawnupandkeptuptodatebythecompetent
nationalauthorities .MemberSiatesshallforwardthemtotheCommission
anddrawupeverythreeyearsasituationreportonthedisposaloftoxic
anddangerouswasteintheirrespectivecountries.

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5.TheCommission'sroleinimplementing -thisDirectivemight
includetheelaborationofcodesofpracticeforthedisposalofspecific
toxicanddangerouswaste.TheCommissionshallfurthermorereport,
everythreeyearstotheCouncilandtotheEuropeanParliamentonthe
implementation ofthepresentDirective.

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rRA?'T,PPqP0 3AI,FORA.COlUCIhDIRECTIVE !017TOXICANDDAHHSR0U3 WAST?]
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMHUEITTTiS ,
HavingregardtotheTract"7-establishing theEuropeanCommunity,end.
inparticularArticle100thereof;
Havingregard,totheproposalfromtheComission ;
Havingregard,totheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament J
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSooialCommittee;
Whereasnationalprcvisionr onto:dcanddangerouswastedisposaldiffer
fromoneMcr.oerStatetoanother,thuscreatingunequalconditionsof
competition endconsequently dr.^octlyaffootingthefunctioning ofthe
Comr.jnMarket;whereasitisthereforenecessarytoapproximate lawsin
thisfield;
Whereas,theProgramreofActionofthePuropecuCommunities onthe
Environment (1)stressestheneedforCommunityaction,inorderto
controlthedisposalcftoxicanddangerouswastes;
l.hercastheessentialobjectivecfallprovisionsrelatingtotoxicand
dangerouswastedisposalmustbetheprotectioncfhumanhealthandthe
safeguarding oftheenvironmentagainstharmfuleffectscausedtythe
coIf;ctionoftoxicanddangerouswasteaswellasitsstorageandtipping;
IJhereastoobtainthisobjectiveitisnecessarytoregulatespecifically
toxicanddangerouswasteswhichtheholderdisposesoforisrequiredto
disposeofundertheprovisionsofnationallav;inforce,withthe
exceptionofradioactive }agricultural andhospitalwaste,animalcarcasses,
explosivesubstances ,wastewaters,gaseouseffluentsandwastecovered
byspecificCoramuni:.yrules;
Vfherear.therecoveryofto~:icanddangerouswasteandtheuseofrecovered
materialsshouldbeencouragedinordertoconservenaturalresources;
(1)O.J.HoC112,20Decemcer1973,p»28and29.

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Whereas inorder toensure aneffective protection oftheenvironment
provision should hemade foramiform system ofauthorizations for
undertakings which dispose oftheir owntoxic anddangerous waste andfor
those which dispose ofthewaste ofothers 5whereas unauthorized holders
oftoxic anddangerous waste should deliver itonly toauthorized
undertakings ;
Whereas anyholder oftoxic anddangerous waste whocauses itto "bedisposed
of "byanunauthorized undertaking should hejointly liable with that
undertaking foranydamage caused toathird party hythewaste ;
Whereas that proportion ofthecosts ofthedisposal oftoxic and
dangerous wastes notcovered hytheproceeds oftreating thewaste must he
defrayed inaccordance with the "polluter pays"principle ?
Whereas provisions should hemade forasystem ofsupervision ofdisposers
oftoxic anddangerous waste ,forthekeeping ofproper records ,tosecure
that such waste when being transported isaccompanied hyanidentification
form ,andfordrawing upofaplan which takes into account allthe
various waste disposal operations ;
Whereas inorder toco-ordinate action inthis field Member States
should draw upasituation report onthedisposal oftoxic anddangerous
waste ;
Whereas technical progress necessitates rapid adaptation ofthelist of
thetoxic anddangerous wastes towhich this Directive applies andofthe
identification form ;whereas ,inorder tofacilitate theintroduction of
themeasures required forthis purpose ,aprocedure should beprovided
forwhereby close co-operation would beestablished between theMember
States andtheCommission within aCommittee onAdaptation toTechnical
Progress ;
HASADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE !

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Article 1
ForthepurposeofthisDirective :
a)"wa:-Jtc"moansanysubstanceorobjectxjhichtheholderdisposes
oforisrequiredtodisposeofpursuanttotheprovisionsof
nationallawinforce;
b)"toxicanddangerouswaste"meansanywastocontainingthe
substancesormaterialslistedinAnne::IofthisDirective;
c)"disposal"means .:
–thecollection,sorting,transportandtreatmentoftoxic
anddarserous;jastoaswol?.asitsstorageandtippingabove
orundorground;
-thetransformation operationsrecessaryforitsr©~"use,
recoveryorrecycling.
Art?ile2
MT.XC^-i\4»
ThefollowingrjhallbeexcludedfromthescopeofthisDirective:
a)radioactiveuaste;
b)animalcarcassosandthefollox/ingagricultural waste:
faecalmatterandothersubstancesusodinfarming;
c)exp7;>~ivesubstances ;
d)hospitaliraste;
eJwastewaters,withtheexceptionofwasteinlicjuidform;
f)gaseousefflusni,..:emittedintotheatmosphere ;
g)otherwastecoveredbyspecificCommunityrules.
Article3
««mcvcm-\ucfï
Hom'jarStatesshalltaketheri._~.essarymeasurestoenco^iragethe
prevention,recyclingandprocessingoftoxicanddangerouswa&tc,the
extractionofrawmaterialsandpossiblyofenergytherefromandany
otherprocessforthera-useofthesewastes.
Hherevcrpossiblere-^ise,recoveryorrecyclingshouldbeappliedas
preferredmethodsoftreatmentoftoxicandc'mgerouswaste.

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Article 4
1. Member States shall take thenecessary measures toensure that
toxic anddangerous waste isdisposed ofwithout endangering
human health andwithout harming theenvironment ,andin
particular s
–without risk towater ,air,soil andplants andanimals ;
–without causing anuisance through noise orodours ;
–without adversely affecting theoountryside orplaces
ofspecial interest .
2. Member States shall inparticular take thenecessary measures to
prohibit theabandonment andtheuncontrolled discharge ordeposit
oftoxic anddangerous waste ,aswell asitsconsignment to ,
installations ,establishments orundertakings other than those
authorized todispose ofitunder Article 7«1«
Article 5
Member States shall establish ordesignate thecompetent authorities to
beresponsible inagiven zone fortheplanning ,organization ,
authorization andsupervision oftoxic anddangerous waste disposal '
operations .
Article 6
Member States shall take thenecessary measures toensure that :
–toxic anddangerous waste iscollected ,transported andstored
separately from other matter andresidues ,
•thecontainers fortoxic anddangerous waste areappropriately
labelled ,giving inparticular thenature ,composition and
quantity ofthewaste ,
-theidentification oftoxic anddangerous waste remains possible .
Article 7
1. Theinstallations ,establishments orundertakings whocarry outthe
disposal oftoxic anddangerous waste ontheir ownr-cccrunt and/oron
behalf ofthird parties must obtain anauthorization from the
competent authorities .

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2.Theauthorization referredtoinparagraph 1shallrelatein
particularto:
–thet^*peandquantityofwastetobetreated,
–technicalr£jcn>.'.rnments,
–precautions co"betaken,.
--appropriatelabelling,
–methodsofdisposal,
–specificinformationtohemadeavailableattherequest
ofthecompetentauthorities .
3*Theauthorizations nay"begrantedforaspecifiedperiodand
conditionsandobligations maybeincorporated therein.
Article8
Anyholderoftoxicanddangeroiiswastetfhohasnotoeengrantedan
authorization pursuanttoArticle7«shallplaceitatthedisposalof
theinstallations ,establishments orunderta^d-ngs referredtoin
Article7»1»
^rtic.ie9
Anyholderofsuchwastewhocausesittobedisposedofbyan
installation ,establishment orundertaking notauthorizedtodisposeof
itunderArticle7«1»rhallbejointlyliablewithThatinstallation ,
establishment orundertaking ,foranydamagecausedtoathirdprrty
bytheua^te«
Article10
Tliecompetentauthoritiesshallensurethattheinstallations ,
establishments andundertakings referredtoinArticle7•1»subjectto
theirdisposalcapacityandwithoutprejudicetotheprevisionsof
Article4»donotpracticeanydiscrimination ongroundsoftheorijin
ofthewaste.

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Artide 11
Inaccordance with the"polluter pays"principle ,thecost ofdisposing of
toxic and ^Wng^reus "waste ,less anyproceeds from treating thewaste ,
shall beborne by:
-theholder whohaswaste handled "byaninstallation ,
establishment orundertaking referred toinArticle 7•1•J
-and/ortheprevious holders ortheproducers oftheproduct
from which the waste came .
Article 12
1. Thecompetent authorities shall berequired todraw upandkeep
uptodate special plans forthedisposal oftoxic anddangerous
waste .Theplans shall cover inparticular s
-specialised treatment centres andsites
-technical requirements
–thetype andquantity ofwaste to "bedisposed of
<-thepersons authorized todispose oftoxic anddangerous
waste
–themethods ofdisposal .
Theplans mayalso cover theestimated costs ofthedisposal
operations .
•2. Member States shall publish theplans referred toinparagraph 1
and forward them tothe Commission .
3. Member States andtheCommission shall examine comparatively the
I
plans with aview toensuring maximum co-ordination atnational
andCommunity level ,especially concerning their cross-frontier
effects . !

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Articic 13
Incase ofe-nergency orgrave danger ,thecompetent authorities may ,
after giving notice wherever possible totheholder ,order that toxic
anddangerous waste which islikely toconstitute athreat tothe
population ortheenvironment betransferred and ,ifneed "be,treated
ataplace to "bestipulated bythesaid authorities *
1.Anyperson whoproduces ,holds and/ordisposes oftoxic and
dangerous waste shall :
-keep aregister containing details ofthetype ,
technical characteristics ,quantities ,quality ,origin
and localisation ofsuch waste and cfthe dates ofits
takeover andtransfer ;
-make this information available attherequest ofthe
competent authorities .
2. When toxic anddangerous v/aste istransported inthecourse of
disposal itshall beaccompanied bytheidentification form set
out inAnnex II.
3. Documentary evidence oftheexecution ofthedisposal operations
shall bekept foratleast five years .
Article 15
1.Anyperson producing ,holding and/ordisposing oftoxic and
dangerous waste shall besubject atanytime toinspection and
supervision bythecompetent authorities toensure that the
provisions adopted inapplication ofthis Directive andtheterns
ofanyauthorization areeffectively fulfilled .
2. Theinstallations ,establishments orundertakings concerned shall
grant therepresentatives ofthecompetent authorities freedom of
access tocarry outanyexaminations ,inspections orinquiries ,to
take samples andtogather anyinformation concerning thewaste
which they judge necessary forthefulfilment oftheir duties and
tothe extent that itisessential for the disposal ofthewaste .

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Article 16
1, Every three years andforthefirst time eighteen months following
thenotification ofthis Directive ,Member States shall draw up
asituation report onthedisposal oftoxic anddangerous waste
intheir respective countries andshall forward ittothe
Conmissicn .TheCommission shall circulate this report tothe
other Member States .
2. TheCommission shall report every three years totheCouncil and
totheEuropean Parliament ontheapplication ofthis Directive .
Article 17
TheAnnexes shall form anintegral part ofthis Directive .
Article 18
1. Such amendments asarenecessary foradapting theAnnexes to
technical progress shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure
laid dowr .inArticle 20.
2. Inadapting Annex 1totechnical progress there shall "betaken into
account theimmediate orlong term hazard tomanandtheenvironment
presented "byother wastes "byreason oftheir toxicity ,persistance
■fcicaccuraulative characteristics ,physical andchemical form and/or
quantity .
Article 19
1. ACommittee onAdaptation toTechnical Progress ofthis Directive
(hereinafter called the"committee ")ishereby setup.Itshall
consist ofrepresentatives oftheMember States and "bechaired "by
arepresentative oftheCommission .
2, Thecommittee shall draw upitsownrules ofprocedure .

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Article20
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobefollowed
mattersshallbereferredtotheCommitteebytheChairman,cither *
onhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative ofa
MemberState. -'' *•
2.Therenresentative oftheCommission shallsubmittotheConnitteo a
draftofthemeasurestoheadopted.TheCommitteeshalldeliverits
Opiniononthedraftwithinatimelimitwhichmaybodetermined by
theChairmanaccordingtotheurgencyofthematter.Itshalldecide
byamajorityof41votes,thevotesoftheMsmberStatesbeing
weightedasprovidedforinArticle143(2)oftheTreaty.TheChai'–
nanshallnotvote.
3.a)TheCommissionsl'ialladoptthemeasuresenvisagedwheretheseare
inaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheConnittee;
b)!.'henthemeasuresenvisagedarenotinaccordancewiththeOpinion
oftheCommittee,orifnoopinionisadopted,theCommission shsII
withoutdelay,proposetotheCouncilther.cesurostobeadopted.
TheCouncilshallactbyaqualifiedisa-jority.
c)If,withinthreemonthsoftheproposalbeingsubmittedtoit,the
Councilhasnot'acted,themeasuresproposedsfnll•?« f>vthe
Corcnisslor."
Article21
Memberstatesshallbringintoforcethemeasuresneededinordertocomply
withthisDirectivewithin18monthsofitsnotification .Theyshallforth­
withinformtheCommission thereof.

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Article22
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissionthetextsofthemam
provisionsofnationallawwhichtheyadoptinthefieldcovered "bythis
Directive#
Article23
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatEr'-ssels, FortheCouncil.
ThePresident.

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Annex I
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Toxic anddangerous substances ormaterials :
Arsenic anditscompounds
Mercury anditscompounds
Cadmium anditscompounds
Thallium anditscompounds
Beryllium anditscompounds
Chrome (CrVI)
Lead and itscompounds
Antimony anditscompounds
Phenols
Cyanides ,"butexcluding ferro -andferrioyanides
Isocyanates
Organo-halogen compounds from processing ,"butexcluding inert
polymeric materials andother subsbnces covered elsewhere "bythe
list ofthepresent directive orcovered "byothor directives .
Chlorinated solvents
Aromatic solvents
Biocides andphyto-pharmaceutical substances
Tarry materials
Pharmaceutical substances from processing
Peroxides ,chlorates andazidcs
Ethers
Laboratory materials .

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Anne*Icontd.
Thefollowingsubstancesormaterialsarehowevernotincludedaslongasthey
arenotcontaminated bythoselistedunderpointAabove:
Rocks,e.g.basalt,gravel,marble,marl,slate,anhydridos;
Soils,e.g.sand,clay;
Ceramicmaterials,e.g.pottery,porcelain,brick;
Enamelledproducts;
Glassproducts;
»... r
Vegetablematerialsorproducts,e.g.grass,straw,wood,foliage,
vegetables,fruits; ..
Materialsfromconstruction endscrapiron;
Paperandcardboard.

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AnnexII
Identification form
':''i

ENY/75/76-E
Orig .:F
FINANCIAL RECORD SHEET
Annexed totheproposal for aCouncil directive ontoxic and dangerous
wastes
1.Relevant budget heading ;Article 251
2.Title ofbudget heading ;Committees
3.Legal basis :Proposal being prepared bythedepartments concerned .
4.Description ,aims andgrounds for the prc.ject :
This proposal for adirective contains certain detailed rules with
aview tothe establishment bytheMember States ofamonitoring
system designed toensure that toxic and dangerous wastes are destroys
without endangering human health ortheenvironment .Itembodies the
principle that advance authorization bythecompetent national autho­
rities isrequired forthedestruction oftoxic anddangerous waste .
Toxic anddangerous wastes are defined and alist ofparticularly
harmful substances isattached tothedirective (Annex I).Atoxic
waste identification form isalso annexed .Thedirective proposes
the setting upofanadhoc Committee tobring the twoAnnexes into
line with technical progress .
5»Appropriations ;for 1977
Article 251 : meeting oftheCommittee
Meetings : 3
Participants :19 (2governemoktexperts foreach member country ,
1Commission representative )
Expenditure : (115-200 x3)+8.9%=BFSs .376.2 57
(2government (inflation rate
experts per allowed for )
country )
= 7•525 u.a .

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6.Appropriationa tobeentered infuture budgets :
Appropriations along thelines of,the forecasts for1977 should be
.included each year infuture budgets ,since the duties involved and
thebody tobeeet upare ofapermanent nature .