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Proposaifora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE •
onwastedisposai
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
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I.INTRODUCTION
ThisproposalforaDirectiveformspartoftheCommunity'sactionprogramme
ontheenvironment of22November1973.Thisprogrammestressesthepriority
2)attachedtowastedisposal.Furthermore ,undertheagreementof5March1973
oninformation fortheCommission andfor1theMemberStateswithaviewto
possibleharmonization throughouttheCommunityofurgentmeasuresconcerning
theprotectionoftheenvironment ,theFrenchGovernmenthasforwardedtothe
Commissionapreliminarydraftlatronwastedisposalandtherecoveryand
recyclingofmaterials.TheCommissionhasinformedtheFrenchGovernmentof
itsintentiontosubmitaproposalforaDirectiveonthissubjecttothe
Councilwithinthe:timelimitssetbytheinformation agreement.
Wasteisoneofthemostharmfulsourcesofpollutionbecau^ofthedangers
itpresentsforbothhumanhealthandtheenvironment .Despitedifficulties
'arisingmainlyfromtheveryvariednatureofwastematerials,organization
andeffectivecontrolofdisposalisvital,particularly asthegeneration
ofresiduesisincreasingrapidlyinallindustrialized countries.
Giventhatconsiderable technicalprogresshasbeenmadeinthetreatmentof
raste,disposalhashithertobeenregardedasessentiallyalocalorregional
problem.'Therecanbenodoubt,however,thatasolutiononamuchlarger
scalewillberequiredinview6fthefinancialimplications 'ofrational -
;'disposalforalargenumberofindustrialactivities.V*-
Fastedisposaldoesnotonlymeanadestructionprocessvrhichisnotharmful
totheair,iraterandsoilseffortmustalsobemadetoavoidwasting
naturalresourcesandthismeansencouragingtherecovers'ofresiduesand
theuseoftheresultantmaterials.
ThesearethemainobjectivesofthisDirective.
(1)QJC112of20December1973
(2)QJC9of15Harch1973

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SeveralMemberStatesinthe^Communityhavealreadyadoptedlegislationin
thisfieldorarepreparingtodoso.
TheGerman'Law,of'7June1972istheonlyoutline ,law.dealingsolelywith..
Wastedisposaltohavecomeintoforce.Topreclude ,anydangertothe.en­
vironmentfthelaw.requiresregional ,authorities .andprivateindividualsto
usespecialinstallations forthetreatment,storageandremovalofsolid
X-waste*These'installations mustconformtoregional ,wastedisposalplans.
Thedrawingupofplansisalsoan,importantfeatureoftheUnitedKingdom
Billregarding -thedisposalofwasteonland;thisBill,isonepartofan
outlinelawonpollutioncontrol^underwhichdisposalwillalsqrequire ,
authorization ,.Thissameobligation,althoughlimitedtothedisposalof
certaintypesofwaste,istobefoundinthedraftFrenchlawonwaste
disposalandtherecoveryandrecyclingof■materials.,Itwillfurtherrequire
localauthoritiestoorganizeadisposalserviceforhouseholdrefuseand
otherwasteintheirarea}inreturn,usersoftheservice ,will,berequired
toprycharges.••.;•
BelgiumandtheNetherlands havegivenprioritytothedisposalofdangerous
•wastesBelgiumhasalawon-toxicwasteandtheNetherlandsalawonchemical
waste'an'.wasteoils,;Thislaw,whichiscurrentlyatthedraftstage,bans
thedischargeanddisposalofchemicalwasteon.or-intothesoilunless
specificauthorization hasbeengranted.Italsoprovidesfor/the.payment,,,
ofallowancestothosedisposingofthewasteandtheintroduction of.charges.
TheDanishLawNo.372of13June1973ontheprotectionoftheenvironment
empowers'theenvironmentprotection .Ministertointroduceregulations on
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IntheotherMemberStates,althoughthereare-often*specialregulations
onhouseholdrefuse,itisthegenerallaicfortheprotectionofwater,air
andthesoilthatareapplicabletowaste.Thedisparities betweentheselaws
arelikely'toproducefinancialburdienswhichvaiyfromonecountry,one■.
sector6ronefirmtoanotherthroughout'theCommunityandcreateobstacles
totheproperfunctioning oftheCommon.Marketanddistortions ofcompetition .
-The"attachedproposalfor■&Directive,whichisbasedonArticle100ofthe
SECTreaty,isintendedthereforetoapproximate .legislation andthusprovide
acoherentsetofmeasuresapplicableinallMemberStates.-•
Beforedrawingup-thisproposal,theCommissionalsoconsultedaWorking
Pp-rtyofnationalexpertswhosetask,itwastostudytheproblemsinvolved
inwastedisposal.ThisWorkingPartymettvrice.
Inaddition,theCommissionhashadserveralmeetingswith-theWorkingParty
ontoxici-rasteandintendstosubmittothe,CouncilaproposalforaDirective
onthissubjectinthenearfuture ►
Pendingthisproposal,itisquiteclearthatMemberStatesmay,:whilestill
respecting -theobligationsarisingfromtheattachedDirectivej.adoptmore
stringentmeasuresconcerninganywasteTThichisconsideredtobeparti-.■
cularlydangerousordifficulttotreat.■

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II.COMMEHTS OHSF5CIFTC ARTICLES
.Article 1 : ;■ -r...
Thedefinition of"waste "gives ;th,edirective thewidest possible field of
.application sindshould atthesame time preclude conflicting interpretations .
.Forthis reason ,thedefinition includes ,asubjective and ,anobjective element
which arereflected intheterms "wishes todispose of"and "isobliged to
dispose of% Thesubjective element reflects theidea -that vraste ismovable
..property which hasnovalue forthe hoIdep.atthe ,time hedisposes ofit.
Only movable property iscovered bythis definition ?.,consequently ,immovable
property is,byitsvery nature orpurpose ,excluded .Theholder isdetermined
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inaccordance with national law ..Toavoid anyloopholes ,abandoned objects
must -be-mentioned ,;i.e *,property without anpvner . ■' ,
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Paragraph 2describes thevarious stages ofwaste disposal ,thefirst being
.collection andtransport .Theterm "treatment "means forexample reduction ,
^éliminât ionofioxio substances ,.décomposition oreven incinération# ...
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Thedifference between dumping andstorage isasfollows :when waste isdumped
itheindention istoberidof ,it6nce andfor .alljwith storage ,ontheother
hand ,thewaste iaheld provisionally for ,subsequent re-use ordisposal bysome
other ,means ..;iThe <proteotion ofwater andairagainst theharmful effects of
waste dumping andstorage remains under thecontrol oflaws relating ,
respectively ,totheprotection ofwater saidairagainst pollution .
Article 2
This Article excludes from thefield ofapplication oftheDirective those
forms ofwaste whose environmentally safe disposal is,forthemost part ,
already governed byspeoific provisions .

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Article3
Theorganization ofwastedisposali\Tillinvolvefairlytightconstraints on
allpersonsoperatinginthefield.Thefirstpriorityobjectiveistoeliminate
alldangertohumanhealth.Inaddition,therequirements withwhicbLwaste
disposalmustcomplymustbewide-ranging andstrict.Apartfromtheadverse
effectslikelytr»becausedtotheair,waterandsoil,protectionofnature
andthecountryside must?„lsobeborneinmind.Theobjectivessetoutunder.
Article3aregivenconcreteexpressioninthevariousprovisionsofthe.
directive.
Article4
Therecoveryandre-useofwasteis,togetherwiththeprotectionofhealth
andtheenvironment ,one;oftheCentralfeaturesofmodemlegislation on
vastedisposai ».■ /
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Article5
Thisprovisionguaranteesthateachcountrywillcreatetheconditionsneeded
fortheorganization ofthevariousstagesofwastedisposal,whilstleaving
Member .Statesthe.widestpossiblefieldofaction*
Article6
Theissueof£permittofirmswhichtreat,storeordumpwasteonbehalf
ofthirdpartiescertifiesthatthesefirmspossessthenecessaryfacilities
andatthesametimecreatesthebasisforsubsequentcontrols.
Theobligationincumbentonth';holderofwastetodisposeofithimself
withoutharmtotheenvironmentortohaveithandledbyadisposalfirm
reglectsthe"polluterpays"principleinitswidestsense.Bynotmaking
wastedisposalthesoleresponsibility ofpublicauthorities ,thisArticle
leavesMemberStatesfreetoorganizedisposaleitherwithinamarketeconomy
contextorbyrecoursetoapublicservice.

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Article8
Theinspectionslaiddownarevitaltotheproperworking..ofapermitsystem.
Article9
■»'
Theobligationtosupervisew?,stecollectionfirmsandthosewhodisposeof
theirownwaste'completesthegeneralsystem.'
Article10 i
Besidesthetraditionalinstruments suchasprohibitions andpermits,the
establishment ofwastedisposalplansseemsincreasingly tobeoneofthe
meansofattaininganenvironmentprotectionpolicy.ThisArticlesimply
introducesanobligationfornationalauthorities'todrawupaplan.The
planis.notlegallybendingonpersonsrequiredtoclisposeofwasteoron
otherpersonsaffected.Nevertheless ,eachplanmustinclude,inparticular,
sectionsdealingwithwasteswhichareespeciallydangerousordifficultto
disposeofandsuitabledisposalsites.
Article11
Theparticipation oftheholdersof"rastemthecostofitsdisposalin
caseswherethecollectionordisposalfirmisunabletocoverthesecosts
.'byup-gradingthewasteisinkeepingwiththe"polluterpays",principle.
Thefinalholderofthewasteisreckonedtobethepolluter.Thisprovides
apracticablesolutionwhich,'atthesametime,encouragestheup-gradingof
wasteandguaranteesasupplyofrawmaterials.•

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Articles12and13
Topreventnationalregulations onthesaleordistribution ofspecific
productsandtherecoveryorre-useofresiduesfromaffectingtheproper
functioningoftheCommonMarket,itisvitalthatanydraftregulations "be
communicated totheCommission ,

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PROPOSALFORADIRECTIVE
OHMASTSDISPOSAL
THECOUNCILOF1THEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, •'
HAVINGREGARDtotheTreatyestablishing 'theEuropeanEconomic)Community,
andinparticularArticle100thereof,
HAVINGREGARDtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HAVINGREGARDtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HAVINGREGARDtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
\
WHEREASnationallegislation concerningwastedisposaldiffersfromone
MemberStatetoanotherjwhereasthesedifferencesconstitutebarriersto
tradewithintheCommunityandtherebydirectlyaffectthefunctioningof
theCommonMarket} . 1
WHEREASallprovisionsrelatingtowastedisposalshouldhaveasoneoftheir
essentialobjectivestheprotectionofhumanhealthandtheenvironment
againsttheharmfuleffectscausedbythecollection,transport,treatment,
storageanddumpingofwaste5
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WHEREASitisessentialtopromortetherecoveryofwasteandtheuseof
recoveredmaterialsinordertoconservenaturalresources!
WHEREAStheprogrammeofactionoftheEuropeanCommunities ontheenvironment
approvedjointlybytheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtherepresen­
tativesofthegovernmentsoftheMemberStatesmeetingintheCouncilinthe
declarationof22November1973stressestheneedforCommunityaction
includingtheharmonization oflegislations
(1)OJNoC112of20December1973

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WHEREASeffectiveandconsistent -regulations onwastedisposalwhichdonot
createbarrierstointra-Conmvtfiity -tradenoraffectconditionsofcompetition
should "beappliedtomovablepropertywhichtheownerwishesorisobliged
togetridofandtopropertywhichhasbeenabandoned,withtheexception ;
ofradioactive andagricultural waste,wasterockfromminesandwasteoils,
whichwillbesubjecttospecialrules.
!'JHEREAS,inordertoensuretheprotectionoftheenvironment ,suchregu­
lationsshouldprovideasystemofpermitsforundertakings which 1carryout
thetreatment,storageordumpingofwasteonbehalf'ofthirdparties,a
systemofsupervisionforundertakings whichdisposeoftheirwastethem­
selvesandwhichcollectotherpeople'swasteandaplanembracingthe
essentialfactorstobeconsideredatthevariousstagesofwastedisposal!
vJHERSAStheholdersofwastemustberequired,inapplicationofthe
11polluterpays"principle,tobearthatpartofthedisposalcostnot
coveredbywasteup--grcdingf ' .•
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:

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PROPOSALFORADIRECTIVA
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Article1 ■ .
ForthepurposesofthisDirectivetheterm'
-"waste"shallbetakentomeananyresiduefromaproductionorutilization
.processandmoregenerallyanymovablepropertywhichtheownerwishesor
isobligedtodisposeoforwhichhasbeenabandonedj
"disposal"shallbetakentomeanthecollection,transportandtreatment
1ofwasteaswellasstorageanddumpingonorinthesoil.
Article2.■
ThefollowingareexcludedfromthefieldofapplicationofthisDirectives
(a)radioactivewaste: •
(b)wastefromtheprospectingforandtheextraction,processingandstorage
ofmineralresourcesandtheworkingofquarries;
(c)thefollowingagriculturalwastetcarcasses,fecalmatterandother
substancesusedinagricultural practice ?
(d)wasteoilscoveredbyDirective...
Article3
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestodisposeofwaste
-withoutendangering humanhealth;
-withoutrisktowater,airandsoilj
-withoutinterfering withbeautyspotsandthecountryside .
Article4
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoencouragewasterecycling
andsalvage.

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Article5
lieinterStatesshallestablishorappointthecompetentauthority(or
authorities)toberesponsible,inagivenarea,fortheplanning,organi­
zation,authorization andsupervisionofwastedisposaloperations.
Articleb '*
Anyundertaking involvedinthetreatment,storageordumpingofwasteon
behalfofthirdpartiesmustobtainpermitfromthecompetentadministrations
thiswillbesubjecttoconditionswhichstipulateinparticularj
(a)typeandquantityofwastetabetreated} •
(b)methodstobeused;
(c)précautionstobetakenj
(d)thataregisterbekeptofinformationontheundertaking'sactivities.
MemberStatesshalltricethenecessarymeasurestoensurethattheholder -
ofwastehasithandledbyaprivateorpublic,vastecollectoror.anunder­
takingrefearedtoinArticle6orhimselfensuresitsdisposalinaccordance
\ * * -withtheprincipleslaiddowninArticle3•
Article8
Theundertakings referredtoinArticle6shallbeperiodically inspectedby
thecompetentauthoritytoensure,inparticular,thattheconditionsof:
thepermitarebeingobserved.
Article9..... .> , .•», ..
Undertakings whichdisposeoftheirown'wasteandwhichcollectwasteshall
besubjecttosupervision bythecompetentauthority.

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Article10 "rv0
Thepompetentauthorityshallberequiredtodrawupaplaii'vrhichjcmongother'
things,coverst..'' ''/""..7,.,. :''' '• '•
(a)typeandquantityofwasteto"bedisposedofinitsarea*withamention "'
ineverycaseofthosetypesofwasteconsideredto"bespreciallydangerous
,ordifficulttotreat;.: f,
(b)-personsentitledto.carryputthisdisposal*;..-/. r; ■
»\.. '1!i^ ' i t'•(c)methodsofdisposalendtheircostj.
(d)disposaisitesandsuitableéquipment.v./'y ;
Article11
Theholder/whohaswastehandledbyawastecollectororanundertaking
referred'toinArticle6mustbearthatpartofthedisposalcostwhichthe
collectororundertakingisunabletocoverbyup-gradingthesaidwaste»
• ..1..>/'
Artide12 ; ••>'.'V. •:ì• ■■
TheMemberStatesshallinformthe'Commissioningoodtimeofanydraft"
•'1,.';'*•'_--i.'' : _'iregulationsconcerningthesaleanddistribution ,ofproductswhich',bytheir:
nature,composition ,volumeorquantity,'mightbeasourceoftechnical
difficultyorleadtoexcessivedisposalcostsorevenconstituteabarrier
totherecoveryandrecyclingofresidues. -
Article13
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissioningoodtimeofanydraftregulations
designedtoencouragetherecoveryofmaterialsandtheuseofrecovered
materialsforspecificmanufactures andtorestricttheuseofspecificnaAvtriil
resourcesinapplications wheretheycanbereplacedbyrecovered ;materials.>.

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Article14
EachMemberStateshall,attwo-yearlyintervals,drawupareportonwaste
disposalinitsterritoryandshallforwardittotheCommission whowill
thencirculateittotheotherMemberStates.
Article15
MemberStatesshallputintoforcethemeasuresneededtocomplywiththis
Directivewithin18monthsof'.tsnotification andshallforthwithinfomi
theCommissionthereof.
Article16
MemberStatesshallensurethattheprovisionsofnationallav?whichthey
adoptinthefieldcoveredbythisDirectivearecommunicated totheCommission.
Article17
ThisDirectiveisad-dressedtotheMemberStates.