Commission Regulation (EC) No 2408/98 of 6 November 1998 amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, export of waste, import policy, waste management

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2408/98

of 6 November 1998

amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision
and control of shipments of waste within,
into and out of the European
Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

which have not notified the Depository that they
are unable to accept them;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of
l February 1993 on the supervision and control of ship-
ments of waste within, into and out of the European
Community (1), as last amended by Commission Decision
98/368/EC (2), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,

(1) Whereas, by virtue of Council Decision 93/
98/EEC (3), the European Community has been a
Party to the Basel Convention on the control of
transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and
their disposal since 7 February 1994;

(2) Whereas in accordance with Article 16 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 259/93, as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 120/97 (4), Annex V to that Regulation
should be amended taking into full consideration
those wastes featuring on the list of wastes adopted
in accordance with Article 1(4) of Council Directive
91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous
waste (5), as amended by Directive 94/31/EC (6), and
any lists of wastes characterised as hazardous for
the purposes of the Basel Convention;

(3) Whereas, at the Fourth Conference of the Parties to
the Basel Convention, a Decision (‘Decision IV/9')
was adopted to add new Annexes VIII and IX to
the Convention listing respectively wastes charac-
terised as hazardous pursuant to Article 1(1)(a) of
the Convention and wastes not covered by Article
1(1)(a) of the Convention;

(4) Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(2)(c) of the
Basel Convention, on expiry of six months from
the date of circulation of the communication of the
adoption by the Depository, those Annexes VIII
and IX should become effective for all Parties

(1) OJ L 30, 6. 2. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 165, 10. 6. 1998, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 39, 16. 2. 1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 24. 1. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 28.

the Basel Convention provides

(5) Whereas, in accordance with Article 1(1)(b) of the
Basel Convention, wastes that are not covered
under Article 1(1)(a) but are defined as, or are
considered to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic
legislation of a Party shall be ‘hazardous wastes' for
the purposes of that Convention; whereas Article
4(11) of
that
nothing in that Convention is to prevent a Party
from imposing additional requirements that are
consistent with the provisions thereof, and are in
accordance with the rules of international law, in
order to better protect human health and the envir-
to
therefore,
onment; whereas,
Annex V contained in this Regulation is without
prejudice to any future decision concerning Annex
V, in particular as regards the adoption of stricter
Community measures;

the amendment

(6) Whereas in order effectively to implement De-
cisions II/12 and III/1 of, respectively, the second
and third Conference of the Parties to the Basel
Convention, it is important that all wastes which
are classified as hazardous, whether in the context
of
the Basel Convention or in the context of
Community legislation, be included in Annex V;
whereas, however, the new Annexes VIII and IX to
the Basel Convention provide the most recent
classification of hazardous waste; whereas it
is
considered opportune — at this stage — that in the
event of conflict or discrepancy these new Annexes
should be complied with; whereas, accordingly, the
export of any waste listed in Part 1, list B (Annex
IX to the Basel Convention) is not prevented by
Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 since it
has not been characterised as hazardous for the
purposes of Article 1(1)(a) of the Basel Convention;

(7) Whereas,

in accordance with the introductory
wording of Annex VIII to the Basel Convention,
Member States may make provisions,
in excep-
tional cases, to determine, on the basis of docu-
mentary evidence provided in an appropriate way
by the holder, that a specific waste in Annex V is to
be excluded from the export ban referred to in
Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 if it
does not display any of the properties listed in

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Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC, taking into
account, as regards H3 to H8 of the said Annex, the
limit values laid down in Council Decision 94/
904/EC (1);

(8) Whereas,

in accordance with the introductory
wording of Annex IX to the Basel Convention, the
second indent of Article 1(4) of Directive 91/
689/EEC and the introductory wording of Annex II
to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, the fact that a
waste is not listed in Annex V, or that it is listed in
Part 1, list B, does not preclude, in exceptional
cases, characterisation of such a waste as hazardous
and therefore subject to the export ban referred to
in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, if
it displays any of the properties listed in Annex III
to Directive 91/689/EEC taking into account, as
regards H3 to H8 of the said Annex, the limit
values laid down in Decision 94/904/EC;

(9) Whereas in such cases the intended country of
importation should be informed and Member
States should notify such cases to the Commission
which should forward the information to the other
Member States and to the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention; whereas on the basis of the informa-
the Commission may make
tion provided
submit
appropriate,
comments
proposals to the Committee established pursuant to
Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC (2), as

and, where

amended by Commission Decision 96/

last
350/EC (3), with a view to adapting Annex V;

(10) Whereas in the light of the foregoing it is necessary
to amend Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93;

(11) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-
tion are in accordance with the opinion expressed
by the aforementioned Committee established
pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 is hereby
replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any future
decision as regards changes to Annex V to Regulation
(EEC) No 259/93, in particular with a view to the poss-
ibility of adopting stricter Community measures
in
accordance with Article 1(1)(b) and Article 4(11) of the
Basel Convention.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 1998.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1994, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 39.

(3) OJ L 135, 6. 6. 1996, p. 32.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX V

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

1. Annex V shall apply without prejudice to Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC,

and Directive EEC.

2. This Annex consists of three parts, whereby Parts 2 and 3 only apply when Part 1 is not applicable.
Consequently, to determine if a specific waste is covered by Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, one
has to first check whether the waste features in Part 1 of Annex V, if this is not the case whether it features
in Part 2, and if this is not the case whether it features in Part 3.

Part 1 is divided into two sub-sections: List A enumerating wastes which are classified as hazardous for the
purposes of the Basel Convention and therefore are covered by the export ban and List B enumerating
wastes which are not covered by the export ban.

Thus, if a waste features in Part 1, one has to check if it is enumerated in List A or in List B. Only if a waste
does not feature in either List A or List B of Part 1, one has to check if it features in Part 2 or 3 and if this
is the case it is covered by the export ban.

3. Member States may make provisions, in exceptional cases, to determine, on the basis of documentary
evidence provided in an appropriate way by the holder, that a specific waste on this Annex is excluded
from the export ban referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 as amended, if it does not
display any of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC, taking into account, as regards
H3 to H8 of the said Annex, the limit values laid down in Decision 94/904/EC.

In such a case, the Member State concerned shall inform the envisaged importing country prior to taking a
decision. Member States shall notify such cases to the Commission before the end of each calendar year.
The Commission shall forward the information to all Member States and to the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention. On the basis of the information provided, the Commission may make comments and, where
appropriate, submit proposals to the Committee established pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 75/
442/EEC with a view to adapting Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93.

4. The fact that a waste is not listed in this Annex, or that it is listed in Part 1, List B, does not preclude, in
exceptional cases, characterisation of such a waste as hazardous and therefore subject to the export ban
referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 as amended, if it displays any of the properties
listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC, taking into account, as regards H3 to H8 of the said Annex,
the limit values laid down in Decision 94/904/EC, as provided for in Article 1(4), second indent, of
Directive 91/689/EEC and in the Header of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93.

In such a case, the Member State concerned shall inform the envisaged importing country prior to taking a
decision. Member States shall notify such cases to the Commission before the end of each calendear year.
The Commission shall forward the information to all Member States and to the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention. On the basis of the information provided, the Commission may make comments and, where
appropriate, submit proposals to the Committee established pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 75/
442/EEC with a view to adapting Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93;

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PART 1

List A (Annex VIII to the Basel Convention)

[A1] Metal and metal-bearing wastes

[A1010]

Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following:

— Antimony
— Arsenic
— Beryllium
— Cadmium
— Lead
— Mercury
— Selenium
— Tellurium
— Thallium

but excluding such wastes specifically listed on List B.

[A1020] Waste having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, any of the

following:

— Antimony; antimony compounds
— Beryllium; beryllium compounds
— Cadmium; cadmium compounds
— Lead; lead compounds
— Selenium; selenium compounds
— Tellurium; tellurium compounds

[A1030] Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following:

— Arsenic; arsenic compounds
— Mercury; mercury compounds
— Thallium; thallium compounds

[A1040] Wastes having as constituents any of the following:

— Metal carbonyls
— Hexavalent chromium compounds

[A1050]

Galvanic sludges

[A1060] Waste liquors from the pickling of metals

[A1070]

Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, etc.

[A1080] Waste zinc residues not included on List B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations

sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics

[A1090]

Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire

[A1100]

Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters

[A1110]

Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electro-refining and electro-winning operations

[A1120] Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolyte purification systems in copper electro-

refining and electro-winning operations

[A1130]

Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper

[A1140] Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts

[A1150]

Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included on List B (1)

[A1160] Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed

[A1170]

Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only List B batteries. Waste batteries not specified
on List B containing Annex I constituents to an extent to render them hazardous

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[A1180] Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap (1) containing components such as accumula-
tors and other batteries included on List A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and
other activated glass and PCB capacitors, or contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g.
cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they possess any of the
characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on List B [B1110]) (2)

[A2] Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and
organic materials

[A2010]

Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses

[A2020] Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges but excluding such wastes

specified on List B

[A2030] Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified on List B

[A2040] Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, when containing Annex I constituents to
the extent that it exhibits an Annex III hazardous characteristic (note the related entry on List B
[B2080])

[A2050] Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres)

[A2060]

Coal-fired power plant fly-ash containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to
exhibit Annex III characteristics (note the related entry on List B [B2050])

[A3] Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inor-
ganic materials

[A3010] Waste from the production or processing of petroleum coke and bitumen

[A3020] Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use

[A3030] Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compound sludges

[A3040] Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids

[A3050] Wastes from production,

formulation and use of resins,
excluding such wastes specified on List B (note the related entry on List B [B4020])

latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives

[A3060] Waste nitrocellulose

[A3070] Waste phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges

[A3080] Waste ethers not including those specified on List B

[A3090] Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or

biocides (note the related entry on List B [B3100])

[A3100] Waste paring and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture
of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry
on List B [3090])

[A3110]

Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious
substances (note the related entry on List B [3110])

[A3120]

Fluff — light fraction from shredding

[A3130] Waste organic phosphorous compounds

[A3140] Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified on List B

[A3150] Waste halogenated organic solvents

[A3160] Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic

solvent recovery operations

[A3170] Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloro-
methane, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorhydrin)

(1) This entry does not include scrap assemblies from electric power generation.
(2) PCBs are at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more.

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[A3180] Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated
biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybro-
minated biphenyl
(PBB), or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds, at a
concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more (1)

[A3190] Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and any

pyrolitic treatment of organic materials

[A4] Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents

[A4010] Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such

wastes specified on List B

[A4020]

Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, or
similar practices, and wastes generated in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation or
treatment of patients, or research projects

[A4030] Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including
waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, out-dated (2), or unfit for their ori-
ginally intended use

[A4040] Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals (3)

[A4050] Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:

— Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form containing traces

of inorganic cyanides

— Organic cyanides

[A4060] Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions

[A4070] Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish

excluding any such waste specified on List B (note the related entry on List B [B4010])

[A4080] Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified on List B)

[A4090] Waste acidic or basic solutions, other than those specified in the corresponding entry on List B

(note the related entry on List B [B2120])

[A4100] Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases but excluding

such wastes specified on List B

[A4110] Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:

— any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
— any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxin

[A4120] Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with peroxides

[A4130] Wastes packages and containers containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to

exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics

[A4140] Waste consisting of or containing off-specification or out-dated (2) chemicals corresponding to

Annex I categories and exhibiting Annex III hazard characteristics

(1) The 50 mg/kg level

is considered to be an internationally practical

level for all wastes. However, many individual

countries have established lower regulatory levels (e.g. 20 mg/kg) for specific wastes.
‘Out-dated' means unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer.

(2)
(3) This entry does not include wood treated with wood-preserving chemicals.

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[A4150] Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are
not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not
known

[A4160]

Spent activated carbon not included on List B (note the related entry on List B [B2060])

List B (Annex IX to the Basel Convention)

[B1] Metal and metal-bearing wastes

[B1010]

Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form:

— Precious metals (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury)
— Iron and steel scrap
— Copper scrap
— Nickel scrap
— Aluminium scrap
— Zinc scrap
— Tin scrap
— Tungsten scrap
— Molybdenum scrap
— Tantalum scrap
— Magnesium scrap
— Cobalt scrap
— Bismuth scrap
— Titanium scrap
— Zirconium scrap
— Manganese scrap
— Germanium scrap
— Vanadium scrap
— Scrap of hafnium, indium, niobium, rhenium and gallium
— Thorium scrap
— Rare earths scrap

[B1020]

Clean, uncontaminated metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished form (sheet, plate, beams,
rods, etc.):

— Antimony scrap
— Beryllium scrap
— Cadmium scrap
— Lead scrap (but excluding lead-acid batteries)
— Selenium scrap
— Tellurium scrap

[B1030]

Refractory metals containing residues

[B1040]

Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not contaminated with lubricating oil, PCB or
PCT to an extent to render them hazardous

[B1050]

Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations
sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics (1)

[B1060] Waste selenium and tellurium in metallic elemental form including powder

[B1070] Waste of copper and copper alloys in dispersible form, unless than contain Annex I constituents

to an extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristics

(1) Note that even where low level contamination with Annex I materials initially exists, subsequent processes, including
recycling processes, may result in separated fractions containing significantly enhanced concentrations of those Annex I
materials.

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[B1080]

Zinc ash and residues including zinc alloys residues in dispersible form unless containing Annex I
constituents in concentration such as to exhibit Annex III characteristics or exhibiting hazard
characteristic H4.3 (1)

[B1090] Waste batteries conforming to a specification, excluding those made with lead, cadmium or

mercury

[B1100]

Metal-bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals:

— Hard zinc spelter
— Zinc-containing drosses:

— galvanizing slab zinc top dross (; 90 % Zn)
— galvanizing slab zinc bottom dross (; 92 % Zn)
— zinc die casting dross (; 85 % Zn)
— hot dip galvanizers slab zinc dross (batch)
— zinc skimmings

(; 92 % Zn)

— Aluminium skimmings (or skims) excluding salt slag
— Slags from copper processing for further processing or refining not containing arsenic, lead or

cadmium to an extent that they exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics

— Wastes of refractory linings, including crucibles, originating from copper smelting
— Slags from precious metals processing for further refining
— Tantalum bearing tin slags with less than 0,5 % tin

[B1110]

Electrical and electronic assemblies:

— Electronic assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys
— Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap (2) (including printed circuit boards) not
containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included on List A, mercury-
switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB capacitors, or not
contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury,
lead, polychlorinated
biphenyl) or from which these have been removed, to an extent that they do not possess any of
the characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on List A [A1180])
— Electrical and electronic assemblies (including printed circuit boards, electronic components

and wires) destined for direct re-use (3) and not for recycling or final disposal (4)

[B1120]

Spent catalysts excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing any of:

— Transition metals, excluding waste catalysts (spent catalysts, liquid used catalysts or other
catalysts) on List A: scandium, vanadium, manganese, cobalt, copper, yttrium, niobium,
hafnium, tungsten, titanium, chromium, iron, nickel, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, tantalum,
rhenium

— Lanthanides (rare earth metals): lanthanum, praseodymium, samarium, gadolinium, dyspro-
sium, erbium, ytterbium, cerium, neody, europium, terbium, holmium, thulium, lutetium

[B1130]

Cleaned spent precious-metal-bearing catalysts

[B1140]

Precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides

[B1150]

Precious metals and alloy wastes (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) in a disper-
sible, non-liquid form with appropriate packaging and labelling

[B1160]

Precious-metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry on List A
[A1150])

(1) The status of zinc ash is currently under review and there is a recommendation with United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that zinc ashes should not be dangerous goods.

(2) This entry does not include scrap from electrical power generation.
(3) Re-use can include repair, refurbishment or upgrading, but not major reassembly.
(4) In some countries these materials destined for direct re-use are not considered wastes.

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[B1170]

Precious-metal ash from the incineration of photographic film

[B1180] Waste photographic film containing silver halides and metallic silver

[B1190] Waste photographic paper containing silver halides and metallic silver

[B1200]

Granulated slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel

[B1210]

Slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel including slags as a source of TiO2
vanadium

and

[B1220]

Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20 %) and
processed according to industrial specifications (e.g. DIN 4301) mainly for construction

[B1230]

Mill scaling arising from the manufacture of iron and steel

[B1240]

Copper oxide mill-scale

[B2] Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and
organic materials

[B2010] Wastes from mining operations in non-dispersible form:

— Natural graphite waste
— Slate waste, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise
— Mica waste
— Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite waste
— Feldspar waste
— Fluorspar waste
— Silica wastes in solid form excluding those used in foundry operations

[B2020]

Glass waste in non-dispersible form:

— Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and other

activated glasses

[B2030]

Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form:

— Cermet wastes and scrap (metal ceramic composites)
— Ceramic based fibres not elsewhere specified or included

[B2040]

Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents:

— Partially refined calcium sulphate produced from flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD)
— Waste gypsum wallboard or plasterboard arising from the demolition of buildings
— Slag from copper production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20 %)
and processed according to industrial specifications (e.g. DIN 4301 and DIN 8201) mainly for
construction and abrasive applications

— Sulphur in solid form
— Limestone from the production of calcium cyanamide (having a pH less than 9)
— Sodium, potassium, calcium chlorides
— Carborundum (silicon carbide)
— Broken concrete
— Lithium- tantalum and lithium-niobium containing glass scraps

[B2050]

Coal-fired power plant fly-ash, not included on List A (note the related entry on List A [A2060])

[B2060]

Spent activated carbon resulting from the treatment of potable water and processes of the food
industry and vitamin production (note the related entry on List A [A4160])

[B2070]

Calcium fluoride sludge

[B2080] Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included on List A (note the related

entry on List A [A2040])

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[B2090] Waste anode butts from steel or aluminium production made of petroleum coke or bitumen and
cleaned to normal industry specifications (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali electrolyses and
from metallurgical industry)

[B2100] Waste hydrates of aluminium and waste alumina and residues from alumina production excluding

such materials used for gas cleaning, flocculation or filtration processes

[B2110]

Bauxite residue (‘red mud')

(pH moderated to less than 11,5)

[B2120] Waste acidic or basic solutions with a PH greater than 2 and less than 11,5, which are not

corrosive or otherwise hazardous (note the related entry on List A [A4090])

[B3] Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inor-
ganic materials

[B3010]

Solid plastic waste:

The following plastic or mixed plastic materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes
and are prepared to a specification:

— Scrap plastic of non-halogenated polymers and co-polymers, including but not limited to the

following (1):
— ethylene
— styrene
— polypropylene
— polyethylene terephthalate
— acrylonitrile
— butadiene
— polyacetals
— polyamides
— polybutylene terephthalate
— polycarbonates
— polyethers
— polyphenylene sulphides
— acrylic polymers
— alkanes C10 - C13 (plasticiser)
— polyurethane (not containing CFCs)
— polysiloxanes
— polymethyl methacrylate
— polyvinyl alcohol
— polyvinyl butyral
— polyvinyl acetate

— Cured waste resins or condensation products including the following:

— urea formaldehyde resins
— phenol formaldehyde resins
— melamine formaldehyde resins
— expoxy resins
— alkyd resins
— polyamides

— The following fluorinated polymer wastes (2):

— Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)
— Perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA)
— Perfluoroalkoxy alkane (MFA)
— Polyvinylfluoride (PVF)
— Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)

(1) It is understood that such scraps are completely polymerized.
(2) — Post-consumer wastes are excluded from this entry.

— Wastes shall not be mixed.
— Problems arising from open-burning practices to be considered.

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[B3020]

Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes

The following materials, provided they are not mixed with hazardous wastes:

Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard of:
— unbleached paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard
— other paper or paperboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
— paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and

similar printed matter)

— other, including but not limited to 1. laminated paperboard; 2. unsorted scrap

[B3030]

Textile wastes

The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared to a
specification:

— Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock):

— not carded or combed
— other

— Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted

stock:

— noils of wool or of fine animal hair
— other waste of wool or of fine animal hair
— waste of coarse animal hair

— Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

— yarn waste (including thread waste)
— garnetted stock
— other

— Flax tow and waste
— Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of true hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
— Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of jute and other textile bast fibres

(excluding flax, true hemp and ramie)

— Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of sisal and other textile fibres of the

genus Agave

— Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of coconut
— Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of abaca (Manila hemp or

Musa textilis Nee)

— Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of ramie and other vegetable

textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included

— Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres:

— of synthetic fibres
— of artificial fibres

— Worn clothing and other worn textile articles
— Used rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope

or cables of textile:
— sorted
— other

[B3040]

Rubber wastes

The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes:
— Waste and scrap of hard rubber (e.g. ebonite)
— Other rubber wastes (excluding such wastes specified elsewhere)

[B3050]

Untreated cork and wood waste:

— Wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar

forms

— Cork waste: crushed, granulated or ground cork

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[B3060] Wastes arising from agro-food industries provided it is not infectious:

— Wine lees
— Dried and sterilised vegetable waste, residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of

pellets, or a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included

— Degras: residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
— Waste of bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape),

treated with acid or degelatinised

— Fish waste
— Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
— Other wastes from the agro-food industry excluding by-products which meet national and

international requirements and standards for human or animal consumption

[B3070]

The following wastes:

— Waste of human hair
— Waste straw
— Deactivated fungus mycelium from penicillin production to be used as animal feed

[B3080] Waste parings and scrap of rubber

[B3090]

[B3100]

[B3110]

Paring and other wastes of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of
leather articles, excluding leather sludges, not containing hexavalent chromium compounds and
biocides (note the related entry on List A [A 3100])

Leather dust, ash, sludges or flours not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides
(note the related entry on List A [A3090])

Fellmongery wastes not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious
substances (note the related entry on List A [A3110])

[B3120] Wastes consisting of food dyes

[B3130] Waste polymer ethers and waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming peroxides

[B3140] Waste pneumatic tyres, excluding those destined for Annex IV.A operations

[B4] Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents

[B4010] Wastes consisting mainly of water-based/latex paints, inks and hardened varnishes not containing
organic solvents, heavy metals or biocides to an extent to render them hazardous (note the related
entry on List A [A4070])

[B4020] Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues/adhesives, not
listed on List A, free of solvents and other contaminants to an extent that they do not exhibit
Annex III characteristics, e.g. water based, or glues based on casein starch, dextrin, cellulose ethers,
polyvinyl alcohols (note the related entry on List A [A3050])

[B4030]

Used single use cameras, with batteries not included on List A

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Wastes listed in Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of
Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste

020000

WASTE FROM AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, HUNTING, FISHING AND AQUA-
CULTURE PRIMARY PRODUCTION, FOOD PREPARATION AND PROCESSING

020100

Primary production waste

020105

Agrochemical wastes

030000

WASTES FROM WOOD PROCESSING AND THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER, CARD-
BOARD, PULP, PANELS AND FURNITURE

030200 Wood preservation waste

030201

Non-halogenated organic wood preservatives

030202

Organochlorinated wood preservatives

030203

Organometallic wood preservatives

030204

Inorganic wood preservatives

040000

WASTES FROM THE LEATHER AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

040100 Wastes from the leather industry

040103

Degreasing wastes containing solvents without a liquid phase

040200 Wastes from the textile industry

040211

Halogenated wastes from dressing and finishing

050000

WASTES FROM PETROLEUM REFINING, NATURAL GAS PURIFICATION AND PYRO-
LYTIC TREATMENT OF COAL

050100

Oily sludges and solid wastes

050103

Tank bottom sludges

050104

Acid alkyl sludges

050105

Oil spills

050107

Acid tars

050108

Other tars

050400

Spent filter clays

050401

Spent filter clays

050600 Waste from the pyrolytic treatment of coal

050601

Acid tars

050603

Other tars

050700 Wastes from natural gas purification

050701

Sludges containing mercury

050800 Wastes from oil regeneration

050801

Spent filter clays

050802

Acid tars

050803

Other tars

050804

Aqueous liquid waste from oil regeneration

060000

WASTES FROM INORGANIC CHEMICAL PROCESSES

060100 Waste acidic solutions

060101

Sulphuric acid and sulphurous acid

060102

Hydrochloric acid

060103

Hydrofluoric acid

060104

Phosphoric and phosphorous acid

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060105

Nitric acid and nitrous acid

060199

Waste not otherwise specified

060200 Waste alkaline solutions

060201

Calcium hydroxide

060202

Soda

060203

Ammonia

060299

Wastes not otherwise specified

060300 Waste salts and their solutions

060311

Salts and solutions containing cyanides

060400

Metal-containing wastes

060402

Metallic salts (except 060300)

060403

Wastes containing arsenic

060404

Wastes containing mercury

060405

Wastes containing other heavy metals

060700 Wastes from halogen chemical processes

060701

Wastes containing asbestos from electrolysis

060702

Activated carbon from chlorine production

061300 Wastes from other inorganic chemical processes

061301

Inorganic pesticides, biocides and wood preserving agents

061302

Spent activated carbon (except 060702)

070000

WASTES FROM ORGANIC CHEMICAL PROCESSES

070100 Waste from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of basic organic

chemicals

070101

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070103

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070104

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070107

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070108

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

070109

Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070110

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

070200 Waste from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres

070201

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070203

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070204

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070207

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070208

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

070209

Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070210

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

070300 Waste from the MFSU of organic dyes and pigments (excluding 061100)

070301

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070303

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070304

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070307

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070308

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

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Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070310

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

070400 Waste from the MFSU of organic pesticides (except 020105)

070401

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070403

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070404

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070407

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070408

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

070409

Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070410

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

070500 Waste from the MFSU of pharmaceuticals

070501

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070503

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070504

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070507

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070508

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

070509

Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070510

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

070600 Waste from the MFSU of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics

070601

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070603

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070604

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070607

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070608

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

070609

Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070610

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

070700 Waste from the MFSU of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified

070701

Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

070703

Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070704

Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

070707

Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

070708

Other still bottoms and reaction residues

070709

Halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

070710

Other filter cakes, spent absorbents

080000

WASTES FROM THE MANUFACTURE, FORMULATION, SUPPLY AND USE (MFSU) OF
COATINGS (PAINTS, VARNISHES AND VITREOUS ENAMELS), ADHESIVE, SEALANTS
AND PRINTING INKS

080100 Wastes from MFSU of paint and varnish

080101

Waste paints and varnish containing halogenated solvents

080102

Waste paints and varnish free of halogenated solvents

080106

Sludges from paint or varnish removal containing halogenated solvents

080107

Sludges from paint or varnish removal free of halogenated solvents

080300 Waste from MFSU of printing inks

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080301

Waste ink containing halogenated solvents

080302

Waste ink free of halogenated solvents

080305

Ink sludges containing halogenated solvents

080306

Ink sludges free of halogenated solvents

080400 Wastes from MFSU of adhesives and sealants (including waterproofing products)

080401

Waste adhesives and sealants containing halogented solvents

080402

Waste adhesives and sealants free of halogenated solvents

080405

Adhesives and sealants sludges containing halogenated solvents

080406

Adhesives and sealants sludges free of halogenated solvents

090000

WASTES FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY

090100 Wastes from the photographic industry

090101

Water based developer and activator solutions

090102

Water based offset plate developer solutions

090103

Solvent based developer solutions

090104

Fixer solutions

090105

Bleach solutions and bleach fixer solutions

090106

Waste containing silver from on-site treatment of photographic waste

100000

INORGANIC WASTES FROM THERMAL PROCESSES

100100 Wastes from power station and other combustion plants (except 190000)

100104

Oil fly ash

100109

Sulphuric acid

100300 Wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy

100301

Tars and other carbon-containing wastes from anode manufacture

100303

Skimmings

100304

Primary smelting slags/white drosses

100307

Spent pot lining

100308

Salt slags from secondary smelting

100309

Black drosses from secondary smelting

100310

Waste from treatment of salt slags and black drosses treatment

100400 Wastes from lead thermal metallurgy

100401

Slags (first and second smelting)

100402

Dross and skimmings (first and second smelting)

100403

Calcium arsenate

100404

Flue gas dust

100405

Other particulates and dust

100406

Solid waste from gas treatment

100407

Sludges from gas treatment

100500 Wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy

100501

Slags (first and second smelting)

100502

Dross and skimmings (first and second smelting)

100503

Flue gas dust

100505

Solid waste from gas treatment

100506

Sludges from gas treatment

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100603

Flue gas dust

100605

Waste from electrolytic refining

100606

Solid waste from gas treatment

100607

Sludges from gas treatment

110000

110100

INORGANIC WASTE WITH METALS FROM METAL TREATMENT AND THE COATING
OF METALS; NON-FERROUS HYDRO-METALLURGY

Liquid wastes and sludges from metal treatment and coating of metals (e.g. galvanic
processes, zinc coating processes, pickling processes, etching, phosphatising, alkaline
degreasing)

110101

Cyanidic (alkaline) wastes containing heavy metals other than chromium

110102

Cyanidic (alkaline) wastes which do not contain heavy metals

110103

Cyanide-free wastes containing chromium

110105

Acidic pickling solutions

110106

Acids not otherwise specified

110107

Alkalis not otherwise specified

110108

Phosphatising sludges

110200 Wastes and sludges from non-ferrous hydrometallurgical processes

110202

Sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, goethite)

110300

Sludges and solids from tempering processes

110301

Wastes containing cyanide

110302

Other wastes

120000

WASTES FROM SHAPING AND SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALS AND PLASTICS

120100 Wastes from shaping (including forging, welding, pressing, drawing, turning, cutting

and filing)

120106

Waste machining oils containing halogens (not emulsioned)

120107

Waste machining oils free of halogens (not emulsioned)

120108

Waste machining emulsions containing halogens

120109

Waste machining emulsions free of halogens

120110

Synthetic machining oils

120111

Machining sludges

120112

Spent waxes and fats

120300 Wastes from water and steam degreasing processes (except 110000)

120301

Aqueous washing liquids

120302

Steam degreasing wastes

130000

OIL WASTES (except edible oils, 050000 and 120000)

130100 Waste hydraulic oils and brake fluids

130101

Hydraulic oils, containing PCBs or PCTs

130102

Other chlorinated hydraulic oils (not emulsions)

130103

Non-chlorinated hydraulic oils (not emulsions)

130104

Chlorinated emulsions

130105

Non-chlorinated emulsions

130106

Hydraulic oils containing only mineral oil

130107

Other hydraulic oils

130108

Brake fluids

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130200 Waste engine, gear and lubricating oils

130201

Chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils

130202

Non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils

130203

Other machine, gear and lubricating oils

130300 Waste insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

130301

Insulating or heat transmission oils and other liquids containing PCBs or PCTs

130302

Other chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

130303

Non-chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

130304

Synthetic insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

130305

Mineral insulating and heat transmission oils

130400

Bilge oils

130401

Bilge oils from inland navigation

130402

Bilge oils from jetty sewers

130403

Bilge oils from other navigation

130500

Oil/water separator contents

130501

Oil/water separator solids

130502

Oil/water separator sludges

130503

Interceptor sludges

130504

Desalter sludges or emulsions

130505

Other emulsions

130600

Oil waste not otherwise specified

130601

Oil waste not otherwise specified

140000

WASTES FROM ORGANIC SUBSTANCES EMPLOYED AS SOLVENTS (except 070000 and
080000)

140100 Wastes from metal degreasing and machinery maintenance

140101

Chlorofluorocarbons

140102

Other halogenated solvents and solvent mixes

140103

Other solvents and solvent mixes

140104

Aqueous solvent mixes containing halogens

140105

Aqueous solvent mixes free of halogens

140106

Sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents

140107

Sludges or solid wastes free of halogenated solvents

140200 Wastes from textile cleaning and degreasing of natural products

140201

Halogenated solvents and solvent mixes

140202

Solvent mixes or organic liquids free of halogenated solvents

140203

Sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents

140204

Sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents

140300 Wastes from the electronic industry

140301

Chlorofluorocarbons

140302

Other halogenated solvents

140303

Solvents and solvent mixes free of halogenated solvents

140304

Sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents

140305

Sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents

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140400 Wastes from coolants, foam/aerosol propellents

140401

Chlorofluorocarbons

140402

Other halogenated solvents and solvent mixes

140403

Other solvents and solvent mixes

140404

Sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents

140405

Sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents

140500 Wastes from solvent and coolant recovery (still bottoms)

140501

Chlorofluorocarbons

140502

Halogenated solvents and solvent mixes

140503

Other solvents and solvent mixes

140504

Sludges containing halogenated solvents

140505

Sludges containing other solvents

160000

WASTE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CATALOGUE

160200

Discarded equipment and shredder residues

160201

Transformers and capacitors containing PCB or PCTs

160400 Waste explosives

160401

Waste ammunition

160402

Fireworks waste

160403

Other waste explosives

160600

Batteries and accumulators

160601

Lead batteries

160602

Ni-Cd batteries

160603

Mercury dry cells

160606

Electrolyte from batteries and accumulators

160700 Waste from transport and storage tank cleaning (except 050000 and 120000)

160701

Waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing chemicals

160702

Waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing oil

160703

Waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning containing oil

160704

Waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning containing chemicals

160705

Waste from storage tank cleaning, containing chemicals

160706

Waste from storage tank cleaning, containing oil

170000

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE (INCLUDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION)

170600

Insulation materials

170601

Insulation materials containing asbestos

180000

WASTES FROM HUMAN OR ANIMAL HEALTH CARE AND/OR RELATED RESEARCH
(excluding kitchen and restaurant wastes which do not arise from immediate health care)

180100 Waste from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans

180103

Other wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in view of the
prevention of infection

180200 Waste from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals

180202

Other wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in view of the
prevention of infection

180204

Discarded chemicals

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190000

WASTES FROM WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES, OFF-SITE WASTE WATER TREAT-
MENT PLANTS AND THE WATER INDUSTRY

190100 Wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of municipal and similar commercial, industrial

and institutional wastes

190103

Fly ash

190104

Boiler dust

190105

Filter cake from gas treatment

190106

Aqueous liquid waste from gas treatment and other aqueous liquid wastes

190107

Solid waste from gas treatment

190110

Spent activiated carbon from flue-gas treatment

190200 Wastes from specific physico/chemical treatments of industrial wastes (e.g. dechroma-

tation, decyanidation, neutralisation)

190201

Metal hydroxide sludges and other sludges from metal insolubilisation treatment

190400

Vitrified wastes and wastes from vitrification

190402

Fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes

190403

Non-vitrified solid phase

190800 Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified

190803

Grease and oil mixture from oil/waste water separation

190806

Saturated or spent ion exchange resins

190807

Solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers

200000

MUNICIPAL WASTES AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL,
TIONAL WASTES INCLUDING SEPARATELY COLLECTED FRACTIONS

INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITU-

200100

Separately collected fractions

200112

Paint, inks, adhesives and resins

200113

Solvents

200117

Photo chemicals

200119

Pesticides

200121

Fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing waste

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Waste from Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93. The wastes numbered AB 130, AC 020,
AC 250, AC 260, AC 270 and AD 160 have been deleted since they have been considered, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, to be clearly non-hazardous and therefore
shall not be subject to the export ban.

AMBER LIST OF WASTES (*)

AA. METAL BEARING WASTES

AA 010

ex 2619 00 Dross, scalings and other wastes from the manufacture of iron and steel (**)

AA 020

ex 2620 19 Zinc ashes and residues (**)

AA 030

2620 20 Lead ashes and residues (**)

AA 040

ex 2620 30 Copper ashes and residues (**)

AA 050

ex 2620 40 Aluminium ashes and residues (**)

AA 060

ex 2620 50 Vanadium ashes and residues (**)

AA 070

2620 90 Ashes and residues (**) containing metals or metal compounds not elsewhere specified

or included

AA 080

ex 8112 91 Thallium waste scrap and residues

AA 090

ex 2804 80 Arsenic waste and residues (**)

AA 100

ex 2805 40 Mercury waste and residues (**)

AA 110

AA 120

AA 130

AA 140

AA 150

AA 160

AA 161

AA 162

AA 170

AA 180

Residues from alumina production not elsewhere specified or included

Galvanic sludges

Liquors from the pickling of metals

Leaching residues from zinc processing, dusts and sludges such as jarosite, hematite,
goethite, etc.

Precious metal bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic
cyanides

Precious metal ash, sludge, dust and other residues such as:

— Ash from incineration of printed circuit boards

— Photographic film ash

Lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed

Used batteries or accumulators, whole or crushed, other than lead-acid batteries, and
waste and scrap arising from the production of batteries and accumulators, not
otherwise specified or included

AA 190

8104 20 Magnesium waste and scrap that is flammable, pyrophoric or emits, upon contact with

water, flammable gases in dangerous quantities.

AB. WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY
CONTAIN METALS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

AB 010

2621 00 Slag, ash and residues (**), not elsewhere specified or included

AB 020

AB 030

Residues arising from the combustion of municipal/household wastes

Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of metals

AB 040

ex 7001 00 Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses

AB 050

ex 2529 21 Calcium fluoride sludge

AB 060

AB 070

AB 080

AB 090

AB 100

Other inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges

Sands used in foundry operations

Waste catalysts not on the green list

Waste hydrates of aluminium

Waste alumina

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AB 110

AB 120

AB 140

AB 150

Basic solutions

Inorganic halide compounds, not elsewhere specified or included

Gypsum arising from chemical industry processes

Unrefined calcium sulphite and calcium sulphate from flue-gas desulphurization
(FGD)

AC. WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY CONTAIN
METALS AND INORGANIC MATERIALS

AC 010

ex 2713 90 Waste from the production/processing of petroleum coke and bitumen, excluding

AC 030

AC 040

AC 050

AC 060

AC 070

AC 080

AC 090

anode butts

Waste oils unfit for their originally intended use

Leaded petrol (gasoline) sludges

Thermal (heat transfer) fluids

Hydraulic fluids

Brake fluids

Antifreeze fluids

Waste from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues and
adhesives

AC 100

ex 3915 90 Nitrocellulose

AC 110

AC 120

AC 130

AC 140

AC 150

AC 160

AC 170

Phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges

Polychlorinated naphtalenes

Ethers

Triethylamine catalyst for setting foundry sands

Chlorofluorocarbons

Halons

Treated cork and wood wastes

AC 180

ex 4110 00 Leather dust, ash, sludges and flours

AC 190

AC 200

AC 210

AC 220

AC 230

AC 240

Fluff-light fraction from automobile shredding

Organic phosphorous compounds

Non-halogenated solvents

Halogenated solvents

Halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic
solvent recovery operations

Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as
chloromethanes, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride
and epichlorhydrin)

AD. WASTES WHICH MAY CONTAIN EITHER INORGANIC OR ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS

AD 010

AD 020

AD 030

AD 040

Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products

Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceut-
icals

Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals

Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:

— Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious metal-bearing residues in solid form

containing traces of inorganic cyanides

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— Organic cyanides

Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions

Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers,
varnish

Wastes of an explosive nature, when not subject to specific other legislation

Wastes from production, formulation and use of reprographic and photographic
chemicals and materials not elsewhere specified or included

Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of plastics

Acidic solutions

Ion exchange resins

Single-use cameras with batteries

Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases,
not elsewhere specified or included

Naturally occurring organic material used as a filter medium (such as bio-filters)

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Spent activated carbon having hazardous characteristics and resulting from its use in
the inorganic chemical, organic chemical and pharmaceutical industries, waste water
treatment, gas/air cleaning processes and similar applications.

(*) Wherever possible, the code number of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, established by the
Brussels Convention on 14 June 1983 under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council (Harmonized System) is
listed opposite an entry. This code may apply to both wastes and products. This Regulation does not include items which
are not wastes. Therefore, the code — used by customs officials in order to facilitate their procedures as well as by others —
is only provided here to help in identifying wastes that are listed and subject to this Regulation. However, corresponding
official Explanatory Notes as issued by the Customs Cooperation Council should be used as interpretative guidance to
identify wastes covered by generic headings.
The indicative ‘ex' identifies a specific item contained within a heading of the Harmonized System code.
The code in bold in the first column is the OECD code: it consists of two letters (one for the list: Amber or Red, and one
for the category of waste: A, B, C,

. . .) followed by a number.

(**) This listing includes wastes in the form of ash, residue, slag, dross, skimming, scaling, dust, powder, sludge and cake, unless

a material is expressly listed elsewhere.

RED LIST OF WASTE

RA. WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY CONTAIN
METALS AND INORGANIC MATERIALS

RA 010 Waste substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated
biphenyl (PCB) and/or polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT) and/or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB),
including any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds, at a concentration level of 50
mg/kg or more

RA 020 Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and any

pyrolitic treatment

RB. WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY
CONTAIN METALS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

RB 010

Asbestos (dusts and fibres)

RB 020

Ceramic-based fibres of physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of asbestos

RC. WASTES WHICH MAY CONTAIN EITHER INORGANIC OR ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS

Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:

RC 010 — Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan

RC 020 — Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxin

RC 030

Leaded anti-knock compounds sludges

RC 040

Peroxides other than hydrogen peroxide'