REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the implementation of Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC
Date: 2016-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, approximation of laws, coal industry, data collection, environmental impact, environmental protection, industrial waste, mining industry, national implementing measure, waste management

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 6.9.2016  COM(2016) 553 final   REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the implementation of Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC  
 
 
1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Waste originating from quarrying and mining industries makes up a very large proportion of 
the total volume of waste produced in the European Union (approximately 30 % in 2012, see 
table annexed to this report). The mismanagement of such waste can have detrimental effects 
on human health and the environment and can lead to serious accidents. 

Directive  2006/21/EC  on  the  management  of  waste  from  extractive  industries1  (hereinafter 
‘the  Directive’)  aims  to  prevent  or  reduce  as  far  as  possible  any  adverse  effects  on  the 
environment,  in  particular  on  water,  air,  soil,  fauna  and  flora  and  the  landscape,  and  any 
resultant risks to human health, brought about as a result of the management of waste from the 
extractive  industries.  The  Directive covers the management  of  waste  resulting  directly  from 
prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and from quarrying.  

During the two consecutive periods covered by this report (1 May 2008 to 30 April 2011 and 
1  May  2011  to  30  April  2014),  Member  States  were  required  to  bring  into  force  and 
implement the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the 
Directive. The Directive was to be transposed by 1 May 2008. The Commission’s assessment 
of  the  transposition  measures  revealed  many  cases  where  the  Directive  had  been  either 
incorrectly  or  only  partially  transposed.  The  Commission  opened  twenty-two  formal 
enquiries. There are currently four legal proceedings open relating to non-conformity.2 

In  accordance  with  Article  22  of  the  Directive,  the  Commission  has  adopted  decisions 
providing  guidance  on  or  interpretation  of  some  aspects  of  the  Directive,  or  elaborating 
further technical aspects.3 The development of technical guidelines for inspections is still to 
be completed. 

1 
2 
3 

OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 15. 

Bulgaria, Denmark, France and the United Kingdom.  

Commission Decision 2009/358/EC of 29 April 2009 on the harmonisation, the regular transmission of 
the information and the questionnaire referred to in Articles 22(1)(a) and 18 of Directive 2006/21/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries 
(OJ L 110, 1.5.2009, p. 39). 

Commission Decision 2009/335/EC of 20 April 2009 on the technical guidelines for the establishment 
of the financial guarantee in accordance with Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries (OJ L 101, 21.4.2009, p. 
25). 

Commission  Decision  2009/337/EC  of  20  April  2009  on  the  criteria  for  the  classification  of  waste 
facilities in accordance with Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries (OJ L 102, 22.4.2009, p. 7). 

Commission Decision 2009/359/EC of 30 April 2009 on the definition of inert waste in implementation 
of Article 22(1)(f) of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the 
management of waste from extractive industries (OJ L 110, 1.5.2009, p. 46). 

Commission Decision 2009/360/EC of 30 April 2009 completing the technical requirements for waste 
characterisation laid down by Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
the management of waste from extractive industries (OJ L 110, 1.5.2009, p. 48). 

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Likewise,  the  Commission  and  the  European  Committee  for  Standardisation  (CEN)  have 
developed  standardised  sampling  and  analysing  methods,  in  particular  in  reference  to 
Article 22(2) of the Directive.4 

The  Commission  adopted  the  summary  of  the  Reference  Document  on  Best  Available 
Techniques for the Management of Tailings and Waste-Rock in Mining Activities5 in 2008.6 

2. 

REPORTING AND ASSESSMENT 

Pursuant  to  Article  18(1),  Member  States  are  required  to  provide  the  Commission  with  a 
report on the implementation of the Directive every three years, drawn up on the basis of a 
questionnaire.7  Article  18(1)  also  requires  the  Commission  to  publish  a  report  on  the 
implementation of the Directive on the basis of the reports submitted by Member States.  

This report covers the two first reporting periods, from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2011 and from 
1 May 2011 to 30 April 2014. 

Pursuant  to  Article  18(2),  Member  States  are  also  required  to  submit,  on  an  annual  basis, 
information on any events reported by operators that are likely to affect the stability of waste 
facilities,  and  on  any  significant  adverse  environmental  effects  revealed  by  the  control  and 
monitoring procedures carried out at waste facilities. Pursuant to Article 7(5), the information 
contained in permits granted under the Directive is also to be made available to the competent 
national and EU statistical authorities where requested for statistical purposes. 

The  assessment  of  the  information  provided  by  the  Member  States  for  the  first  reporting 
period8 highlighted the limitations of the current three-year reporting system, which focuses 
on  the  Member  States’  adoption  of measures  enabling  the implementation  of  the  provisions 
set out in the Directive. The information provided in the Member States’ reports did not allow 
the Commission to assess the implementation in practice of these measures.  

In  addition  to  the  national reports, and in  order  to  get a fuller picture,  additional sources  of 
information were therefore consulted. These included in particular the information available 
to  the  Commission  on  measures  to  be  taken  following  accidents  or  near-accidents,  and 
information  from  other  generic  sources,  such  as  research  projects  and  national  agencies’ 
websites. 

4 

5 
6 

Characterisation  of  waste  —  Sampling and  analysis  of  weak  acid dissociable  cyanide  discharged  into 
tailings ponds; European Technical Specification CEN/TS 16229:2011, 29.6.2011. 

Characterisation of waste — Static test for determination of acid potential and neutralisation potential 
of sulfidic waste; European Standard EN 15875:2011, 26.10.2011. 

Characterization  of  waste  –  Overall  guidance  document  for  the  characterization  of  waste  from 
extractive industries, CEN/TR 16376:2012, 24.6.2012. 

http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/BREF/mmr_adopted_0109.pdf. 

Commission  Decision  adopting  the  executive  summary  of  the  Best  Available  Technique  reference 
document for the purpose of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
the management of waste from the extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. 

Commission Decision 2009/358/EC (OJ L 110, 1.5.2009, p. 39). 

7 
8 
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/mining/Study%20Implementation%20report%20Extractive%2
0Waste%20Directive.pdf. 

See: 

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The Commission engaged the services of independent consultants to support it in reviewing 
the available information.9 

The reports received from Member States for the two reporting periods have been assessed, 
first, for completeness and, second, to ascertain whether the measures described in the reports 
constitute  a  comprehensive  set  of  measures,  without  prejudging  the  conformity  of  these 
measures with the Directive or their actual implementation. 

3. 

REPORTING  ON  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  DIRECTIVE  IN 
MEMBER STATES 

3.1. 

Category A facilities: key provisions 

In view of the fact that only a fraction of the extractive waste generated in the EU poses a risk 
to the environment or to human health, the Directive provides for a system of differentiated 
obligations  for  the  management  of  this  waste  and  for  the  authorisation  procedures  for 
facilities. 

The  Directive  applies  more  stringent  obligations  to  facilities  where  there  is  a  higher  risk  of 
there being an impact on the environment and human health in the event of an accident. These 
are  known  as  Category  A  facilities.  Eleven  Member  States  reported  having  no  Category  A 
facilities within their national boundaries.10  

The  assessment  focused  in  particular  on  provisions  that apply  to  this  category.  The  level  of 
implementation  of  these  provisions  is  considered  a  suitable  indicator  for  assessing  the 
implementation  of  the  Directive  as  a  whole.  These  included,  notably:  measures  relating  to 
waste  management  plans  and  major-accident  prevention  and 
information,  practical 
arrangements  taken  to  ensure  the  transmission  of  information,  the  procedure  for  identifying 
Category  A  facilities  (including  any  with  transboundary  effects),  preparation  of  external 
emergency management plans and inspections. 

The overall conclusion is that general measures to implement the Directive have been adopted 
in  most  Member  States.  In  particular,  these  consist  in  waste  management  plans,  major-
accident  prevention  and  information,  and  practical  measures  to  ensure  the  transmission  of 
information.  Moreover,  comparing  the  two  reporting  periods,  there  has  been  an  overall 
improvement with regard to the measures taken relating to these provisions. 

In  contrast,  the  assessment  also  highlights  the  need  to  improve  the  practical  application  of 
certain  provisions.  Thus,  for  example,  some  Member  States  need  to  finish  identifying 
Category A facilities, applying the criteria set out in Decision 2009/337/EC. The significant 
level of variation seen in the number of Category A facilities designated by Member States, 
and the discrepancies between the number of facilities reported and the volumes of extractive 
hazardous waste  generated11  suggest  that  this  process  has  not  yet  been completed  (see  table 
annexed to this report). 

9 
10 

11 

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/mining/waste_extractive_industries.pdf 

Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the 
Netherlands and Poland. 

The hazardousness of the waste managed in a facility is one criterion for classifying it as Category A 
(see table at the end of this report). 

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A further area that appears in need to be addressed as a matter of priority in several Member 
States  is  the  issuing  of  permits  for  all  Category  A  facilities.  The  development  of  external 
emergency  plans  for  all  Category  A  facilities  is  also  yet  to  be  completed:  according  to 
information  reported  by  Member  States,  around  25 %  of  these  facilities  appear  not  to  have 
plans in place. 

The  information  provided  by  Member  States  suggests  that  the  provisions  relating  to 
inspections may not be understood and implemented in the same way by all Member States. 
Moreover, the number of inspections reported by Member States varies considerably. As the 
information provided by the Member States reflects different practices, comparing them is of 
limited value. 

3.2. 

Other provisions 

Some of the figures provided by Member States for the number of facilities identified as being 
subject to the Directive do not seem plausible (see table annexed to this report). The figures 
provided  vary  significantly  between  Member  States  and  are  relatively  low  when  compared 
with information on the generation of extractive waste at national level available from other 
sources.  Article  2  lays  down  the  scope  of  the  Directive,  limiting  the  possibilities  for 
exclusion.  The  number  of  installations  reported  by  Member  States  in  their  national  reports 
suggests,  however,  that  this  provision  is  not  being  understood  and  applied  by  all  Member 
States in the same way. 

  Six Member States12 report, for example, that there are no facilities in their territory to 
which  the  Directive  applies..  Other  sources  of  information,  however,  suggest  that 
some of these countries do host extractive activities that generate waste, including in 
some cases hazardous waste. 

  Likewise, the very low number of facilities dealing with inert waste reported by some 
Member  States  contrasts  with  the  figures  provided  by  others  (France,  for  example, 
reported having 4100 and Hungary claims to have 604, but other countries provide a 
much lower figure).  

The  permits  issued  under  this  Directive  can  be  combined  with  those  required  by  other  EU 
legislation (e.g. Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council13 (the 
Seveso Directive)) to avoid the unnecessary duplication of information and the repetition of 
work.  Only  a  small  number  of  facilities  covered  by  this  Directive  have  apparently  been 
reported as extractive waste facilities. 

Article  17(1)  lays  down  obligations  regarding  inspections.  Member  States  are  required  to 
ensure  that  waste  facilities  covered  by  a  permit  granted  under  this  Directive  are  inspected 
prior to commencement of deposit operations and at regular intervals thereafter, including in 
the  after-closure  phase,  to  ensure  compliance  with  the  relevant  permit  conditions.  The 
Directive  does  not  explicitly  define  the  concept  of  inspection  nor  set  out  in  detail  how  an 
inspection  should  be  carried  out.  Article  22,  however,  requires  the  Commission  to  develop 
and adopt technical guidelines for inspections. 

12 
13  

Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands. 

Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of 
major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council 
Directive 96/82/EC (OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 1). 

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The large variation found in in relation to the measures adopted on inspections – in particular, 
the arrangements for inspections, their nature, the authorities responsible, and their frequency 
– and the number of inspections carried out during the second reporting period, suggests that 
Member States might not always have interpreted the provisions on inspections set out in the 
Directive in the same way. 

Only  seven  countries14  report  there  having  been  cases  of  non-compliance  at  national  level15 
during the second reporting period. Failure to comply with the conditions set in the permits 
and  facilities  operating  without  permits  were  among  the  main  types  of  non-compliance 
reported. 

The Directive allows the provisions to be adapted or waived for certain facilities, according to 
the nature of the waste. National lists of inert wastes, consistent with Commission Decision 
2009/359/EC, would allow a differentiation to be made for these types of waste. Only eight 
Member States have taken advantage of this option.16  

The conclusions to be drawn in respect of the implementation of the other provisions (those 
applicable to all facilities) set out in the Directive are therefore the same as those reached in 
relation to Category A facilities: while most Member States have put a general framework in 
place, there are still a number of issues to be addressed. 

Differences  between  Member  States  show  that  further  effort  is  needed  to  ensure  that  all 
Member States understand and apply the basic concepts of the Directive in a similar way, in 
order to guarantee the effectiveness of the provisions across the EU. 

4. 

REPORTING RELATED TO SAFETY 

According  to  the  information  obtained  by  the  Commission,  there  were  a  total  or  five 
accidents, in two countries, during the two periods covered by this report. 

No  formal  notification  of  these  accidents,  as  required  under  Article  18(2)  of  the  Directive, 
was  submitted  to  the  Commission,  however.  The  information  was  obtained  from  other 
sources. 

Member States were also asked to confirm the absence of accidents during the two reporting 
periods.  Most  Member  States  have  confirmed  that  no  accidents  took  place.  More  detailed 
information would be needed in order to assess whether the objectives set out in the Directive 
on the reduction of the risk of accidents have been fulfilled. 

5. 

OVERALL ISSUES ON REPORTING AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION 

The  quality  of  the  information  submitted  by  Member  States  is  variable.  All  Member  States 
have submitted national reports, as required by Article 18. Many of them have provided very 
detailed,  complete  and  updated  information,  and  the  level  of  completeness  is  at  least 
acceptable for all Member States. 

The  disparity  in  the  information  provided  by  Member  States,  and  the  possibility  of  there 
having been misinterpretation of some provisions creates uncertainty as to the comparability 

14 
15 
16 

Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom. 

A total of 54 registered cases, but not all Member States concerned report the number of cases.  

Czech Republic, Finland, France, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and United Kingdom. 

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of the information provided, and makes it very difficult to assess the performance of Member 
States in implementing the Directive. 

Overall, the Commission’s experience in preparing this report confirmed that the information 
provided by Member States under Article 18 is not alone enough to give a clear, sufficiently 
detailed and reliable picture of the implementation of the Directive in practice. The reporting 
requirements set out in this Article focus on the adoption of measures, whilst not making any 
explicit reference to information on the implementation in practice of these measures. 

Even  using  other  sources,  the  Commission  could  only  obtain  limited  information  to 
supplement  or  corroborate  the  information  submitted  by  Member  States,  in  particular  in 
relation  to  legal  and  administrative  aspects  (including  accidents).  The  information  available 
focuses  on  technical  and  scientific  issues  but  there  is,  for  example,  no  public  directory  of 
extractive waste facilities. 

6. 

CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS 

Based  on  the  Commission’s  assessment,  it  can  be  concluded  that  the  majority  of  Member 
States have adopted the measures needed to implement the provisions set out in the Directive. 
The assessment also revealed, however, that a number of issues still need to be addressed, in 
order  to  ensure  that  the  implementation  of  the  Directive  delivers  the  desired  level  of 
protection. 

The  Member  States’  reports  suggest  that  several  important  provisions,  such  as  those  on  the 
identification  of  waste  facilities  or  the  granting  of  permits  and  inspections,  are  not  being 
understood  and  implemented  by  Member  States  in  the  same  way.  In  order  to  make 
implementation of the Directive more consistent, the Commission is planning to: 

– 

– 

issue  general  guidance  on  the  implementation  of  the  provisions  set  out  in  the 
Directive; and 

develop guidelines for inspections pursuant to Article 22(1)(c). 

The  Commission  will  also  consider  ways  of  improving  Member  States’  reporting  on 
implementation,  including  on  accidents,  disseminating  the  results  of  its  assessment  of  the 
information  provided  by  Member  States  more  widely,  and  promoting  the  exchange  of 
information on extractive activities, including best practices. 

For  instance,  use  can  be  made  of  a  different  procedure  for  collecting  information,  in 
accordance  with  Article  7(5).  Collecting  further  information  relating  to  implementation  in 
practice of the Directive will support the Commission's work aiming to: 

– 

– 

– 

support the implementation of and compliance with the Directive, in particular 
by  more  effectively  identifying  gaps  in  the  actual  implementation  of  the 
Directive and designing possible measures to address them; 

identify best practices on the implementation of the Directive; and 

explore new ways to manage reporting and simplify processes, and to envisage, 
if  necessary,  amending  provisions  in  Commission  Decision  2009/358/EC  on 

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the transmission of information, in line with the objectives of the Fitness Check 
on Environmental Monitoring and Reporting.17 

To  implement  its  commitment  taken  in  the  EU  action  plan  for  the  Circular  Economy,  the 
Commission is working on the preparation of guidance and promotion of best practices in the 
mining waste management plans. 18  

The Commission will also continue to gather information allowing future updates on relevant 
aspects  of  the  directive  to  ensure  protection  of  human  health  and  the  environment,  with 
particular  emphasis  on  aspects  such  as  hazardous  waste  management,  safety  of  dams  and 
ponds and pollution prevention. 

17  

18  

SWD(2016)  188  final,  Commission  Staff  Working  Document  'Towards  a  Fitness  Check  of  EU 
environmental  monitoring  and  reporting:  to  ensure  effective  monitoring,  more  transparency  and 
focused reporting of EU environment policy.'  

COM(2015) 614 final, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, 
the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Closing the loop - An 
EU action plan for the Circular Economy.'  

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Member State data 

Total waste 
2012i  

Total waste 
from 
quarrying and 
mining 
activities 
2012ii  

Mineral and 
solidified 
wastes from 
quarrying and 
mining 
activitiesiii  

Hazardous 
mineral and 
solidified 
wastes from 
quarrying and 
mining 
activitiesiv  

% of hazardous 
waste over total 
mineral and 
solidified wastes 
from quarrying 
and mining 
activities 

Reported 
facilities in 
operationv 

Category A 
facilities in 
operationvi  

Completeness 
(reporting)vii  

Number of 
inspections 
(total)viii  

Number of 
inspections 
(Cat A)ix  

European Union (28) 

2.514.220.000 

733.980.000 

731.950.000 

13.460.000 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

67.630.317 

115.137 

30.245 

9 

161.252.166 

141.082.596 

141.061.523 

13.266.720 

Czech Republic 

23.171.358 

167.422 

88.585 

5.704 

16.332.249 

18.005 

368.022.172 

8.625.187 

8.488.645 

21.992.343 

9.354.964 

9.346.454 

13.421.334 

2.024.984 

1.984.284 

72.328.280 

47.831.627 

47.822.445 

118.561.669 

22.509.144 

22.495.556 

344.731.922 

2.477.408 

2.196.522 

3.378.638 

162.764.632 

2.086.469 

2.309.581 

5.678.751 

5.034 

719.666 

217.888 

1.968 

25.911 

2.729 

345.842 

217.311 

1.478 

7.171 

8.397.228 

131.314 

121.034 

1.359 

45 

7.705 

5 

508 

90 

368 

1.644 

257 

1.990 

0 

0 

25 

0 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Ireland 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Croatia 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

16.310.151 

1.452.496 

91.218 

45.103 

81.827 

45.103 

30.852 

0 

37.70 

0.00 

1.84 

0.03 

9.40 

1.53 

0.79 

0.09 

0.00 

0.03 

0.00 

0.00 

0.07 

9.42 

0.58 

0.00 

0.00 

0.35 

0.00 

3 

np 

7 

0 

27 

4 

22 

2343 

1558 

4152 

np 

213 

13 

0 

0 

0 

862 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

2 

0 

2 

1 

25 

1 

np 

126 

1 

0 

0 

0 

6 

0 

npx  

np 

0 

0 

1073 

53 

154 

np 

np 

3401 

np 

349 

13 

np 

46 

49 

np 

np 

1 

np 

np 

1 

932 

115 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total waste 
2012i  

Total waste 
from 
quarrying and 
mining 
activities 
2012ii  

Mineral and 
solidified 
wastes from 
quarrying and 
mining 
activitiesiii  

Hazardous 
mineral and 
solidified 
wastes from 
quarrying and 
mining 
activitiesiv  

% of hazardous 
waste over total 
mineral and 
solidified wastes 
from quarrying 
and mining 
activities 

Reported 
facilities in 
operationv 

Category A 
facilities in 
operationvi  

Completeness 
(reporting)vii  

Number of 
inspections 
(total)viii  

Number of 
inspections 
(Cat A)ix  

Netherlands 

123.612.767 

179.164 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

139.670 

34.687 

34.047.465 

51.339 

163.377.949 

68.035.432 

67.599.891 

14.184.456 

242.598 

227.253 

3.280 

7.830 

1.301 

5 

266.975.602 

223.292.741 

223.173.154 

125.458 

4.546.506 

14.448 

8.425.384 

310.580 

10.936 

299.913 

91.824.193 

52.880.000 

52.880.000 

156.306.504 

129.480.919 

129.455.408 

0 

203 

0 

162 

United Kingdom 

241.100.639 

24.043.977 

23.787.471 

8.233 

2.35 

22.57 

0.00 

0.00 

0.06 

0.00 

0.07 

0.00 

0.00 

0.03 

0 

33 

99 

8 

74 

np 

119 

90 

22 

601 

0 

0 

0 

3 

2 

np 

3 

9 

15 

4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 

116 

18 

743 

0 

102 

166 

75 

43 

28 

0 

15 

41 

4 

i Taken from env_wasgen, EUROSTAT: waste generated by all NACE activities and households. 
ii Taken from env_wasgen, EUROSTAT: waste generated by quarrying and mining activities. 
iii Taken from env_wasgen, EUROSTAT: mineral and solidified wastes generated by quarrying and mining activities. 
iv Taken from env_wasgen, EUROSTAT: hazardous mineral and solidified wastes generated by quarrying and mining activities. 
v Data for the second period, as reported by Member States. 
vi Data for the second period, as reported by Member States. 
vii : 
viii Data for the second period, as reported by Member States. 
ix Data for the second period, as reported by Member States. 
x np: not provided.