CELEX: 52014PC0397
Language: en
Date: 2014-07-02
Title: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment

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			Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment /* COM/2014/0397 final - 2014/0201 (COD) */
			
				
		
		
			
			   	EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.           CONTEXT
OF THE PROPOSAL
1.1         General Context
The Union’s economy currently loses a
significant amount of potential secondary raw materials which are found in
waste streams. In 2011, total waste production in the EU amounted to approximately
2.5 billion tons. By way of example, only a limited share (40%) of the
municipal waste generated in the Union was recycled, with the rest being
landfilled (37%) or incinerated (23%) of which around 500 million tons could
have been otherwise recycled or reused. The Union thus misses out on significant opportunities to improve resource
efficiency and create a more circular economy leading to economic growth and
jobs which in turn would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its dependency on
imported raw materials. 
The Union also faces an implementation gap
amongst its Member States. In 2011, while six Member States landfilled less
than 3% of their municipal waste, 18 lost resources by landfilling over 50%, with some exceeding 90% of landfilling. This
shows large divergences in terms of waste management performances which need to
be redressed as a matter of urgency.
1.2         Grounds for and objectives
of the proposal
Recent trends suggest that further progress
on resource efficiency is possible and that it can bring major economic and
social benefits. Turning waste into a resource is an essential part of increasing
resource efficiency and closing the loop in a circular economy.
European legislation and particularly the
setting of legally binding targets has been a key driver to improve waste
management practices, stimulate innovation in recycling, limit the use of
landfilling, and create incentives to change consumer behaviour. Taking waste
policy further can bring significant benefits coming from sustainable growth
and job creation at relatively low cost, while contributing to a better
environment.
This proposal responds to the legal
obligation to review the waste management targets of three Directives:
Directive 2008/98/EC on waste[1],
Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste[2],
and Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste[3]. In doing so, it
addresses the above-mentioned situation in line with the objectives of the
Resource Efficiency Roadmap[4]
and the 7th Environment Action Programme[5], including full
implementation of the waste hierarchy[6]
in all Member States, decline in absolute and per capita waste generation and the
development of a comprehensive strategy to combat unnecessary food
waste, ensuring high quality recycling and the use of recycled waste as a
major, reliable source of raw material for the Union, limiting energy recovery to
non-recyclable materials, and limiting landfilling to non-recoverable waste. It
also contributes to the implementation of the EU Raw Materials Initiative[7].
In addition, the proposal includes elements
of simplification of the reporting requirements included in Directives 94/62/EC
on packaging and packaging waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles[8], and 2006/66/EC on
batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators[9].
2.           RESULTS
OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
2.1         Studies
Three main studies carried out over the
last two years underpinned the impact assessment and the legal proposal[10] by assessing the technological,
socio-economic and cost-benefit related to the implementation and further development
of EU waste legislation.
2.2         Internal consultation
An Impact Assessment Steering Group was
created on 16 April 2012. The following DG’s were invited to participate in 5
meetings of the Impact Assessment Steering Group: SG, ECFIN, ENTR, CLIMA, JRC, and
ESTAT. The Impact Assessment Steering Group followed the preparation of the
Impact Assessment.
2.3         External consultation
An indicative list of issues to be tackled
was developed by the Commission and the first interviews with key stakeholders
started in February 2013. An online public consultation was launched in June
2013, closing in September 2013 in line with the minimum standards for
consultation.
670 responses were submitted, reflecting
high public concern about the waste management situation in the EU and high
expectations for EU action in this area.
2.4         Impact assessment
An impact assessment report and an
executive summary are published together with the present proposal. The impact
assessment evaluates the main environmental, social and economic impacts of
various policy options to improve the waste management records in the EU.
Various levels of ambition are assessed and compared to a "baseline
scenario" in order to identify the most appropriate instruments and
targets while minimizing costs and maximizing benefits.
The Commission’s Impact Assessment Board
delivered a positive opinion on the impact assessment on 8 April 2014, while
making a number of recommendations to fine-tune the report. The Board requested
to further clarify the problem definition and the need for new mid-term
targets, strengthen the arguments in favour of a landfill ban from a
subsidiarity and proportionality point of view and of uniform targets for all
Member States, and explain in more detail how the varying performances of
Member States are taken into account in the proposal.
Further consideration of the policy options
set out in the impact assessment has led to the conclusion that the combination of Options 2 and 3.7 will bring the following benefits:

–                        
Administrative burden reduction in particular
for small establishments or undertakings, simplification and better  implementation including by keeping
targets ‘fit for purpose’;
–                        
Job creation – more than 180.000 direct jobs
could be created by 2030, most of them impossible to delocalize outside the EU;

–                        
GHG emission reduction – around 443 millions of
tons of GHG could be avoided between 2014 and 2030;
–                        
Positive effects on the competitiveness of the
EU waste management and recycling sectors as well as on the EU the
manufacturing sector (better EPR, reduced risks associated with raw material
access);
–                        
Reinjection into the EU economy of secondary raw
materials which in turn will reduce the dependency of the EU on raw materials
imports
3.           LEGAL
ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL
3.1         Summary of the proposed
action
The main amendments of
the proposal are: 
–                        
Alignment of definitions and removal of obsolete
legal requirements;
–                        
Simplification and streamlining of reporting
obligations;
–                        
Introduction of an Early Warning System for
monitoring compliance with the recycling targets;
–                        
Introduction of minimum operating conditions for
Extended Producer Responsibility;
–                        
Increase of the preparing for re-use and
recycling target for municipal waste to 70% by 2030;   
–                        
Increase of the packaging waste re-use and recycling
targets;
–                        
Restrict the landfilling of non-residual municipal
waste by 2030;
–                        
Alignment to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU on
delegated and implementing acts.
The above would set the
necessary legal framework for Member States’ policies and legislation to
develop in the field of waste prevention and recycling. 
3.2         Legal basis and right to
act
This Directive amends
six Directives addressing the management of different wastes. Four of these
Directives (Directive 2008/98/EC, Directive 1999/31/EC, Directive 2000/53/EC
and Directive 2012/19/EU) were adopted on the basis of Article 192(1) TFUE,
whilst Directive 2006/66/EC was adopted on the basis of both Article 192(2) and
Article 114 TFUE and Directive 94/62/EC on the basis of Article 114 TFUE.
Therefore, this Directive is based on Article 192(1) TFUE and on Article 114
TFUE in relation to Article 2.
Article 11(2) of Directive
2008/98/EC sets down a 50% target for preparing for re-use and recycling of
household and similar waste and a 70% target for preparing for re-use,
recycling and other material recovery of non-hazardous construction and
demolition waste by 2020. Pursuant to Article 11(4), by 31 December 2014 at the
latest, the Commission shall examine those targets with a view to, if
necessary, reinforcing them and considering the setting of targets for other
waste streams, taking into account the relevant environmental, economic and
social impacts of setting the targets. According to Article 9(c), the
Commission should set, by the end of 2014, waste prevention and decoupling
objectives for 2020, based on best available practices including, if necessary,
a revision of the indicators referred to in Article 29(4). Finally, pursuant to
Article 37(4), in the first report that intervenes by 12 December 2014, the
Commission shall assess a number of measures including producer responsibility
schemes for specific waste streams, targets, indicators and measures related to
recycling, as well as material and energy recovery operations that may
contribute to fulfilling the objectives set in Articles 1 and 4 more
effectively.
Article 5(2) of Directive
1999/31/EC sets down three targets for the diversion of biodegradable municipal
waste from landfills and bans the landfilling of certain waste streams. The
last target for the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfills
has to be met by the Member States by 16 July 2016. Pursuant to Article 5(2),
it shall be re-examined by 16 July 2014 with a view to confirming or amending
it in order to ensure a high level of environmental protection and in light of
the practical experience gained by Member States in the pursuance of the two
previous targets.
Article 6(1) of Directive
94/62/EC sets down targets for the recovery and recycling of packaging waste
which, pursuant to Article 6(5), shall be fixed every five years based on the
practical experience gained in Member States and the findings of scientific
research and evaluation techniques such as life-cycle assessments and
cost-benefit analysis.
3.3         Subsidiarity and
proportionality principle
The proposal is in
conformity with the subsidiarity and proportionality principle set out in
Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. It is limited to amending the abovementioned
Directives by providing a framework establishing shared objectives, while
leaving Member States free to decide about precise implementation methods.
3.4         Explanatory documents
The Commission
considers that explanatory documents are necessary in order to improve the
quality of information on the transposition of the Directive for the following
reasons.
Waste legislation is
often transposed in a highly decentralised manner in the Member States,
including on the regional or local level and in multiple legal acts, depending
on the administrative structure of a Member State. As a result, in transposing
the amended Directives Member States may have to amend a wide variety of
legislative acts at national, regional and local levels.
This Directive amends six
different waste Directives and affects an important number of legally binding
obligations, including a comprehensive amendment of the targets contained in
the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive, and the Packaging
Directive and a simplification of the WEEE, ELV and Batteries Directives. This
is a complex review of waste legislation that will potentially affect a number
of pieces of national legislation.
The revised targets for
waste management contained in the amended Directives are inter-connected, and
as such should be carefully transposed into national legislation and later on incorporated
into the national waste management systems.
The provisions of the
amended Directives will affect a wide range of private and public stakeholders
in the Member States and will have an important impact on planned investments
and future infrastructures in the waste management systems. The complete and
correct transposition of the amended Directives is essential to guarantee that their
objectives (i.e. protecting human health and the environment, increased
resource efficiency, and ensuring the functioning of the internal market and
avoiding obstacles to trade and restriction of competition within the EU) are
achieved.
The above factors are
likely to increase the risks of incorrect transposition and implementation of
the Directive, and complicate the Commission’s task of monitoring the
application of EU law. Clear information with respect to the transposition of
the revised waste Directives is instrumental in ensuring the conformity of
national legislation with their provisions.
The requirement to
provide explanatory documents may create an additional administrative burden on
some Member States. However, explanatory documents are necessary to allow
effective verification of complete and correct transposition, which is
essential for the reasons mentioned above, and there are no less burdensome
measures to allow efficient verification. Moreover, the explanatory documents
can contribute significantly to reducing the administrative burden of
compliance monitoring by the Commission; without them, considerable resources
and numerous contacts with national authorities would be required to track the
methods of transposition in all Member States. Hence, the possible additional
administrative burden of providing explanatory documents is proportionate to
the aim pursued, namely to ensure effective transposition and fully achieve the
objectives of the revised Directives.
In view of the above it
is appropriate to ask Member States to accompany the notification of their
transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship
between the provisions of this Directive amending the waste legislation and the
corresponding parts of national transposition instruments.
3.5         Delegated
and implementing powers of the Commission
Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 7,
8, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 of Article 1, paragraphs 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 of Article 2,
paragraphs 6 and 7 of Article 3, the amendment proposed in Article 4, and
paragraph 1 of Article 6 of this Proposal identify the delegated and
implementing powers of the Commission in Directives 2008/98/EC, 94/62/EC and
1999/31/EC, respectively, and establish the corresponding procedures for
adoption of these acts.
4.           BUDGETARY
IMPLICATION
The proposal will not
have an impact on the European Union budget and is therefore not accompanied by
the financial statement provided for under Article 31 of the Financial
Regulation (Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the
general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No1605/2002).
2014/0201 (COD)
Proposal for a
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL
amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste,
94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste,
2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators
and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and
electronic equipment 
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof and, in relation to Article 2 of this Directive, Article 114
thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative
act to the national Parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the
European Economic and Social Committee[11],
Having regard to the opinion of the
Committee of the Regions[12],
Acting in accordance with the ordinary
legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1)       Waste management in the Union should be improved, with the view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality
of the environment, protecting human health, and ensuring prudent and rational
utilisation of natural resources. 
(2)       The legal basis is
therefore Article 192(2) of the Treaty for the amendments of the Directives 1999/31/EC,
2000/53/EC, 2006/66/EC, 2008/98/EC and 2012/19/EU. Directive 94/62/EC however,
being a measure of ensuring the functioning of the internal market, should be
amended on the basis of Article 114 of the Treaty. For reasons of
simplification and procedural economy it is appropriate to amend all those
Directives by a single amending act..
(3)       The Commission has
reviewed the targets laid down in Article 11(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council[13],
Article 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC[14]
and Article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council[15]. In its review, the
Commission found that it was appropriate to amend these targets to make them
better reflect the needs of the circular economy by increasing preparing for
re-use and recycling of municipal and packaging waste and eliminating
landfilling of waste destined for landfills for non-hazardous waste.
(4)       Many
Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management
infrastructure and are planning investments now. It is therefore essential to
set clear policy objectives in order to avoid locking secondary raw materials
at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.
(5)       Municipal waste
constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the
 Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage,
and the way it is managed gives a good indication of the quality of the overall
waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste
management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct
proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public
visibility. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex
waste management system including an efficient collection scheme, a need to
actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to
the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system. Countries
which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally
score better in overall waste management.
(6)       Packaging waste and
biodegradable municipal waste account for a large proportion of municipal waste
and of household and similar waste. It is therefore necessary to examine the
impacts of setting targets for the management of these waste streams at the
same time.
(7)       Industrial, commercial,
and mining waste is extremely diversified in terms of composition and volume,
and very different depending on the economic structure of a Member State, the structure of the industry or commerce sector that generates the waste, or the
industrial or commercial density in a given geographical area. Hence, for most
industrial and mining waste, an industry-oriented approach using Best Available
Techniques (BAT) reference documents (BREF) to address the specific issues
related to the management of a given type of waste is a suitable solution[16]. However, industrial
and commercial packaging waste will continue being covered by the requirements
of Directive 94/62/EC and Directive 2008/98/EC, including their respective
improvements.
(8)       Through a progressive
increase of the existing targets on preparing for re-use and recycling of
municipal waste and the elimination of recyclable waste from landfilling corresponding
to a maximum of 25% landfilling by 2025, it should be ensured that economically
valuable waste materials are progressively and effectively recovered through
proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. That way it
should be ensured that valuable materials found in waste are returned into the
European economy, thus making progress in the implementation of the Raw
Materials Initiative[17]
and the creation of a circular economy.
(9)       Clear environmental,
economic and social benefits would be derived from further increasing the
targets laid down in Directives 2008/98/EC, 94/62/EC and 1999/31/EC for re-use
and recycling of municipal and packaging waste, starting
with waste streams which can be easily recycled (e.g. plastics, metals, glass,
paper, wood, bio-waste).
(10)     Compliance with the obligation
to set up separate collection systems for paper, metal, plastic and glass is
essential to increase preparing for re-use and recycling rates for municipal
waste in Member States. In addition, separate collection of bio-waste introduced
by this proposal should contribute to preventing contamination of recyclable
materials.
(11)     With the combination of
recycling targets and landfill restrictions contained in this proposal, the
Union-wide targets for energy recovery and maximum recycling targets for packaging
waste laid down in Directive 94/62/EC are no longer necessary and should
therefore be deleted.
(12)     It follows from the targets
included in this proposal that Member States should support the use of
recovered materials, such as recovered paper and wood, in line with the waste
hierarchy, with the aim of securing the supply of raw materials and moving the Union
closer to a "recycling society", and, whenever possible, should not
support the landfilling or incineration of such materials. Member States should
not support the incineration of waste that can be recycled in a technically and
economically feasible way and under environmentally safe conditions. Recital 29
of Directive 2008/98/EC should be interpreted in this context.
(13)     This proposal aims to set
clear directions for the Union’s waste management and in this way ensure
investment security for the Member States and the industry. In developing their
national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste
management infrastructure, Member States should make a sound use of the European
Structural and Investment Funds in line with the waste hierarchy by promoting
preparing for re-use and recycling.
(14)     The Commission has set down
targets for the recycling of plastic packaging waste for 2025 taking into
account what was technically feasible at the time of the revision of the
Directive; the Commission may propose new levels of the targets for plastics
for 2030 based on a review of progress made by Member States towards reaching
those targets, taking into account the evolution of the types of plastics
placed on the market and the development of new recycling technologies.
(15)     Separate collection and
recycling of ferrous metals and aluminium would have significant economic and
environmental benefits since more aluminium would then be captured. The re-use
and recycling target for metal packaging should therefore be split into
separate targets for those two types of waste.
(16)     Large
differences exist between Member States in waste management, particularly as
regards municipal waste. In order to ensure better, timelier, and more uniform
implementation of the waste legislation and anticipate implementation
weaknesses, an early warning system should be established to detect
shortcomings and allow taking action ahead of the deadlines for meeting the
targets.
(17)     Directive 2008/98/EC
introduces basic definitions regarding waste management. In order to ensure
greater coherence in waste legislation, the definitions in Directive 94/62/EC
and 1999/31/EC should be aligned to those of Directive 2008/98/EC.
(18)     Definitions of municipal
waste, food waste, backfilling should be included in Directive 2008/98/EC and
the definition of residual waste in Directive 1999/31/EC in order to clarify
the scope of these concepts.
(19)     Statistical data reported
by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with
waste legislation. Introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting
obsolete reporting requirements and benchmarking national reporting
methodologies, accompanied by third party verification of data quality, should
improve the quality and reliability of statistics.
(20)     The
producers of goods and products should be responsible for the management of the
resulting post-consumer waste. Extended Producer
Responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management,
but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member
States. Thus the setting of minimum operating requirements for extended producer
responsibility aiming at internalising the end-of-life management costs
according to high environmental standards and providing an incentive for
producers to take into account environmental considerations along the products'
life, from the design phase to their end-of-life is
necessary in order to reduce their cost and boost
performance, as well as to ensure a level-playing field and avoid obstacles to the functioning
of the internal market.
(21)     Proper management of
hazardous waste still presents a problem in the Union, and data on its
treatment are partly missing. It is therefore necessary to strengthen the
record keeping and traceability mechanisms through the establishment of
electronic registries for hazardous waste in the Member States. Electronic data
collection should be extended to other types of waste in order to simplify
record-keeping for businesses and administrations and improve the monitoring of
waste flows in the Union.
(22)     In order to ensure security
of supply of critical raw materials and in line with the Raw Materials
Initiative and the objectives and targets of the European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials[18],
Member States should take measures to achieve the best possible management of
waste containing significant amounts of critical raw materials[19] in line with the waste
hierarchy, taking economic and technological feasibility and environmental
benefits into account. The measures contained in this Directive, e.g. the
recycling targets for municipal waste and the ban on the disposal of metals,
including metals present in discarded products, in landfills for non-hazardous
waste will support the measures taken at national level.
(23)     To further support
effective implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative, Member States should
include in their waste management plans nationally appropriate measures
regarding collection and recovery of waste containing significant amounts of
critical raw materials.
(24)     Having regard to the
negative effects of food wastage on the environment and
its negative effect, a framework should be established for
Member States to collect and report levels of food waste across all sectors in
a comparable way, and request developing national food waste prevention plans aimed
at meeting an aspirational objective to reduce food waste by 30 % by 2025.
(25)     In defining national food
waste prevention programmes, Member States  should set priorities based on the
waste management hierarchy: prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling,
recovery and disposal. In the case of food waste, it should be carefully
assessed whether and for which categories of food waste, donation as well as
the possible use of former foodstuffs in animal feed should be given priority
over composting, creation of renewable energy and landfill. This assessment
should take into account in particular economic circumstances, health, and
quality standards, and always be in line with Union legislation regarding food
and feed safety and animal health..
(26)     Littering, especially of plastic,
has a direct and detrimental impact on the environment
and high clean-up costs are an unnecessary economic burden. The introduction of
specific measures in waste management plans, financial support from producers
within the extended producer responsibility schemes, and proper enforcement
from the competent authorities should help eradicate this problem.
(27)     Commission Communication on
Regulatory Fitness and Performance (‘REFIT’): Results and Next Steps[20] commits the Commission
to evaluate, simplify or repeal Union legislative measures with a view to
lightening the burden for business, encouraging growth and job creation. At the forefront of REFIT is the action to reduce regulatory burden
on small establishments or undertakings. The consultation on the TOP10 most burdensome EU legislative acts
for SMEs[21]
has identified the waste legislation as an area where possible burden reduction
was needed. In response to this call, and following a more detailed
consultation of small establishments or undertakings in a dedicated workshop held on 16 September 2013, simplification
of permitting and registration requirements for small
establishments or undertakings should be introduced.
(28)     Implementation
reports prepared by Member States every three years have not proved to be an
effective tool for verifying compliance and ensuring good implementation, and
are generating unnecessary administrative burden. It is therefore appropriate
to repeal provisions obliging member States to produce such reports and instead
exclusively use for compliance monitoring purposes the statistical data which
Member States report every year to the Commission, showing when the targets are
likely to be met.
(29)         It is
necessary to continue reporting on certain aspects of the implementation of
Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council[22]. In order to be able
to better monitor the implementation of that Directive, this reporting should
be done on an annual basis.
(30)         Reliable reporting of statistical
data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and
ensuring a level playing field between Member States. Therefore, when preparing
the reports on compliance with the targets set out in waste legislation, Member
States shall use the most recent methodology developed by the Commission and the
national statistical offices of the Member States.
(31)     In order to supplement or
amend Directive 94/62/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article
290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Articles 3(1), 11(3), 19(2) and 20(1). It is
particularly important that the Commission should carry out appropriate
consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The
Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous,
timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European
Parliament and the Council.
(32)     In order to supplement or
amend Directive 2008/98/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article
290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Articles 5(2), 6(2), 7(1), 27(1), 27(4), 38(1), 38(2) and 38(3). It is particularly important that the Commission should carry out
appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert
level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should
ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant
documents to the European Parliament and the Council.
(33)     In order to supplement or
amend Directive 1999/31/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article
290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 16. It is particularly important that the
Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory
work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up
delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate
transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council. Any amendments to the Annexes should only be made in line with the
principles laid down in this Directive as expressed in the Annexes. To this
end, as regards Annex II, the Commission should take into account the general
principles and general procedures for testing and acceptance criteria as set out
in Annex II, specific criteria and/or test methods and associated limit values
should be set for each class of landfill, including if necessary specific types
of landfill within each class, including underground storage. Proposals for the
standardisation of control, sampling and analysis methods in relation to the
Annexes should be considered for adoption by the Commission  where appropriate
within two years after the entry into force of this Directive
(34)     In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of Directive 94/62/EC, implementing powers
should be conferred on the Commission in respect of Articles 12(3b) and 19(1). Those
powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of
the European Parliament and of the Council[23].
(35)     In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of Directive 1999/31/EC, implementing powers
should be conferred on the Commission in respect of Articles 3(3), 5(2), 5(2a),
5(2b), Annex I, paragraph 3.5 and Annex II, paragraph 5. Those powers should be
exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European
Parliament and of the Council[24].
(36)     In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC, implementing powers
should be conferred on the Commission in respect of Articles 9(3), 11(3),
24(2), 29(4), 33(2), 35(4), 37(4) and 38(4). Those powers should be exercised
in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and
of the Council[25].
(37)     In accordance with the Joint
Political Declaration of Member States and the Commission on explanatory
documents of 28 September 2011, Member States have undertaken to accompany, in
justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or
more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a
directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments.
With regard to this Directive, the legislator considers the transmission of
such documents to be justified.
(38)         Since the objectives of this Directive,
namely to improve waste management in the Union,
and thereby contributing to the protection, preservation and improvement of the
quality of the environment and to the prudent and rational utilisation of
natural resources across
the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can, by
reason of the scale effects of the measures, be better achieved at Union level,
the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity
as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the
principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does
not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Amendment of Directive 2008/98/EC
Directive 2008/98/EC is hereby amended as
follows:
(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the following point (1a) is
inserted:
'(1a). "municipal waste" means waste as set out
in Annex VI;';
(b) the following points (4a) and (4b)
are inserted:
'(4a). "food waste" means food (including inedible parts) lost from the food supply chain,
not including food diverted to material uses such as
bio-based products, animal feed, or sent for
redistribution;
(4b). "construction and demolition waste" means waste corresponding to the waste categories in Chapter 17 of the
Annex to Decision 2000/532/EC and any subsequent modifications, except for
hazardous waste and naturally occurring material as defined in category 17 05
04;';
(c) the following point (15a) is
inserted:
'15(a). "material recovery" means any
recovery operation, excluding energy recovery and the reprocessing into
materials which are to be used as fuel;';
(d) the following point (17a) is
inserted:
'(17a). "backfilling" means any of the following types of recovery:
(i) recovery where waste is used in excavated
areas such as underground mines or gravel pits for the purpose of slope
reclamation, safety, or for engineering purposes in landscaping;
(ii) recovery where waste is used for the purpose
of construction, stowage of mines and quarries, for re-cultivation, land
reclamation, or landscaping and where the waste is substituting other non-waste
materials which would otherwise have been used for that purpose;';
(e) the following point (20a) is added:
'(20a). "small establishments or
undertakings" means establishments employing fewer than 250 persons and
having an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million or an annual balance
sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million;';
(2) Article 5 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, the following point
(e) is added:
'(e) any other
conditions to be met for specific substances or objects laid down in accordance
with paragraph 2.';
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the
following:
'2. The Commission
shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a determining
the criteria to be met for specific substances or objects to be regarded as a
by-product and not as waste referred to in point (1) of Article 3.';
(3) Article 6(2) is replaced by the
following:
'2. The Commission
shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a relating
to the adoption of the criteria referred to  in paragraph 1 and specifying the
type of waste to which such criteria shall apply. End-of-waste specific
criteria should be considered, among others, at least for aggregates, paper,
glass, metal, tyres, textiles and bio-waste.';
(4) Article 6(3) is replaced by the
following:
'3. Waste which has ceased
to be waste in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be deemed to be
recycled for the purpose of the calculation of the targets set out in this
Directive, Directives 94/62/EC, 2000/53/EC and 2006/66/EC and Directive
2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council* unless the materials
are destined to be used as a fuel or, with the exception of aggregates derived
from construction and demolition waste, for backfilling.';
* Directive
2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on
waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 38).
(5) Article 7 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, the first sentence
is replaced by the following:
'1. The Commission
shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a
relating to the updating of the list of waste established by Decision
2000/532/EC.';
(b) paragraph 5 is deleted:
(6) Article 8 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, first subparagraph
is added as follows::
'1a. Extended
producer responsibility means  the producer’s operational and/or financial
responsibility for a product extended to the post-consumer state of a product’s
life cycle.';
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the
following:
'2. Member States shall
take appropriate measures to encourage the design of products in order to
reduce their environmental impact and the generation of waste in the course of
the production and subsequent use of products, without distorting the internal
market. 
Those measures shall include measures to
encourage the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and that
are, after having become waste, suitable for re-use and recycling in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The
measures shall take into account the full life cycle impacts of products.';
 (c) paragraph
3 is replaced by the following:
'3. When developing and applying extended
producer responsibility, Member States shall comply with the minimum
requirements laid down in Annex VII.';
(7) Article 9 is replaced by the
following:
“Article 9
Prevention of waste 
'1. Member States shall take the appropriate
waste prevention measures. 
2. Every year, the European Environment Agency
shall publish a report showing progress on prevention of waste generation for
each Member State and the Union as a whole, including on decoupling of waste
generation from economic growth.
3. Member States shall take measures to prevent
food waste generation along the whole food supply chain. The measures shall endeavour
to ensure that food waste in the manufacturing, retail/distribution, food
service/hospitality and household sectors is reduced by at least 30% between 1
January 2017 and 31 December 2025.
By 31 December 2017, the Commission shall adopt
implementing acts to establish uniform conditions for the monitoring of the implementation
of food waste prevention measures taken by Member States. Those implementing
acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
39(2).';
(8) Article 11 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:
(i) point (a) is replaced by the following:'(a) by 1st January 2020 at the latest, recycling and
preparing for re-use of municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 50%
by weight;';
(ii) the following point (c) is added:
'(c) by 1st January 2030 at the latest,
recycling and preparing for re-use of municipal waste shall be increased to a
minimum of 70% by weight.';
(b) paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 are replaced
by the following:
'3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts
necessary to ensure a uniform implementation of the target laid down in paragraph
2(b) as regards backfilling. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2).
4. For the purpose of calculating whether the
targets laid down in paragraph2(a) and (c) have been achieved, the weight of the
waste prepared for re-use and recycled shall be understood as the weight of the
waste which was put into a final preparing for re-use or recycling process less
the weight of any materials which were discarded in the
course of that  process due to presence of impurities  and which need to be disposed of or undergo other recovery operations. 
However, where the discarded materials
constitute 2% or less of the weight of the waste put into that process, the
weight of the waste prepared for re-use and recycled shall be understood as the
weight of the waste which was put into a final preparing for re-use or
recycling process.’
5. For the purpose of calculating whether the
target laid down in paragraph 2(b) has been achieved, the weight of the waste prepared
for re-use, recycled and materially recovered shall be understood as the weight
of the waste put into a final preparing for re-use, recycling and other
material recovery process less the weight of any materials which were discarded
in the course of the final preparing for re-use,
recycling or material recovery process due to presence of impurities which need to be disposed of or undergo other recovery operations.  
However, where the discarded materials
constitute 2% or less of the weight of the waste put into that process, the
weight of the waste prepared for re-use and recycled shall be understood as the
weight of the waste which was put into a final preparing for re-use or
recycling process.’
(9) the following Article 11a is
inserted:
'Article 11a
Early Warning System
1. The Commission shall, with the support of the
European Environment Agency, publish the following reports:
(a)      in 2017, a report on the achievement of
the targets laid down in Article 11(2)(a) and (b);
(b)     in 2022, a report on the achievement of
the target laid down in Article 9(3);
(c)      in 2027, a report on the achievement
of the target laid down in Article 11(2)(c).
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall
include the following:
(a)         
an estimation of the achievement of the targets
by each Member State;
(b)         
an assessment of the expected time of the
achievement of the targets by each Member States, and
(c)         
a list of Member States at risk of not meeting those
targets  within the respective time limits, together with appropriate
recommendations.
Where necessary, the reports may address the
implementation of additional requirements on top of those listed in paragraph
1.
3. Within six months from the date of the
publication of the Commission report, Member States at risk of not meeting the
targets shall submit to the Commission a compliance plan detailing the measures
that they intend to take to achieve the targets. The compliance plan shall take
into consideration the Commission recommendations as specified in paragraph 2(c),
the measures contained in Annex VIII or any other appropriate measures. It
shall state the expected time of compliance.
4. When submitting a compliance plan in
response to the report issued by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1(a),
Member States may request an extension of the time limit laid down in Article
11(2)(a) for a maximum of three years.
Unless the Commission raises objections to the
compliance plan within five months of its receipt, the request for extension shall
be deemed to be accepted.
If objections are raised, the Commission shall
require the Member State concerned to submit a revised compliance plan within two
months of receipt of the Commission comments.
The Commission shall assess the revised
compliance plan within two months of its receipt and accept or reject the request
for extension in writing. In the absence of the reaction from the Commission
within that deadline, the request for extension shall be deemed to be accepted.';
(10) Article 17 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 17
Control of hazardous waste
Member States shall take the necessary measures
to ensure that the production, collection and transportation of hazardous
waste, as well as its storage and treatment, are carried out in conditions
providing protection for the environment and human health in order to comply
with the principles laid down in Article 13, including action to ensure
traceability from production to final destination and control of hazardous
waste in order to meet the requirements of Articles 35 and 36.
For this purpose, Member States shall use the
information made available to the competent authorities collected pursuant to
Article 35.';
(11) in Article 22, the second paragraph
is replaced by the following:
'In order to minimize contamination of waste
materials, Member States shall ensure separate collection of bio-waste by 2025.
The Commission shall carry out an assessment on
the management of bio-waste with a view to submitting a proposal if
appropriate. The assessment shall examine the opportunity of setting minimum
requirements for bio-waste management and quality criteria for compost and
digestate from bio-waste, in order to guarantee a high level of protection for
human health and the environment.';
(12) Article 24 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 24
Exemptions from permit requirements
Member States may exempt establishments or
undertakings from the requirement laid down in Article 23(1) for the following
operations: 
(a) collection of non-hazardous waste;
(b) transport of non-hazardous waste;
(c) disposal of their own non-hazardous waste
at the place of production; or
(d) recovery of waste.';
(13) Article 26 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 26
Registration
1. Where the following are not subject to
permit requirements, Member States shall ensure that the competent authority
keeps a register of:
(a)      establishments or undertakings which
collect or transport waste on a professional basis;
(b)     dealers or brokers; and
(c)      establishments or undertakings which
are subject to exemptions from the permit requirements pursuant to Article 24.
Where possible, existing records held by the
competent authority shall be used to obtain the relevant information for this
registration process in order to reduce the administrative burden.
2. Member States may
exempt from the requirement laid down in paragraph 1 small establishments or
undertakings collecting or transporting very small quantities of non-hazardous
waste.
The Commission may adopt the implementing acts
necessary to establish how the very small quantity threshold is to be
determined. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 39(2).';
(14) Article 27 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the
following:
'1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a setting out the technical minimum
standards for treatment activities which require a permit pursuant to Article
23 where there is evidence that a benefit in terms of the protection of human
health and the environment would be gained from such minimum standards.';
(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the
following:
'4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated
acts in accordance with Article 38a setting out the minimum standards for
activities that require registration pursuant to Article 26(1)(a) and (b) where
there is evidence that a benefit in terms of the protection of human health and
the environment or in avoiding disruption to the internal market would be
gained from such minimum standards.';
(15) Article 28 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 3, point (b) is
amended as follows:
'(b) existing waste collection schemes and
major disposal and recovery installations, including any special arrangements
for waste oils, hazardous waste, waste containing significant amounts of
critical raw materials, or waste streams addressed by specific Union
legislation;';
(b) in paragraph 3, the following point
(f) is added:
'(f) measures to combat littering.';
(c) paragraph 5 is replaced by the
following:
'5. Waste management plans shall conform to the
waste planning requirements laid down in Article 14 of Directive 94/62/EC and
the requirements laid down in Article 11(2) of this Directive and in Article 5
of Directive 1999/31/EC.';
(16) Article 29 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 2, the following
sentence is added:
'Member States shall include in their
programmes specific measures designed to reduce the generation of food waste as
specified in Article 9(3) of this Directive.';
(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the
following:
'4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts
to establish indicators for waste prevention measures. Those implementing acts
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
39(2).';
(17) Article 33(2) is replaced by the
following:
'2. The Commission shall adopt implementing
acts to establish the format for notifying the information on the adoption and
substantial revisions of those plans and programmes. Those implementing acts
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
39(2).';
(18) Article 35 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the
following:
'1. The establishments or undertakings referred
to in Article 23(1), the producers of waste and the establishments and
undertakings which collect or transport waste on a professional basis, or act
as dealers and brokers of waste, shall keep a chronological record of the
quantity, nature and origin of the waste, and, where relevant, the destination,
frequency of collection, mode of transport and treatment method foreseen in
respect of the waste, and shall make that information available to the
competent authorities:
(a) for hazardous waste that information shall
be made available every year by 31 December;
(b) for non-hazardous waste that information shall
be made available on request by the competent authority.';
(b) the following paragraph 4 is added:
'4. Member States shall set up an electronic
registry or coordinated registries to record data on hazardous waste and, where
appropriate, other waste streams, covering the entire geographical territory of
the Member State concerned. Member States shall use the data on waste reported
by industrial operators in accordance with the European Pollutant Release and
Transfer Register set up under Regulation (EC) N° 166/2006**.
The Commission may adopt implementing acts to establish minimum
conditions for the operation of such registries. Those implementing acts shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2).'; 
** Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment
of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council
Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (OJ L 033, 4.2.2006, p.1).
(19) Article 36(1) is replaced by the
following:
'1. Member States shall take the necessary
measures to prohibit the abandonment, dumping or uncontrolled management of
waste, including littering.';
(20) Article 37 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 37
Reporting
1. Member States shall annually transmit  their
data concerning the implementation of Articles 9(3), 11(2)(a), 11(2)(b) and
11(2)(c) electronically to the Commission   by 31 December of the year
following that for which the data are collected. The data shall be transmitted
in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 6. The
first report shall cover the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.
2. Where waste is sent for preparation for
re-use, recycling or other material recovery in another Member State, it may only be counted toward the targets of the Member State in which it has been
collected for the purposes of the reports referred to in paragraph 1.
3. Waste exported from the Union for preparing
for re-use or recycling shall only count towards the fulfilment of the targets
laid down in Article 11 (2) if the exporter can prove in compliance with
Regulations (EC) No 1013/2006 that the treatment outside the Union took place
under conditions that are equivalent to the requirements of the relevant Union
environmental legislation..
4. For the purpose of verifying compliance with
Article 11(2)(b), the amount of waste used for backfilling operations shall be
reported separately from the amount of waste prepared for re-use or recycled or
used for other material recovery operations. The reprocessing of waste into
materials that are to be used for backfilling operations shall be reported as
backfilling.
5. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report and
shall be verified by an independent third party. 
6. The Commission may adopt  implementing acts
necessary  establishing uniform conditions for the verification of compliance
with the targets laid down in Articles 9(3), 11(2)(a), 11(2)(b) and 11(2)(c)  laying
down the reporting format for the data concerning those targets, and
establishing minimum conditions for the third party verification. Those
implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 39(2).';
(21) Article 38 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, the second
subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to specify the application of the
formula for incineration facilities referred to in point R1 of Annex II. Local
climatic conditions may be taken into account, such as the severity of the cold
and the need for heating insofar as they influence the amounts of energy that
can technically be used or produced in the form of electricity, heating,
cooling or processing steam. Local conditions of the outermost regions as
recognised in the fourth subparagraph of Article 299(2) of the Treaty and of
the territories mentioned in Article 25 of the 1985 Act of Accession may also
be taken into account.';
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the
following:
'2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to amend Annexes I to V in the
light of scientific and technical progress.';
(c) the following paragraphs 3 and 4
are added:
'3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a necessary to amend Annexes VII
and VIII. 4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts for the revision of Annex
VI. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 39(2).';
(22) the following Article 38a is
inserted:
'Article 38a
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is
conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this
Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred
to in Articles 5(2), 6(2), 7(1), 27(1), 27(4), 38(1), 38(2) and 38(3) shall be
conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [enter
date of entry into force of this revision]. 
3. The delegation of power referred to in
Articles 5(2), 6(2), 7(1), 27(1), 27(4), 38(1), 38(2) and 38(3) may be revoked
at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke
shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It
shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official
Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It
shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the
Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the
Council.
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles
5(2), 6(2), 7(1), 27(1), 27(4), 38(1), 38(2) and 38(3) shall enter into force
only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or
the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the
European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period,
the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that
they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the
initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.';
(23) Article 39 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 39
Committee procedure
1. For the purposes of Articles 9(3), 11(3),
24(2), 29(4), 33(2), 35(4), 37(4) and 38(4), the Commission shall be assisted
by the Committee for the adaptation to scientific and technical progress and
implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste. That committee shall be a
committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European
Parliament and the Council ***. 
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph,
Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
***    Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the
rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States
of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p.
13).';
(24) Annexes VI, VII and VIII are added
in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Amendment of Directive 94/62/EC
Directive 94/62/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:
(a) in point (1), the following text is
deleted:
'The Commission shall, as appropriate, examine
and, where necessary, review the illustrative examples for the definition of
packaging given in Annex I. As a priority, the following items shall be
addressed: CD and video cases, flower pots, tubes and cylinders around which
flexible material is wound, release paper of self-adhesive labels and wrapping
paper. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this
Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with
scrutiny referred to in Article 21(3).';
(b) point(2) is replaced by the
following:
'(2). ‘packaging waste’ shall mean any
packaging or packaging material covered by the definition of waste laid down in
Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council*;';
* Directive 2008/98/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing
certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
(c) points (3) to (10) are deleted;
(d) the following point (13) is added:
'(13). the definitions of ‘waste’, ‘municipal
waste’, ‘hazardous waste’, ‘prevention’, ‘preparing for re-use’, ‘re-use’,
‘recovery’, ‘recycling’, ‘disposal’, ‘waste management’, ‘waste producer’ and ‘waste
holder’ laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC shall apply.';
(2) The following Article 3a is added:
‘Article 3a
Amendment of Annex 1
'The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 21a amending the illustrative
examples listed in Annex I.';
(3) Article 6 is amended as follows:
(a) the title is replaced by “Preparing for re-use, recycling and recovery”;
(b) in paragraph 1, the following points
(f) to (k) are added:
'(f) by the end of 2020,
a minimum of 60% by weight of all packaging waste will be prepared for re-use
and recycled;
(g) by the end of 2020, the following minimum
targets for preparing for re-use and recycling will be met regarding the
following specific  materials contained in packaging waste:
(i) 45% of plastic;
(ii) 50% of wood;
(iii) 70% of ferrous
metal;
(iv) 70% of aluminium;
(v)  70% of glass;
(vi) 85% of paper and cardboard;
(h) by the end of 2025,
a minimum of 70% by weight of all packaging waste will be prepared for re-use
and recycled;
(i) by the end of 2025, the following minimum
targets for preparing for re-use and recycling will be met regarding the
following specific materials contained in packaging waste:
(i) 60% of plastic;
(ii) 65% of wood;
(iii) 80% of ferrous
metal;
(iv) 80% of aluminium;
(v)  80% of glass;
(vi) 90% of paper and cardboard;
(j) by the end of 2030,
a minimum of 80% by weight of all packaging waste will be prepared for re-use
and recycled;
(k) by the end of 2030, the following minimum
targets for preparing for re-use and recycling will be met regarding the
following specific materials contained in packaging waste:
(i) 80% of wood;
(ii) 90% of ferrous
metal;
(iii) 90% of aluminium;
(iv) 90% of glass.';
(c) the following paragraph 1a is inserted:
'1a. For the purpose of calculating whether the
targets laid down in Article 6(1)(a) to (k) have been achieved, the weight of waste
prepared for re-use and recycled shall be understood as the weight of the waste
put into a final preparing for re-use or recycling process less  the weight of
any  materials which were discarded in the course of that process due to
presence which need to be disposed of or undergo other
recovery operations. 
However, where the discarded materials
constitute 2% or less of the weight of the waste put into that process, the
weight of the waste prepared for re-use and recycled shall be understood as the
weight of the waste which was put into a final preparing for re-use or
recycling process. ';
(d) the following paragraph 1b is
inserted:
'1b. If packaging is composed of different
materials, each material shall be separately taken into account for the purpose
of calculation of the targets laid down in Article 6(1)(f) to (k).';
(e) paragraphs 3, 5, 8, and 9 are deleted;
(f) the following paragraph 12 is
added:
'12. Member States shall take appropriate
measures to encourage the design of packaging in order to reduce its
environmental impact and the generation of waste in the course of the
production and subsequent use, provided that such measures avoid distortions of
the internal market and do not hinder compliance with this Directive by other
Member States.
Those measures shall include measures to encourage
the development, production and marketing of packaging that is suitable for
multiple use, that is technically durable and that is, after having become
waste, suitable for re-use and recycling in order to facilitate proper
implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures shall take into account the
full life cycle impacts of packaging.';
(4) the following Article 6a is inserted:
'Article 6a
Early Warning System
1. The Commission shall, with the support of
the European Environment Agency, publish the following reports:
(a)          
in 2017, a report on the achievement of the
targets laid down in Article 6(1)(f) and (g);
(b)         
in 2022, a report on the achievement of the
targets laid down in Article 6(1)(h) and (i);
(c)          
in 2027, a report on the achievement of the
targets laid down in Article 6(1)(j) and (k);.
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall
include the following:
(a)          
an estimation of the achievement of the targets by
each Member State;
(b)         
an assessment of the expected time of the
achievement of the targets by each Member State, and
(c)          
a list of Member States at risk of not meeting those
targets within the respective time limits, together with appropriate
recommendations.
Where necessary, the reports may address the
implementation of additional requirements to those listed in paragraph 1.
3. Within six months from the date of the
publication of the Commission report, Member States at risk of not meeting the
targets shall submit to the Commission a compliance plan detailing the measures
that they intend to take to achieve the targets. The compliance plan shall take
into consideration the Commission recommendations as specified in paragraph 2(c),
the measures contained in Annex VIII to Directive 2008/98/EC or any other appropriate
measures. It shall state the expected time of compliance.';
(5) Article 11(3) is replaced by the
following:
'3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 21a to determine the conditions under
which the concentration levels referred to in paragraph 1 are not to apply to
recycled materials and to product loops which are in a closed and controlled
chain, as well as the types of packaging which are exempted from the
requirement referred to in the third indent of paragraph 1.';
(6) Article 12 is amended as follows:
(a) the title is replaced by “Information
systems and reporting”;
(b) paragraph 3 is deleted:
(c) the following paragraphs 3a to 3d are
inserted:
'3a. Member States shall annually transmit their
data concerning the implementation of Article 6(1)(a) to (k) electronically  to
the Commission by 31 December of the year following that for which the data are
collected. The first report shall cover the period from 1 January [enter year
of entry into force of this amending act + 1 year] to 31 December [enter year
of entry into force of this amending act + 1 year].
3b. Where waste is sent for preparation for
re-use, recycling or other material recovery in another Member State, it may
only be counted toward the targets of the Member State in which it has been
collected for the purposes of the reports referred to in paragraph 1.
3c. Packaging waste exported from the Union for
preparation for re-use or recycling shall only count towards the fulfilment of
the targets laid down in Article 6(1) (a) to (k) if the exporter can prove in
compliance with Regulations (EC) No 1013/2006 that the treatment outside the
Union took place under conditions that are equivalent to the requirements of
the relevant Union environmental legislation.
3d. The Commission may adopt implementing acts
establishing uniform conditions for the verification of compliance with the targets
laid down in Article 6(1)(a) to (k) laying down the reporting format for the
data concerning those targets and establishing uniform conditions for the third
party verification. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 21(2).';
(d) paragraph 5 is deleted;
(7) Article 17 is deleted;
(8) Article 19 is replaced by the following:
'1. The Commission shall adopt implementing
acts necessary for adapting the identification system referred to in Article
8(2) and Article 10, second paragraph, sixth indent,  to scientific and
technical progress. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
2.  The Commission shall adopt the implementing
acts necessary for laying down the reporting formats referred to in Article
12(3d). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 21(2).';
 (9) Article 20 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 20
Specific measures
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 21a necessary to deal with any
difficulties encountered in applying the provisions of this Directive, in
particular, to inert packaging materials placed on the market in very small
quantities (i.e. approximately 0.1 % by weight) in the Union, primary packaging
for medical devices and pharmaceutical products, small packaging and luxury
packaging.';
(10) Article 21 is replaced by the
following:
'Article 21
Committee procedure
1. For the purposes of Articles 12(3b) and 19(1),
the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the adaptation to
scientific and technical progress and implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC on
waste, established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC. That committee shall
be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the
European Parliament and of the Council **.
2. When reference is made to this paragraph,
Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
** Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and
general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.02.2011, p. 13).';
(11) New Article 21a is added:
'Article 21a
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is
conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this
Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred
to in Articles 1(1), 11(3), 19(2) and 20(1) shall be conferred on the
Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [enter date of entry into
force of this revision]. 
3. The delegation of power referred to in
Articles 1(1), 11(3), 19(2) and 20(1) may be revoked at any time by the
European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to
the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect
the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of
the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not
affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the
Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the
Council.
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles
1(1), 11(3), 19(2) and 20(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has
been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period
of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the
Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and
the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That
period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European
Parliament or of the Council.'.
Article 3
Amendment of Directive 1999/31/EC
Directive 1999/31/EC is amended as follows:
 (1) Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a) point (a) is replaced by the
following:
'(a) the definitions of ‘waste’, ‘municipal
waste’, ‘hazardous waste’,  ‘recovery’, ‘recycling’, ‘disposal’, ‘waste
producer’ and ‘waste holder’ laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council* shall apply;
* Directive 2008/98/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing
certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).';
(b) the following point (aa) is inserted;
(aa) "residual waste"
means waste resulting from a recovery, including recycling, operation which
cannot be further recovered and as a result has to be disposed of;';
(c) points (b), (c) and (n) are deleted;
(d) point (d) is replaced by the
following:
'(d) "non-hazardous waste" means any waste
which is not covered by the definition of hazardous waste in Directive
2008/98/EC;';
(e) point (m) is replaced by the
following:
'(m) "biodegradable waste" means wood,
food and garden waste, and paper and cardboard and any other waste that can
undergo anaerobic or aerobic decomposition;';
(2) Article 5 is amended as follows:
  (a) the following paragraphs 2a, 2b
and 2c are inserted:
'2a. Member States shall not accept the
following waste in landfills for non-hazardous waste by 1 January 2025,
recyclable waste including  plastics, metals, glass, paper and cardboard, and other
biodegradable waste.
2b. Member States shall not accept a quantity
of waste in landfills for non-hazardous waste in a given year exceeding 25% of
the total amount of municipal waste generated in the previous year, from 1
January 2025.
2c. Member States shall endeavour to accept
only residual waste in landfills for non-hazardous waste by 1 January 2030,
with the result that the total amount going to such landfills does not exceed
5% of the total amount of municipal waste generated in the previous year. The
Commission shall review this objective by 2025 and, if appropriate, submit a
legislative proposal for a legally-binding 2030 landfill reduction target.
2d. Member States shall not accept municipal
waste to be deposited in landfills for inert waste.
The Commission shall assess the feasibility of
introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-residual waste in landfills
for inert waste and, by 2018, issue a report presenting its conclusions and, if
appropriate, submit a legislative proposal.';
(3) the following Article 5a is inserted:
'Article 5a
Early Warning System
1. The Commission shall, with the support of
the European Environment Agency, publish the following reports:
(a)     in 2022, a report on the achievement
of the targets laid down in Articles 5(2a)(a) and 5(2b)(a);
(b)     in 2027, a report on the achievement
of the targets laid down in Article 5(2a)(b) and 5(2b)(b).
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall
include the following:
(a)     an estimation of the achievement of
the targets by each Member State;
(b)     an assessment of the expected time for
the achievement of the targets by each Member State, and
(c)     a list of Member States at risk of not
meeting those targets within the respective time limits, together with
appropriate recommendations.
Where necessary, the reports may address the
implementation of additional requirements to those listed in paragraph 1.
3. Within six months from the date of the
publication of the Commission report, Member States at risk of not meeting the
targets shall submit to the Commission a compliance plan detailing the measures
that a Member State intends to take to achieve the targets. The compliance plan
shall take into consideration the Commission recommendations as specified in
paragraph 2(c), the measures contained in Annex VIII to Directive 2008/98/EC or
any other appropriate measures. It shall state the expected time of compliance.';
(4) in Article 11(2), the second sub-paragraph
is deleted.
(5) Article 12(c) is amended as follows:
'(c). the quality
control of the analytical operations of the control and monitoring procedures
and/or of the analyses referred to in Article 11(1)(b) are carried out by
competent laboratories accredited according to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008[26].';
(6) Article 15 is replaced by the following:
'Article 15
Reporting
1. Member States shall annually transmit their
data concerning the implementation of the targets and obligations laid down in
Article 5(2), (2a) and (2b) electronically to the Commission by 31 December of
the year following that for which the data are collected. The data shall be
transmitted in the format established by the Commission in accordance with
paragraph 3. The first report shall cover the period from 1 January [enter year
of entry into force of this amending act + 1 year] to 31 December [enter year
of entry into force of this amending act + 1 year].
2. Member States shall report the data concerning
the implementation of the targets laid down in Article 5(2) until 1 January
2025.
3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts
establishing uniform conditions for the verification of compliance with the
targets laid down in Article 5(2), (2a) and (2b) , laying down the reporting
format for the data concerning those targets, and establishing minimum
conditions for the third party verification. Those implementing acts shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17(2) of this
Directive.
4. The data reported by the Member State in
accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2  shall be accompanied by a quality check
report and shall be verified by an independent third party.
(7) Article 16 is replaced by the following:
'Article 16
Amendment of the Annexes
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 17a for the amendments necessary for
adapting the Annexes to scientific and technical progress.';
(8) Article 17 is replaced by the following:
'Article 17
Committee procedure
1. For the purposes of Articles 3(3), 5(2),
5(2a), 5(2b), Annex I, paragraph 3.5 and Annex II, paragraph 5, the Commission
shall be assisted by the Committee for the adaptation to scientific and
technical progress and implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, established
by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC. That committee shall be a committee
within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011of the European Parliament and
of the Council **. When reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2. When reference is
made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No
182/2011 shall apply.';
** Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and
general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.02.2011, p. 13).
(9) Article 17a is added;
'Article 17a
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is
conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this
Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred
to in Article 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate
period of time from [enter date of entry into force of this amending act]. 
3. The delegation of power referred to in
Article 16 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the
Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power
specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the
publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union
or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any
delegated acts already in force.
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the
Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the
Council.
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article
16 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the
European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of
notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if,
before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have
both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended
by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.'.
Article 4
Amendment of Directive 2000/53/EC
 In Article 9 of
Directive 2000/53/EC  the following paragraphs 1a to 1c are inserted:
'1a. Member States
shall apply the detailed rules which  can concern inter alia the establishment
of formats adopted by the Commission in accordance with the third subparagraph
of Article 7(2) – last sub paragraph - to report on the verification of
compliance with the targets laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 7(2).
The data shall be transmitted to the Commission by 31 December of the year
following that for which the data are collected.
1b. The data reported by the Member States in
accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report and
shall be verified by an independent third party.
1c. The Commission may adopt implementing acts
to establish minimum conditions for the third party verification. Those
implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 11.';
Article 5
Amendment of Directive 2006/66/EC
Directive 2006/66/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Article 22 is deleted;
(2) Article 23 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the
following:
'The Commission shall
report on the implementation of this Directive and its impact on the
environment and the functioning of the internal market by the end of 2016 at the latest.';
(b) in paragraph 2, the introductory
phrase is replaced by the following:
'In its report, the
Commission shall include an evaluation on the following aspects of this
Directive:'.
Article 6
Amendment of Directive 2012/19/EU
Directive 2012/19/EU is amended as follows:
 (1) Article 16 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 5 is replaced by the
following:
'5a. Member States
shall annually transmit their data concerning the implementation of Article
16(4) electronically to the Commission by 31 December of the year following
that for which the data are collected. The data shall be transmitted in the format
established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 5d. The first report
shall cover the period from 1 January [enter year following that of entry into
force of this amending act] to 31 December [enter year following that of entry
into force of this amending act].
5c. The data reported by the Member State in
accordance with paragraph 5a shall be accompanied by a quality check report and
shall be verified by an independent third party.
5d. The Commission may adopt implementing acts
to establish minimum conditions for the third party verification. Those
implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 21(2).';
 (2) Article 21 is replaced
by the following:
'Article 21
Committee procedure
1. For the purposes of Articles 7(5), 8(5), 11(3),
16(3), 16(6) and 23(4), the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the adaptation to scientific and technical progress and
implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, established
by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC. That committee shall be a committee
within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph,
Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
3. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the
Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third
subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.'.
Article 7
Transposition
1.           Member States shall bring
into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
necessary to comply with this Directive by [insert date twelve months after the
entry into force of this Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they
shall contain a reference to this Directive or be
accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.           Member States shall
communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this
Directive.
Article 8
Entry
into force
This Directive shall enter into force on
the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
Article 9
Addressees
This
Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the European
Parliament                        For the Council
The President                                                 The
President
[1]               Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives
(OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
[2]               Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the
landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1).
[3]               Directive 96/42/EC of European Parliament and Council
of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p.
10).
[4]               COM(2011) 571.
[5]               Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action
Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (OJ L 354,
28.12.2013, p. 171).
[6]               The waste hierarchy gives the preference to
prevention first followed by reuse, recycling before energy recovery and
disposal which includes landfilling and incineration without energy recovery.
[7]               COM(2013) 442.
[8]               Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000,
p. 34–43).
[9]               Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste
batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (OJ L 266, 26.09.2006,
p. 1–14).
[10]             http://www.wastetargetsreview.eu/
http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/waste-opportunities-84-past-and  
http://www.wastemodel.eu/
[11]             OJ C , , p. .
[12]             OJ C , , p. .
[13]             Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L
312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
[14]             Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the
landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1).
[15]             Directive 96/42/EC of European Parliament and Council
of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p.
10).
[16]             Industrial and mining activities are covered by Best
Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents (BREFs) drawn up under the Industrial
Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17) and the Mining
Waste Directive (2006/21/EC, OJ L 102, 11.04.2006, p. 15) that include
information on the prevention of resource use and waste generation, re-use,
recycling and recovery. The on-going revision of the BREFs and the adoption by
the Commission of BAT Conclusions will strengthen the impact of these BREFs on
industrial practices leading to further resource efficiency gains and increased
waste recycling and recovery.
[17]             COM(2013) 442.
[18]             http://ec.europa.eu/eip/raw-materials/en/content/about-european-innovation-partnership-eip-raw-materials
[19]             COM(2014) 297.
[20]             Commission Communication of 2 October 2013 on
Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT): Results and Next Steps
(COM(2013)685).
[21]             http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/public-consultation-new/index_en.htm.
[22]             Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000,
p. 34).
[23]             Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general
principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28/02/2011, p. 13).
[24]             Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general
principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28/02/2011, p. 13).
[25]             Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general
principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28/02/2011, p. 13).
[26]             Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for
accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products (OJ
L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
ANNEX VI
Composition of municipal waste
Municipal waste
includes household waste and waste from retail trade, small businesses, office
buildings and institutions (such as schools, hospitals, government buildings)
similar in nature and composition to household waste, collected by or on behalf
of municipalities. 
It includes:
–              
bulky waste (e.g. white goods, furniture,
mattresses);
–              
yard waste, leaves, grass clippings, street
sweepings, the content of litter containers, and market cleansing waste;
–              
waste from selected municipal services, i.e.
waste from park and garden maintenance, waste from street cleaning services;
It also includes waste from the same
sources, and similar in nature and composition, which:
–              
are not collected on behalf of municipalities
but directly by producer responsibility schemes or private non-profit
institutions for re-use and recycling purposes mainly by separate collection,
–              
originate from rural areas not served by a
regular waste service.
It excludes:
–              
waste from sewage network and treatment,
including sewage sludge,
–              
construction and demolition waste,
ANNEX VII
Minimum requirements for extended producer
responsibility
When developing and applying extended producer
responsibility, Member States shall:
1.                      
take into account the technical feasibility and
economic viability and the overall environmental, human health and social
impacts, respecting the need to ensure the proper functioning of the internal
market;
2.                      
ensure a clear definition of the roles and
responsibilities of the actors involved in the implementation of the extended
producer responsibility, including producers and importers  placing goods on
the market of the Union and their compliance schemes, private or public waste
operators, local authorities and, where applicable, social economy actors;
3.                      
define measurable targets in terms of
prevention, preparing for re-use, re-use, recycling and/or recovery aiming at
meeting at least the existing quantitative targets laid down in the relevant
Union waste legislation;
4.                      
ensure that waste holders covered by extended
producer responsibility are given the necessary information about the available
collection systems;
5.                      
establish a reporting procedure aiming at
gathering data on products placed on the market and, once these products reach
the end of their useful life, their collection and treatment in line with the
waste hierarchy specifying material flows as appropriate;
6.                      
ensure that financial contributions into
extended producer responsibility schemes by producers or importers of products
put on the Union market:
6.1.                
cover the entire cost of waste management,
including separate collection and treatment, adequate information to waste
holders, data gathering and reporting,
6.2.                
take into account the revenues from the sales of
secondary raw materials originating from waste;
6.3.                
are calculated in function of the true cost of
the end-of-life management of individual products placed on the Union market
which are covered by the scheme;
6.4.                
support litter prevention and clean-up
initiatives.
7.                      
establish a recognition procedure for extended
producer responsibility schemes aiming at:
7.1.                
ensuring the transparency of the schemes in
terms of contributions paid by the producers, including the impact on sale
prices and in terms of the impact on competitiveness and the openness to small
establishments and undertakings;
7.2.                
defining the geographical coverage of the
schemes;
7.3.                
ensuring equal treatment for domestic producers
and importers;
7.4.                
ensuring a self-control mechanism via regular
third party audits of the schemes in terms of both:
–              
7.4.1. sound financial management of the scheme
- calculation of the entire costs per type of products; use of the funds
collected and;
–              
7.4.2. appropriate collection and treatment of
waste, control over the legality of waste shipments and quality of data and
reporting;
8.                      
define proportionate sanctions in case of
non-attainment of the targets and/or non-respect of these requirements;
9.                      
establish adequate monitoring and enforcement
means, and organise a formal and regular dialogue between the involved actors.
ANNEX VIII
Measures to be considered in the plan referred to in
Article 11a (Early Warning System)
The following measures shall be considered
in the compliance plan to be proposed by the Member States at risk of not
meeting the targets:
–                        
measures to improve the quality of statistics
and to generate clear forecasts of waste management capacities and of distance
to the targets specified in Articles 11(2) of this Directive, Article 6(1) of
Directive 94/62/EC and Article 5(2a), (2b) and (2c) of Directive 1999/31/EC;
–                        
better use of key economic instruments,
including:
–              
progressive increase of landfill taxes for all
categories of waste (municipal, inert, others);
–              
introduction or increase of incineration taxes
or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste;
–              
progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of ‘pay-as-you-throw’ systems incentivising municipal waste
producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste;
–              
measures to improve the cost efficiency of
existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes (including detailed
measures and timing to implement the minimum requirements for extended producer
responsibility contained in Annex VII). Extension of the scope of the producer
responsibility schemes to new waste streams;
–              
economic incentives for local authorities to
promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes;
–              
measures to support the development of the
re-use sector;
–              
measures to supress harmful subsidies not consistent
with the waste hierarchy;
–                        
technical and fiscal measures to support the
development of markets for re-used products and recycled (included composted)
materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials;
–                        
measures to increase public awareness of proper
waste management and litter reduction, including ad-hoc campaigns to ensure
waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate
collection schemes;
–                        
measures to ensure an appropriate coordination
between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the
involvement of other key stakeholders;
–                        
use of the European Structural and Investment Funds
in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure
needed to meet the relevant targets; 
–                        
any relevant alternative or additional measures
aiming at meeting the same purpose.
The plan shall
be drafted on the basis of an evaluation of the existing waste management plans
and after a consultation of relevant stakeholders and competent public
authorities involved in waste management. It shall be accompanied by the results
of these consultations as well as by an assessment of its expected effects on
the attainment of the relevant targets covered by the plan. It shall be
accompanied by a precise timing for the application of the proposed measures.
If required,
the plan shall include a revised planning of the necessary infrastructure and,
where necessary, shall be accompanied by a proposed timing for the adaptation
of the existing national or regional waste management plans as defined in
Article 28 and of the waste prevention programmes as defined in Article 29. '.