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1 EUROPEAN WASTECATALOGUE AND HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST VALID FROM 1 JANUARY 2002 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYAn Ghn omhaireacht um Chaomhn ComhshaoilEstablishmentThe Environmental Protection Agency Act,1992, was enacted on 23 April, 1992, andunder this legislation the Agency wasformally established on 26 July, Agency has a wide range of statutoryduties and powers under the Act. The mainresponsibilities of the Agency include thefollowing:-the licensing and regulation oflarge/complex industrial and otherprocesses with significant pollutingpotential, on the basis of integratedpollution control (IPC) and theapplication of best available technologiesfor this purpose;-the monitoring of environmental quality,including the establishment of databasesto which the public will have access, andthe publication of periodic reports on thestate of the environment;-advising public authorities in respect ofenvironmental functions and assistinglocal authorities in the performance oftheir environmental protection functions;-the promotion of environmentally soundpractices through, for example, theencouragement of the use ofenvironmental audits, the setting ofenvironmental quality objectives and theissuing of codes of practice on mattersaffecting the environment;-the promotion and co-ordination ofenvironmental research.

2 -the licensing and regulation of allsignificant WASTE disposal and recoveryactivities, including landfills and thepreparation and periodic updating of anational HAZARDOUS WASTE managementplan for implementation by other bodies; -implementing a system of permitting forthe control of VOC emissions resultingfrom the storage of significant quantitiesof petrol at terminals;-implementing and enforcing the GMOR egulations for the contained use anddeliberate release of GMOs into theenvironment;-preparation and implementation of anational hydrometric programme for thecollection, analysis and publication ofinformation on the levels, volumes andflows of water in rivers, lakes andgroundwaters; and-generally overseeing the performance bylocal authorities of their statutoryenvironmental protection Agency is an independent public sponsor in Government is theDepartment of the Environment and LocalGovernment. Independence is assuredthrough the selection procedures for theDirector General and Directors and thefreedom, as provided in the legislation, toact on its own initiative.

3 The assignment,under the legislation, of direct responsibilityfor a wide range of functions underpins thisindependence. Under the legislation, it is aspecific offence to attempt to influence theAgency, or anyone acting on its behalf, inan improper Agency s headquarters is located inWexford and it operates five regionalinspectorates, located in Dublin, Cork,Kilkenny, Castlebar and Agency is managed by a full-timeExecutive Board consisting of a DirectorGeneral and four Directors. The ExecutiveBoard is appointed by the Governmentfollowing detailed procedures laid down inthe CommitteeThe Agency is assisted by an AdvisoryCommittee of twelve members. Themembers are appointed by the Minister forthe Environment and Local Government andare selected mainly from those nominatedby organisations with an interest inenvironmental and developmental Committee has been given a widerange of advisory functions under the Act,both in relation to the Agency and to Protection AgencyEuropean WASTE CatalogueandHazardous WASTE ListValid from 1 January 2002 Environmental Protection AgencyAn Gn omhaireacht um Chaomhn Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, County Wexford, IrelandTelephone : 053-60600 Fax : 053-60699 Email: Website.

4 Environmental Protection Agency 2002 Parts of this publication may be reproduced without further permission, provided the source WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE ListValid from 1 January 2002 Published by the Environmental Protection Agency, document does not purport to be and should not be considered a legal interpretation of the EU andIrish legislation on which it is every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication,complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the author(s)accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned,in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting, as a result of a mattercontained in this : 1-84095-083-8 Price: 03/02/1000 EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE List - Valid from 1 January information.

5 3 The EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE list ..3 Date of introduction of the new of of HAZARDOUS WASTE ..4 HAZARDOUS WASTE classification tool ..8 Instructions for using the list ..9 Chapters of the list .. 11 EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE list .. 12 User comment form .. 45 EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE List - Valid from 1 January 20022 PREFACEIn 1994, the first EUROPEAN WASTE Catalogue1 and HAZARDOUS WASTE list2 were published as two separatedocuments. The lists were used by the Environmental Protection Agency for the compilation of wastedata from 1995 and were adopted into Irish legislation by the WASTE Management Act, 1996. In 1996, theEnvironmental Protection Agency published a single list which incorporated both the EUROPEAN WasteCatalogue and the HAZARDOUS WASTE EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE list are used for the classification of all wastes andhazardous wastes and are designed to form a consistent WASTE classification system across the EU.

6 Theyform the basis for all national and international WASTE reporting obligations, such as those associated withwaste licences and permits, the National WASTE Database and the transport of 2000, a replacement WASTE list and HAZARDOUS WASTE list4 was introduced, which comes in to force on 1 January 2002. This replacement WASTE list has been amended three times5, 6, 7. Hence, four documents arerequired in order to have the complete list. The documents are not always easy to obtain and following thesequence of the amendments can be document represents a consolidated version of all four documents. This consolidated document isdesigned to ease the task of classifying WASTE and HAZARDOUS WASTE and understanding the legislationassociated with the classification of WASTE and HAZARDOUS WASTE . It may be used in classifying all wastesand HAZARDOUS wastes. Much of the introductory text is reproduced in full from the legislation, with theaddition in places of explanatory notes .

7 The source of reproduced text is clearly indicated in each amendments to the legislation will be incorporated into future editions of this document does not purport to be and should not be considered a legal interpretation of the EU andIrish legislation on which it is based. Any queries of this nature should in the first instance be addressedto the parent on this document are welcome. The User Comment Form provided at the end of the documentmay be used. 1 Commission Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive75/442/EC on Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of HAZARDOUS WASTE pursuant to Article 1(4) of CouncilDirective 91/689/EEC on HAZARDOUS WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE List, EPA, Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list ofwastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on WASTE and Council Decision94/904/EC establishing a list of HAZARDOUS WASTE pursuant to Article 1(4)

8 Of Council Directive91/689/EEC on HAZARDOUS Commission Decision 2001/118/EC amending Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of Commission Decision 2001/119/EC amending Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/ECestablishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on WASTE andCouncil Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of HAZARDOUS WASTE pursuant to Article 1(4) of CouncilDirective 91/689/EEC on HAZARDOUS Council Decision 2001/573/EC amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE List - Valid from 1 January 20023 BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThe EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE listThe EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE list presented in this document is based on thefollowing EU legislation:Commission Decision2000/532/EC(OJ L 226, , p. 3)As amended by:Commission Decision 2001/118/EC (OJ L 47, , p.)

9 1)Commission Decision 2001/119/EC (OJ L 47, , p. 32)Council Decision 2001/573/EC (OJ L 203, , p. 18)This document will be updated as further amendments are made to the of introduction of the new listThe EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE list presented in this document come into force on 1 January WASTE reporting for the year 2002 and subsequent years should use the classifications in WASTE reporting for the year 2001 and earlier should use WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WasteList , published in 19968. The 1996 document will continue to be available from EPA Publications and onthe EPA website ( ) for a limited of wasteWaste Management Acts 1996 and 2001 WASTE is defined in Section 4(1) of the WASTE Management Acts 1996 and 2001 as any substance orobject belonging to a category of WASTE specified in the First Schedule [of the WASTE Management Act] orfor the time being included in the EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE which the holder discards or intends or isrequired to discard, and anything which is discarded or otherwise dealt with as if it were WASTE shall bepresumed to be WASTE until the contrary is proved.

10 The full text of the definition, including the First Schedule, can be read in the WASTE Management Acts1996 and 2001 (available from Government Publications or on the website of the Attorney General ). 8 WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE List, EPA, WASTE CATALOGUE and HAZARDOUS WASTE List - Valid from 1 January 20024 Definition of HAZARDOUS wasteWaste Management Acts 1996 and 2001 HAZARDOUS WASTE is defined in Section 4(2) of the WASTE Management Acts 1996 and 2001. Thehazardous WASTE list forms an integral part of the definition. Figure 1 illustrates a summary of thedefinition and the decision sequence to be followed. Figure 1 shows that in order to be classified ashazardous WASTE , a WASTE must: appear on the HAZARDOUS WASTE list or be prescribed under section 4(2)(a)(ii) of the WasteManagement Act; and also display one or more of the properties indicated in the Second Schedule to the full text of the definition of HAZARDOUS WASTE can be read in the WASTE Management Acts 1996 and2001.