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Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC

Framework for waste management, the waste hierarchy, recovery and disposal.

Jurisdiction
European Union
Effective
2008-12-12

Sectors

Environmental ServicesWaste ManagementImpact & SustainabilityManufacturing

Articles (43)

Article 17Article 18 — Ban on the mixing of hazardous wasteArticle 19 — Labelling of hazardous wasteArticle 20 — Hazardous waste produced by householdsArticle 21 — Waste oilsArticle 22 — Bio-wasteArticle 23 — Issue of permitsArticle 24 — Exemptions from permit requirementsArticle 25 — Conditions for exemptionsArticle 26 — RegistrationArticle 27 — Minimum standardsArticle 28 — Waste management plansArticle 29 — Waste prevention programmesArticle 30 — Evaluation and review of plans and programmesArticle 31 — Public participationArticle 32 — CooperationArticle 33 — Information to be submitted to the CommissionArticle 34 — InspectionsArticle 35 — Record keepingArticle 36 — Enforcement and penaltiesArticle 37 — Reporting and reviewingArticle 38 — Interpretation and adaptation to technical progressArticle 39 — Committee procedureArticle 40 — TranspositionArticle 41 — Repeal and transitional provisionsArticle 42 — Entry into forceArticle 43 — AddresseesArticle 1 — Subject matter and scopeArticle 2 — Exclusions from the scopeArticle 3 — DefinitionsArticle 4 — Waste hierarchyArticle 5 — By-productsArticle 6 — End-of-waste statusArticle 7 — List of wasteArticle 8 — Extended producer responsibilityArticle 9Article 10 — RecoveryArticle 11 — Re-use and recyclingArticle 12 — DisposalArticle 13 — Protection of human health and the environmentArticle 14 — CostsArticle 15 — Responsibility for waste managementArticle 16 — Principles of self-sufficiency and proximity