Retained EU Law SI 1999/31 United Kingdom

Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator5

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

uri:annex/iii/division/6 uri:annex/iii/division/6 Regulated
  • Monitor, inspect and keep records for metallic mercury storageOperator
s.art010 Cost of the landfill of waste Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must ensure landfill operators cover full lifecycle costs in pricesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art011 Waste acceptance procedures Regulated
  • Follow waste acceptance procedures at your landfill siteOperator
s.art012 Control and monitoring procedures in the operational phase Regulated
  • Run a control and monitoring programme for your landfill and report resultsOperator
s.art013 Closure and after-care procedures Regulated
  • Manage closure and after-care of your landfill siteOperator
s.art014 Existing landfill sites Regulated
  • Prepare and present site conditioning plan for existing landfillOperator
33 other provisions — procedural and definitional
uri:annex/i/division/2 uri:annex/i/division/2
uri:annex/i/division/3 uri:annex/i/division/3
uri:annex/i/division/4 uri:annex/i/division/4
uri:annex/i/division/5 uri:annex/i/division/5
uri:annex/i/division/6 uri:annex/i/division/6
uri:annex/i/division/7 uri:annex/i/division/7
uri:annex/iii/division/3 uri:annex/iii/division/3
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/a uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/a
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/c uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/c
uri:annex/iii/division/5 uri:annex/iii/division/5
s.annex iv para.1 The implementation plan to be submitted pursuant to Article 5(6)...
s.annex iv para.2 assessment of the past, current and projected rates of recycling,...
s.art001 Overall objective
s.art002 Definitions
s.art003 Scope
s.art004 Classes of landfill
s.art005 Waste and treatment not acceptable in landfills
s.art005 Rules on the calculation of the attainment of the targets
s.art005 Early warning report
s.art005 Exchange of information and best practices
s.art006 Waste to be accepted in the different classes of landfill
s.art007 Application for a permit
s.art008 Conditions of the permit
s.art009 Content of the permit
s.art015 Reporting
s.art015 Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy
s.art015 Determination of the permeability coefficient for landfills
s.art015 Union standard for sampling of waste
s.art016 Review of the Annexes
s.art017 Committee procedure
s.art018 Transposition
s.art019 Entry into force
s.art020 Addressees

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