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Waste Management | European Norms

In this section you will be able to download the main European Legislation related to Waste Management and Recycling.
If you don't find the legislation you are searching for, try visiting the Waste Management Section of the EUROPA web site, or visit our Link Section and browse some of the links related to European Institutions and Agencies.
Consider also to visit the EU Waste Legislation section of the ec.europa.eu web site.


Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste

Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Text with EEA relevance)
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Regulation (EC) no 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007

concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply
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Directive 2006/66/EC of 6 September 2006

on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC
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Regulation (EC) no ...07/03/2006

on shipments of waste
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Directive 2006/12/EC of 5 April 2006

on waste (codified version)
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Directive 2006/21/EC of 15 March 2006

on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending directive 2004/35/ec
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Directive 2005/20/EC of 9 March 2005

amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
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Directive 2004/12/EC of 11 February 2004

amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
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Communication from the commission: 27.5.2003 COM(2003) 301 final

Towards a thematic strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste Brussels
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Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000

replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste
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Directive 2002/96/EC of 27 January 2003

on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
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Directive 2002/95/EC of 27 January 2003

on the restriction of the use of vertain substances in electrical and electronic equipment
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Directive 2000/76/EC of 4 December 2000

on the incineration of waste
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Directive 2000/53/EC of 18 September 2000

on end-of life vehicles
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Communication from the commission: Brussels, 22-07.1998 COM (1998) 463 final

The competitiveness of the recycling industries
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Directive 99/31/EC of 25 April 1999

on the landfill of waste
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Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996

concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC)
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Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994

on packaging and packaging waste
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Council Regulation (EEC) N° 259/93 of 1 February 1993

on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community
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Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991

on hazardous waste
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Directive 91/157/EEC of 18 March 1991

on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances
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Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975

on waste
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