In this section you will be able to download the main European Legislation related to Waste Management and Recycling.
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Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste
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 download
Directive 2006/66/EC of 6 September 2006
on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC download
on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending directive 2004/35/ec download
Directive 2005/20/EC of 9 March 2005
amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste download
Directive 2004/12/EC of 11 February 2004
amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste download
Communication from the commission: 27.5.2003 COM(2003) 301 final
Towards a thematic strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste Brussels download
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 download
Directive 2002/96/EC of 27 January 2003
on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) download
Directive 2002/95/EC of 27 January 2003
on the restriction of the use of vertain substances in electrical and electronic equipment download