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A high level of environmental protection and human health protection requires the setting and maintaining of stringent operational conditions, technical requirements and emission limit values for plants incinerating or coincinerating waste within the Community. The aim of this Directive is to prevent or reduce negative effects on the environment, particularly emissions into air, soil, surface water, as well as the resulting risks to human health which might arise from incineration and coincineration of waste. Within this framework, the requirements set forth in Directive 75/442/EEC are to be met.This Directive covers incineration and coincineration plants. However, the plants described by article 2 (2) shall not fall within its scope. No incineration or coincineration plant shall operate without the permit referred to in article 4. Article 5 concerns the precautions to be taken by operators as regards the delivery and reception of waste, particularly hazardous waste. Further operation conditions are laid down in article 6. Waste water from the cleaning of exhaust gases discharged form an incineration or coincineration plant shall be subject to a permit as prescribed by article 8. Residues resulting from the operations hereby envisaged are to be minimized in their amount and harmfulness. Residues shall be recycled directly in the plant or outside in compliance with relevant Community legislation (art. 9). Article 10 deals with control and monitoring. Article 12 regulates access to information and public participation. Six Annexes are attached. Annex II is devoted to the determination of air emission limit values for the coincineration of waste. Annex III describes measurement techniques. Annex IV sets forth emission limit values for discharges of waste water from the cleaning of exhaust gases. Annex V establishes emission limit values. Lastly, Annex VI indicates formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration.
Implemented by: European Communities (Incineration of Waste) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 275 of 2003). (2003-07-03)
Implemented by: Decree-Law No. 85/2005 ruling on waste incineration. (2005-04-28)
Implemented by: Decree No. 97 of 2004 concerning implementation of the Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the incineration of waste. (2004-03-02)
Implemented by: Berlin Waste Water Disposal Ordinance. (2003-01-24)
Implemented by: Ordinance on the discharge of waste water resulting from the incineration of waste. (2003-06-17)
Implemented by: Berlin Green Spaces Law. (2004-09-29)
Implemented by: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2010-02-23)
Implemented by: Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2011-08-18)
Implemented by: Waste Incineration Ordinance. (2007)
Implemented by: Saarland Waste Water Ordinance - Waste Incineration. (2003-01-28)
Implemented by: Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Incineration of Wastes) Regulations, 2003 (P.I. 284/2003). (2003-04-11)
Implemented by: Water Pollution Control (Waste Combustion Disposal) Regulations, 2007 (P.I. 535/2004). (2004-04-30)
Implemented by: Commission Decision 2010/731/EU establishing a questionnaire to be used for reporting on the implementation of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the incineration of waste. (2010-11-30)
Implemented by: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/632/EU establishing a questionnaire to be used for reporting on the implementation of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the incineration of waste. (2011-09-21)
Implemented by: Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2003-05-08)
Implemented by: Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2003-07-31)
Implemented by: Thüringen Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2003-12-22)
Implemented by: Waster Water Incineration Ordinance. (2006-12-12)
Implemented by: Regulation on the incineration of waste. (2008-06-26)
Implemented by: Waste Management (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 350 of 2010). (2010-07-13)
Implemented by: Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2013-04-08)
Implemented by: Rheinland-Pfalz Waste Water Ordinance – Waste Incineration. (2003-03-31)
Implemented by: Bremen Waste Incineration Ordinance. (2003-04-11)
Implemented by: Regulation establishing emission limits and other conditions for waste combustion. (2002-07-03)
Implemented by: Saxony Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2003-08-11)
Implemented by: Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Incineration of Waste Oils) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 529/2002). (2002-11-01)
Implemented by: Solid and Hazardous Waste (Management of Waste Oils) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 637/2002). (2002-12-27)
Implemented by: Waste Water Incineration Ordinance. (2003-02-10)
Implemented by: Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on the air. (2009-07-23)
Implemented by: Decree on the permissible level of pollution and and implementation of certain other provisions of the Air Protection Act. (2012-11-21)
Implemented by: Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 3538 of 2007). (2007-12-13)
Implemented by: Order No. 486 on approval of listed companies. (2012-05-25)
Implemented by: Act on the air. (2010-03-03)
Implemented by: Air Protection Act. (2012-05-02)
Implemented by: Wastes Act. (2012-12-14)
Implemented by: Cabinet Regulation No. 1082 of 2010 on Procedure by Which Polluting Activities of Category A, B and C Shall Be Declared and Permits for the Performance of Category A and B Polluting Activities Shall Be Issued (2014-08-05)
Implemented by: Waste Management Law (2010) (2015-04-30)
Amends: Council Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils. (1975-06-16)
Repealed by: Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). (2010-11-24)
Repeals: Council Directive 89/369/EEC on the prevention of air pollution from new municipal waste incineration plants (1989-06-14)
Repeals: Council Directive 89/429/EEC on the reduction of air pollution from existing municipal waste-incineration plants (1989-06-21)
