DIRECTIVE-2000

ENConsolidatedTEXTproducedbytheCONSLEGsystemoftheOfficeforOfficialPublicationsoftheEuropeanCommunitiesCONSLEG:2000L0076—28/12/2000Numberofpages:31OfficeforOfficialPublicationsoftheEuropeanCommunitiesThisdocumentismeantpurelyasdocumentationtoolandtheinstitutionsdonotassumeanyliabilityforitscontentsBDIRECTIVE2000/76/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDOFTHECOUNCILof4December2000ontheincinerationofwaste(OJL332,28.12.2000,p.91)Correctedby:C1Corrigendum,OJL145,31.5.2001,p.52(2000/76/EC)2000L0076—EN—28.12.2000—000.001—1DIRECTIVE2000/76/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDOFTHECOUNCILof4December2000ontheincinerationofwasteTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,andinparticularArticle175(1)thereof,HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(1),HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee(2),HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheCommitteeoftheRegions(3),ActinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle251oftheTreaty(4),andinthelightofthejointtextapprovedbytheConciliationCommitteeon11October2000,Whereas:(1)ThefifthEnvironmentActionProgramme:Towardssustainability—AEuropeanCommunityprogrammeofpolicyandactioninrelationtotheenvironmentandsustainabledevelopment,supplementedbyDecisionNo2179/98/EConitsreview(5),setsasanobjectivethatcriticalloadsandlevelsofcertainpollutantssuchasnitrogenoxides(NOx),sulphurdioxide(SO2),heavymetalsanddioxinsshouldnotbeexceeded,whileintermsofairqualitytheobjectiveisthatallpeopleshouldbeeffectivelyprotectedagainstrecognisedhealthrisksfromairpollution.ThatProgrammefurthersetsasanobjectivea90%reductionofdioxinemissionsofidentifiedsourcesby2005(1985level)andatleast70%reductionfromallpathwaysofcadmium(Cd),mercury(Hg)andlead(Pb)emissionsin1995.(2)TheProtocolonpersistentorganicpollutantssignedbytheCommunitywithintheframeworkoftheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope(UN-ECE)Conventiononlong-rangetransboundaryairpollutionsetslegallybindinglimitvaluesfortheemissionofdioxinsandfuransof0,1ng/m;TE(ToxicityEquivalents)forinstallationsburningmorethan3tonnesperhourofmunicipalsolidwaste,0,5ng/m;TEforinstallationsburningmorethan1tonneperhourofmedicalwaste,and0,2ng/m;TEforinstallationsburningmorethan1tonneperhourofhazardouswaste.(3)TheProtocolonHeavyMetalssignedbytheCommunitywithintheframeworkoftheUN-ECEConventiononlong-rangetransboundaryairpollutionsetslegallybindinglimitvaluesfortheemissionofparticulateof10mg/m3forhazardousandmedicalwasteincinerationandfortheemissionofmercuryof0,05mg/m3forhazardouswasteincinerationand0,08mg/m3formunicipalwasteincineration.(4)TheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerandtheWorldHealthOrganisationindicatethatsomepolycyclicaromatic!B(1)OJC13,17.1.1998,p.6andOJC372,2.12.1998,p.11.(2)OJC116,28.4.1999,p.40.(3)OJC198,14.7.1999,p.37.(4)OpinionoftheEuropeanParliamentof14April1999(OJC219,30.7.1999,p.249),CouncilCommonPositionof25November1999(OJC25,28.1.-2000,p.17)andDecisionoftheEuropeanParliamentof15March2000(notyetpublishedintheOfficialJournal).DecisionoftheEuropeanParliamentof16November2000andDecisionoftheCouncilof20November2000.(5)OJC138,17.5.1993,p.1andOJL275,10.10.1998,p.1.2000L0076—EN—28.12.2000—000.001—2hydrocarbons(PAHs)arecarcinogenic.Therefore,MemberStatesmaysetemissionlimitvaluesforPAHsamongotherpollutants.(5)Inaccordancewiththeprinciplesofsubsidiarityandpropor-tionalityassetoutinArticle5oftheTreaty,thereisaneedtotakeactionattheleveloftheCommunity.Theprecautionaryprincipleprovidesthebasisforfurthermeasures.ThisDirectiveconfinesitselftominimumrequirementsforincinerationandco-inciner-ationplants.(6)Further,Article174providesthatCommunitypolicyontheenvironmentistocontributetoprotectinghumanhealth.(7)Therefore,ahighlevelofenvironmentalprotectionandhumanhealthprotectionrequiresthesettingandmaintainingofstringentoperationalconditions,technicalrequirementsandemissionlimitvaluesforplantsincineratingorco-incineratingwastewithintheCommunity.Thelimitvaluessetshouldpreventorlimitasfaraspracticablenegativeeffectsontheenvironmentandtheresultingriskstohumanhealth.(8)TheCommunicationfromtheCommissiononthereviewoftheCommunityStrategyforwastemanagementassignspreventionofwastethefirstpriority,followedbyreuseandrecoveryandfinallybysafedisposalofwaste;initsResolutionof24February1997onaCommunityStrategyforwastemanagement(1),theCouncilreiterateditsconvictionthatwastepreventionshouldbethefirstpriorityofanyrationalwastepolicyinrelationtominimisingwasteproductionandthehazardouspropertiesofwaste.(9)InitsResolutionof24February1997theCouncilalsounderlinestheimportanceofCommunitycriteriaconcerningtheuseofwaste,theneedforappropriateemissionstandardstoapplytoincinerationfacilities,theneedformonitoringmeasurestobeenvisagedforexistingincinerationplants,andtheneedfortheCommissiontoconsideramendingCommunitylegislationinrelationtotheincinerationofwastewithenergyrecoveryinordertoavoidlarge-scalemovementsofwasteforincinerationorco-incinerationintheCommunity.(10)Itisnecessarytosetstrictrulesforallplantsincineratingorco-incineratingwasteinordertoavoidtransbo