Mining Waste

Community legislation

Summary of EU legislation on mining waste

http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/waste_management/l28134_en.htm

Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from the extractive industries

Implementing measures

In accordance with Article 22(1) of the Directive, the Commission has adopted by Comitology the following implementing measures:

1. Commission Decision 2009/337/EC on the Criteria for the classification of waste facilities in accordance with Annex III, adopted on 20/04/09, published on 22/04/09 (L 102, page 7)
2. Commission Decision 2009/335/EC on the Technical guidelines for the establishment of the financial guarantee, adopted on 20/04/09, published on 21/04/09 (L 101, page 25)
3. Commission Decision 2009/360/EC completing the technical requirements for waste characterisation, adopted on 30/04/09, published on 1/05/09 (L 110, page 48)
4. Commission Decision 2009/359/EC on the Definition of inert waste in implementation of Article 22 (1)(f), adopted on 30/04/09, published on 1/05/09 (L110, page 46)
5. Commission Decision 2009/358/EC on the Harmonisation, the regular transmission of the information and the questionnaire referred to in Articles 22(1) (a) and 18, adopted on 29/04/09, published on 1/05/09 (L 110, page 39)

In accordance with Article 22 (1) (b and f), the Commission has also given a mandate to CEN in order to develop the required standardised sampling and analysing methods.

The Commission has also formally adopted the reference document on the best available techniques on the management of waste from extractive industries

Preparatory work

Commission Proposal

Studies

• Management of mining, quarrying and ore-processing waste in the European Union
  Final Report (pdf ~1,160K)
  Annexes (pdf ~840K)
• A study on the costs of improving the management of mining waste
  Executive summary (pdf ~ 40K)
  Final report (pdf ~ 460 K)
• Study on the "Classification of mining waste facilities" (pdf ~5,550K)

Other relevant EU legislation

• Seveso II Directive Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
• Directive 2006/12/EC (pdf ~ 387 KB) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (Waste Framework Directive)
• Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste