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Paragraph 52 Temporary storage of waste on the site where it is produced

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(1)

Temporary storage of waste, including WEEE, pending its collection, on the site where it is produced if—

(a)

the storage is not at a place designed or adapted for the recovery of scrap metal or the dismantling of vehicles;

(b)

in the case of vehicles, the storage complies with—

(i)

the general requirements in Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive, and

(ii)

the relevant minimum technical requirements described in Annex I of the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive; and

(c)

in the case of hazardous waste it is stored on the site for no more than 12 months, and—

(i)

if liquid, it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 23,000 litres, and

(ii)

in any other case, either it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 80 cubic metres, or it is stored in a secure place and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 50 cubic metres.

(2)

In this paragraph “vehicle” means a motor vehicle of any type that is waste.