# Council Decision of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC (2003/33/EC), Division 1.1: Basic characterisation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Basic characterisation is the first step in the acceptance procedure and constitutes a full characterisation of the waste by gathering all the necessary information for a safe disposal of the waste in the long term. Basic characterisation is required for each type of waste.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/33/annex/division/1/division/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-33/annex/division-1/division-1.1
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