# 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 2.1.2.2: Limit values for total content of organic parameters

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

In addition to the leaching limit values under section 2.1.2.1, inert wastes must meet the following additional limit values:
Parameter
Value mg/kg
*In the case of soils, a higher limit value may be admitted by the competent authority, provided the DOC value of 500mg/kg is achieved at L/S = 10 l/kg, either at the soil's own pH or at a pH value between 7,5 and 8,0.
TOC (total organic carbon)
30 000
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes)
6
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls, 7 congeners)
1
Mineral oil (C10 to C40)
500
PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
The appropriate authority to set limit value

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/33/annex/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.2/division/2.1.2.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-33/annex/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.2/division-2.1.2.2
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