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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-33/annex/division-n1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-33/annex/division-n1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2003/33",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-33",
  "path": "annex/division/n1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introduction",
  "text": "This Annex lays down the uniform waste classification and acceptance procedure according to Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (the \"Landfill Directive\").\n...\nSection 1 of this Annex lays down the procedure to determine the acceptability of waste at landfills. This procedure consists of the basic characterisation, compliance testing and on-site verification as defined in section 3 of Annex II to the Landfill Directive.\nSection 2 of this Annex lays down the acceptance criteria for each landfill class. Waste may be accepted at a landfill only if it fulfils the acceptance criteria of the relevant landfill class as laid down in section 2 of this Annex.\nSection 3 of this Annex lists the methods to be used for the sampling and testing of waste.\nAppendix A defines the safety assessment to be carried out for underground storage.\n...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex introduction omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 15(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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