# 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: Introduction

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

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").
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Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 3 of this Annex lists the methods to be used for the sampling and testing of waste.
Appendix A defines the safety assessment to be carried out for underground storage.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/33/annex/division/n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-33/annex/division-n1
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