# Council Directive of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (86/278/EEC), Article 11

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

Member States may exempt from Article 6 (b) and Article 10 (1) (b), (c) and (d) and paragraph 2, sludge from sewage treatment plants with a treatment capacity below 300 kg BOD5 per day, corresponding to 5 000 person equivalents, which are designed primarily for the treatment of domestic waste water.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1986/278/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1986-278/article-11
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