{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-31/annex-III/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-31/annex-III/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1999/31",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-31",
  "path": "annex/III/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Meteorological data",
  "text": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nShould Member States decide that water balances are an effective tool for evaluating whether leachate is building up in the landfill body or whether the site is leaking, it is recommended that the following data are collected from monitoring at the landfill or from the nearest meteorological station, as long as required by the competent authority in accordance with Article 13(c) of this Directive:\nOr through other suitable methods.\nOperation phase\nAfter-care phase\n1.1. Volume of precipitation\ndaily\ndaily, added to monthly values\n1.2. Temperature (min., max., 14.00 h CET)\ndaily\nmonthly average\n1.3. Direction and force of prevailing wind\ndaily\nnot required\n1.4. Evaporation (lysimeter)\ndaily\ndaily, added to monthly values\n1.5. Atmospheric humidity (14.00 h CET)\ndaily\nmonthly average",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Deleted by Directive (EU) 2018/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Or through other suitable methods."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/31/annex/III/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:05.142662+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}