{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-31/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-31/article-7.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": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Application for a permit",
  "text": "Member States shall take measures in order that the application for a landfill permit must contain at least particulars of the following:\n(a) the identity of the applicant and of the operator when they are different entities;\n(b) the description of the types and total quantity of waste to be deposited;\n(c) the proposed capacity of the disposal site;\n(d) the description of the site, including its hydrogeological and geological characteristics;\n(e) the proposed methods for pollution prevention and abatement;\n(f) the proposed operation, monitoring and control plan;\n(g) the proposed plan for the closure and after-care procedures;\n(h) where an impact assessment is required under Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, the information provided by the developer in accordance with Article 5 of that Directive;\n(i) the financial security by the applicant, or any other equivalent provision, as required under Article 8(a)(iv) of this Directive.\nFollowing a successful application for a permit, this information shall be made available to the competent national and Community statistical authorities when requested for statistical purposes.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40. Directive as amended by Directive 97/11/EC (OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/31/article/7",
    "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."
}