# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1179/2012 of 10 December 2012 establishing criteria determining when glass cullet ceases to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Directive 2008/98/EC shall apply.
In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)‘glass cullet’ means cullet generated from the recovery of waste glass;
(1A)“competent authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(2)‘holder’ means the natural or legal person who is in possession of glass cullet;
(3)‘producer’ means the holder who transfers glass cullet to another holder for the first time as glass cullet which has ceased to be waste;
(4)‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the United Kingdom who introduces glass cullet which has ceased to be waste into the United Kingdom;
(5)‘qualified staff’ means staff which is qualified by experience or training to monitor and assess the properties of glass cullet;
(6)‘visual inspection’ means inspection of glass cullet covering all parts of a consignment and using human senses or any non-specialised equipment;
(7)‘consignment’ means a batch of glass cullet which is intended for delivery from a producer to another holder and may be contained in either one or several transport units, such as containers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1179/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1179/article-2
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