# Commission Regulation (EU) No 715/2013 of 25 July 2013 establishing criteria determining when copper scrap 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.

(1.) 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)‘copper scrap’ means scrap metal which consists mainly of copper and copper alloys;
(1A)“appropriate authority” means—
(i)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(ii)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(iii)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(iv)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(1B)“competent authority” means—
(i)in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(ii)in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(iii)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(iv)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(1C)“EU-derived domestic legislation” has the meaning given by section 2(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;
(1D)“local authority” means—
(i)in England outside Greater London—
— a district council,
— a county council, or
— the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(ii)in Greater London—
— the council of a London borough,
— the Common Council of the City of London,
— the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or
— the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;
(iii)in Wales—
— a county council, or
— a county borough council;
(iv)in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(v)in Northern Ireland, a district council established under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.
(2)‘holder’ means the natural or legal person who is in possession of copper scrap;
(3)‘producer’ means the holder who transfers copper scrap to another holder for the first time as copper scrap which has ceased to be waste;
(4)‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the United Kingdom who introduces copper scrap 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 copper scrap;
(6)‘visual inspection’ means inspection of copper scrap covering all parts of a consignment and using human senses or any non-specialised equipment;
(7)‘consignment’ means a batch of copper scrap 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/2013/715/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-715/article-2
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