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Date: 27-Sep-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2571 of 19 July 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the information to be provided in the certificate confirming the completion of a subsequent interim or non-interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation

Issued by European Commission · Directorate-General for Environment

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2571 supplements Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 by establishing the information to be provided in a certificate confirming the completion of a subsequent interim or non-interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation.

Key Changes

  • The regulation specifies the format and content of the certificate required under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 for confirming the completion of waste treatment processes.
  • Annex I provides the template for the certificate, detailing the information required, including notification number, movement serial numbers, facility details, waste identification codes, quantities received and treated, and certification by the facility.
  • Annex II provides specific instructions for completing the certificate, clarifying the responsibilities of interim and subsequent facilities in filling out the different sections.
  • The interim facility referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 shall complete blocks 1 and 2 of the certificate and request the subsequent facility to complete and submit the rest of the certificate.
  • Each subsequent facility shall complete blocks 3 to 8 of the certificate.
  • Block 4 requires waste identification codes according to various systems, including the Basel Convention, OECD Decision, EU list of wastes, and national codes.
  • Block 7 requires information on the quantities of waste prepared for re-use, recycled, recovered, or disposed of, along with the corresponding R- and D-codes.

Impact Analysis

Waste Treatment Facilities

  • Action Item: Review current data collection and reporting systems to ensure they can capture the information required in the certificate. Update systems and train staff accordingly.

Regulatory Authorities

  • Action Item: Develop guidance and training materials for enforcement officers on the new certificate requirements.

Businesses shipping waste

  • Action Item: Communicate these new requirements to waste management vendors and incorporate certificate requirements into contracts.

Key Entities Referenced

European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing and implementing legislation. European Parliament: The directly elected legislative body of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union consisting of government ministers from each member state. Regulation (EU) 2024/1157: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. Directive 2008/98/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives. Basel Convention: An international treaty designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and especially to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries. OECD Decision: Decisions and Recommendations related to the control of transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2571 27.9.2024 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2024/2571 of 19 July 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the information to be provided in the certificate confirming the completion of a subsequent interim or non-interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006(1), and in particular Article 15(6) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 lays down the prior notification and consent procedure for shipments of certain wastes, including to interim recovery or interim disposal operations. (2) Article 15 of that Regulation contains specific provisions relating to shipments of waste to interim recovery and interim disposal operations. The facilities carrying out such interim operations are to be informed by facilities carrying out subsequent waste treatment processes, both interim and non-interim, that these facilities completed the processes for which waste was delivered to them. Such confirmation is to be made in a form of a certificate which should be issued by the facilities which have carried out the subsequent waste treatment process. Through that certificate, those facilities are to confirm the completion of a subsequent interim or non-interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The certificate confirming completion of a subsequent interim or non-interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation in accordance with Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 is set out in Annex I to this Regulation. 2. The specific instructions for completing the certificate set out in Annex I are set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. (1) OJ L, 2024/1157, 30.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1157/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2571/oj 1/4EN OJ L, 27.9.2024 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 July 2024. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2571/ojEN OJ L, 27.9.2024 ANNEX I Information to be provided in a certificate confirming completion of a subsequent interim or non- interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation in accordance with Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 Certificate confirming completion of a subsequent interim or non-interim recovery operation or a subsequent interim or non-interim disposal operation in accordance with Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 1. Certificate corresponding to notification No: 2. Corresponding to movement serial number(s)(1): 3. Facility: (indicate as applicable) 4. Waste identification (fill in relevant codes): Interim Non-interim (i) Basel Annex VIII (or IX if applicable): (ii) OECD (if different from (i)): disposal facility (iii) Annex IIIA or IIIB, if applicable recovery facility (iv) EU list of wastes(2): (v) National code in country of import(3): Registration No: (vi) Other (please specify): Name: Address: Contact person: Tel.: Email: 5. Quantity received: 6. Designation and composition of the waste Date(s): received(4): Tonnes (Mg): m3: 7. Quantities treated Quantity prepared for re-use or recycled: Tonnes (Mg): R-code: m3: Quantity recovered in other manner: Tonnes (Mg): R-code: m3: Quantity disposed of: Tonnes (Mg): D-code: m3: 8. I certify that the information in blocks 3-7 is complete and correct to my best knowledge and the recovery/disposal of the waste described above has been completed by the facility: Name: Date: Signature: (1) To be completed by indicating the number(s) from box 2 of the movement document, as laid down in Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2024/1157. (2) To be completed in case of shipments within the EU and of imports into the EU from third countries. (3) To be completed in case of exports from the EU to third countries and of transit through the EU from and to third countries. (4) Attach details if necessary. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2571/oj 3/4EN OJ L, 27.9.2024 ANNEX II Instructions for completing the certificate in accordance with Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 1. The interim facility as referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 shall complete blocks 1 and 2 of the certificate and request the subsequent interim or non-interim recovery or subsequent interim or non-interim disposal facility as referred to in Article 15(5) of that Regulation (‘subsequent facility’) to complete and submit the rest of the certificate. 2. Each subsequent facility shall complete blocks 3 to 8 of the certificate. 3. Blocks 1 and 2 shall be completed with the respective numbers of the corresponding notification document and the corresponding movement document or documents under which the waste arrived in the interim facility as referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157. 4. Block 3 contains the information on the subsequent facility. 5. Blocks 4, 5 and 6 refer to the input into the subsequent facility. 6. Block 4 refers to the input into the subsequent facility. To identify the waste, the code that identifies the waste as listed according to Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 or, where applicable, according to Annexes III, IIIA or IIIB of that Regulation shall be stated. The code shall be given according to the system adopted under the Basel Convention (under subheading (i)) or, where applicable, the system adopted in the OECD Decision (under subheading (ii)), Annexes IIIA or IIIB (under subheading (iii)), the list of waste established pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 2008/98/EC (under subheading (iv)), a system in the country of import (under subheading (v)), or other relevant classification systems (under subheading (vi)). For shipments within the Union, in any case a code or codes according to the list of waste established pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)shall be provided. 7. Block 5 shall be completed by indicating the date(s) on which the waste was received by the subsequent facility, the quantity in tonnes (Mg) or, where relevant, the volume in m3 of the waste received by that facility. 8. In block 6 a more detailed description of the waste that the subsequent facility received shall be provided compared to the code in block 4, which remains more general. 9. Block 7 refers to the completion of the treatment at the subsequent facility indicated in block 3. The quantities or, where relevant, volumes of waste recovered or disposed of shall be indicated, as well as the relevant R- and D-code of the operations performed. 10. In block 8, the subsequent facility indicated in block 3 shall certify that all the information provided in blocks 3 to 7 is complete and correct, and that it completed the recovery or disposal of the waste described in the certificate. (1) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/98/oj). 4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2571/oj

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