Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste
Modified by
Council Directive 94/31/ECof 27 June 1994amending Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste, 31994L0031, July 2, 1994
Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 18 January 2006concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32006R0166, February 4, 2006
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 19 November 2008on waste and repealing certain Directives(Text with EEA relevance), 32008L0098, November 22, 2008
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste, 31991L0689R(01), January 30, 1998
Council Directiveof 12 December 1991on hazardous waste(91/689/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particluar Article 130s thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 295, 19.11.1988, p. 8, and OJ No C 42, 22.2.1990, p. 19.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 158, 26.6.1989, p. 238.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 56, 6.3.1989, p. 2.,Whereas Council Directive 78/319/EEC of 20 March 1978 on toxic and dangerous wasteOJ No L 84, 31.3.1978, p. 43., established Community rules on the disposal of dangerous waste; whereas in order to take account of experience gained in the implementation of that Directive by the Member States, it is necessary to amend the rules and to replace Directive 78/319/EEC by this Directive;Whereas the Council resolution of 7 May 1990 on waste policyOJ No C 122, 18.5.1990, p. 2. and the action programme of the European Communities on the environment, which was the subject of the resolution of the Council of the European Communities and of the representatives of the Government of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 19 October 1987 on the continuation and implementation of a European Community policy and action programme on the environment (1987 to 1992)OJ No C 328, 7.12.1987, p. 1., envisage Community measures to improve the conditions under which hazardous wastes are disposed of and managed;Whereas the general rules applying to waste management which are laid down by Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on wasteOJ No L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39., as amended by Directive 91/156/EECOJ No L 78, 26.3.1991, p. 32., also apply to the management of hazardous waste;Whereas the correct management of hazardous waste necessitates additional, more stringent rules to take account of the special nature of such waste;Whereas it is necessary, in order to improve the effectiveness of the management of hazardous waste in the Community, to use a precise and uniform definition of hazardous waste based on experience;Whereas it is necessary to ensure that disposal and recovery of hazardous waste is monitored in the fullest manner possible;Whereas it must be possible rapidly to adapt the provisions of this Directive to scientific and technical progress; whereas the Committee set up by Directive 75/442/EEC must also empowered to adapt the provisions of this Directive to such progress,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: