Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2005 of 24 May 2005 setting out the format for the transmission of results on waste statistics (Text with EEA relevance)
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  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 973/2007of 20 August 2007amending certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains implementing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2, 307R0973, August 21, 2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2005of 24 May 2005setting out the format for the transmission of results on waste statistics(Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statisticsOJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 574/2004 (OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 15). and in particular Article 6(e) thereof,Whereas:(1)By virtue of Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002, the Commission is required to adopt the measures necessary for implementing that Regulation.(2)In accordance with Article 6(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002, the Commission should set out the appropriate format for the transmission of results by Member States.(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, EuratomOJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The appropriate format for the transmission of results on waste statistics to the Commission (Eurostat) shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.Member States shall use this format for the data on the 2004 reference year and subsequent years.
Article 2Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) the data and metadata required by Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 in electronic form, in accordance with an interchange standard proposed by the Commission (Eurostat).
Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXFORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS ON WASTE STATISTICSThe data are to be transmitted in a system independent way. The data shall be transmitted in conformity with an interchange standard proposed by the Commission (Eurostat).The data setsThe domain covered by Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 on waste statistics consists in five sets of information:Generation of waste (GENER)Incineration (INCIN)Operations which may lead to recovery (RECOV)Disposal (DISPO)Number and capacity of recovery and disposal facilities; coverage of waste collection scheme by NUTS 2 region (REGIO).For each set a file has to be transmitted. The file name consists in six parts:
Domain5Value: WASTE
Set5GENER, INCIN, RECOV, DISPO, REGIO
Periodicity2Value: A2
Country code2Two letter country code (see list A)
Year4Reference Year (first reference year 2004)
Period4Value: 0000 (zero, zero, zero, zero) for annual data
The parts of the file name are separated by an underscore. A text based format will be used. For example, the set on the generation of waste from Belgium in 2004 will have the name WASTE_GENER_A2_BE_2004_0000.
Missing valuesThere will be no missing values in the classifying variables (waste category, economic activity, NUTS 2 region, type of waste treatment facility). Records should be provided for each combination of the classifying variables. All records where the combination does not occur should be sent with a value set to 0 (zero). Any records for which data are not available should nevertheless be provided with the value coded appropriately as missing (coded with the letter "M"). Missing values will have to be explained in the quality report; they might for instance be the result of the methods used. It is important to distinguish between real zeros and missing values, as no aggregates can be calculated with missing data. If a combination is not possible on logical grounds the cell should be supplied with code "L"; this is the case, for instance, for industrial effluent sludges generated by households. To facilitate consistency checks and correction of errors also the totals should be transmitted.ConfidentialityConfidential data should be transmitted, properly flagged as confidential. What should be regarded as confidential is based on the national confidentiality policy. In general information could be confidential if the identity of the supplier of information could be disclosed. This is the case if the information is based on one or two respondents, or if one or two respondents dominate the data. Data from public authorities are generally not regarded as confidential.Also secondary confidentiality should be indicated. Secondary confidentiality should be applied in such a way that (sub)totals remain available for publication. The Commission (Eurostat) will use the confidential information to calculate (EU) aggregates without disclosing information confidential at the country level.MeasuresThe fields required are alpha-numeric, i.e. they should not contain separators or decimal symbols, except for the data value. The amounts of waste are expressed in 1000 tonnes per year, with three decimal positions. The comma is to be used as decimal symbol. The estimation method will not always allow the three digits precision. In that case the value should be delivered with the significant digits only. For all the waste categories the amount is based on (normal) wet waste, for the generation of sludge (waste items 11, 12, 40) the amount is also calculated in 1000 tonnes of dry matter. Also in the waste treatment sets sludge has to be measured in both (normal) wet waste and in dry matter. This will only be applied where sludge is a separate item; this is for common sludges (item 12) in the incineration and disposal set.The number of waste treatment facilities is expressed as an integer. Several measures are used to describe the waste treatment capacity dependent on the type of recovery or disposal operation (see list I). To enhance comparability the delivery of incineration capacity in 1000 tonnes is preferred. Countries that can also supply incineration capacity in terajoules (1012 joules) are invited to do so. Countries that can not supply incineration capacity in terajoules should report the value as missing (use code "M"). Recovery capacity is measured in 1000 tonnes. Disposal capacity has to be reported either in cubic metres or in tonnes depending on the type of disposal. Only values measured in 1000 tonnes are supplied as a real number with 3 decimal positions, all other values are to be supplied as integers.The coverage of the collection scheme for mixed household and similar waste should be reported either as the percentage of the population or as a percentage of the dwellings.RevisionsThe sets should be sent in separate files containing all the records. For instance, the set on generation of waste contains 51 waste categories by 21 NACE groups measured in wet waste and 3 waste categories by 21 NACE groups measured in dry matter. The set contains 1134 records.Also revised data should be sent in a complete set, with the revised cells properly flagged (R). Provisional data are flagged with update flag P. Provisional data always require a revision. Both provisional and revised data require an explanation in the quality report.
Set 1:Generation of waste
FieldMaximum lengthValues
Domain8Value: WASTE
Set6Value: GENER (the set consists in 51 × 21 records measured in wet waste and 3 × 21 measured in dry matter per country)
Country code2Two letter country code (see list A)
Year4Reference year (first reference year 2004)
Waste item2Code referring to EWC-Stat version 3 (see list B)
Activity item2Code referring to NACE (see list C )
Wet/Dry1For all waste categories amount in (normal) wet waste (code W); for sludge (waste item 11, 12, 40) also amount in dry matter (code D)
Waste generated12Amount in 1000 tonnes per year. The amount is given as a real with three decimal places. The comma should be used as decimal symbol. For example: 19,876. This field should always contain a value. If the combination did not occur the value will be 0 (zero). Missing data are to be coded as "M". The logical impossibility of a combination is indicated with "L"
Update flag1To indicate provisional data (P) or revised data (R), empty otherwise
Confidentiality flag1Indicates confidential data (see list D)
Set 2:IncinerationOJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
FieldMaximum lengthValues
Domain8Value: WASTE
Set6Value: INCIN (the set consists in 17 × 2 records measured in wet waste and 1 × 2 measured in dry matter per NUTS 1 region)
Country code2Two letter country code (see list A)
Year4Reference Year (first reference year 2004)
NUTS 1 code3Regional code according to NUTS classification in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council; the national total should be provided using the code TT
Waste item2Code referring to EWC-Stat version 3 (see list E)
Recovery or disposal operation1Code referring to the Annexes of Council Directive 75/442/EEC (see list F); only operation 1 and 2 apply in this set
Wet/Dry1For all waste categories amount in (normal) wet waste (code W); for sludge (waste item 12) also amount in dry matter (code D)
Waste incinerated12Amount in 1000 tonnes per year. The amount is given as a real with three decimal places. The comma should be used as decimal symbol. For example: 19,876. This field should always contain a value. If the combination did not occur the value will be 0 (zero). Missing data are to be coded as "M". The logical impossibility of a combination is indicated with "L"
Update flag1To indicate provisional data (P) or revised data (R), empty otherwise
Confidentiality flag1Indicates confidential data (see list D)
Set 3:Operations which may lead to recovery (excluding energy recovery)
FieldMaximum lengthValues
Domain8Value: WASTE
Set6Value: RECOV (the set consists in 20 records per NUTS 1 region)
Country code2Two letter country code (see list A)
Year4Reference year (first reference year 2004)
NUTS 1 code3Regional code according to NUTS classification in Regulation (EC) no 1059/2003; the national total should be provided using the code TT
Waste item2Code referring to EWC-Stat version 3 (see list G)
Recovery or disposal operation1Code referring to the Annexes of Directive 75/442/EEC (see list F); only operation 3 applies in this set
Wet/Dry1For all waste categories amount in (normal) wet waste (code W)
Waste recovered12Amount in 1000 tonnes per year. The amount is given as a real with three decimal places. The comma should be used as decimal symbol. For example: 19,876. This field should always contain a value. If the combination did not occur the value will be 0 (zero). Missing data are to be coded as "M". The logical impossibility of a combination is indicated with "L"
Update flag1To indicate provisional data (P) or revised data (R), empty otherwise
Confidentiality flag1Indicates confidential data (see list D)
Set 4:Disposal (other than incineration)
FieldMaximum lengthValues
Domain8Value: WASTE
Set6Value: DISPO (the set consists in 19 × 2 records measured in wet waste and 1 × 2 measured in dry matter per NUTS 1 region)
Country code2Two letter country code (see list A)
Year4Reference year (first reference year 2004)
NUTS 1 code3Regional code according to NUTS classification in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003; the national total should be provided using the code TT
Waste item2Code referring to EWC-Stat version 3 (see list H)
Recovery or disposal operation1Code referring to the Annexes of Directive 75/442/EEC (see list F); only operations 4 and 5 apply in this set
Wet/Dry1For all waste categories amount in (normal) wet waste (code W); for sludge (waste item 12) also amount in dry matter (code D)
Waste disposed12Amount in 1000 tonnes per year. The amount is given as a real with three decimal places. The comma should be used as decimal symbol. For example: 19,876. This field should always contain a value. If the combination did not occur the value will be 0 (zero). Missing data are to be coded as "M". The logical impossibility of a combination is indicated with "L"
Update flag1To indicate provisional data (P) or revised data (R), empty otherwise
Confidentiality flag1Indicates confidential data (see list D)
Set 5:Number and capacity of recovery and disposal facilities and population served by collection scheme per region
FieldMaximum lengthValues
Domain8Value: WASTE
Set6Value: REGIO (the set consists in 14 records per NUTS 2 region)
Country code2Two letter country code (see list A)
Year4Reference year (first reference year 2004)
NUTS 2 code4Regional code according to NUTS classification in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003; the national total should be provided using the code TT
Recovery or disposal operation1Code referring to the Annexes of Directive 75/442/EEC (see list F); empty for the population served by the collection scheme
Variable1Number of facilities (N), capacity (C) or population served by the collection scheme (P)
Measure1Code for the capacity measure dependent on the type of recovery or disposal operation (see list I); for the number of facilities code N, for the population served by the collection scheme either P (population) or D (dwellings)
Value12All values, the number of facilities, the percentage of population or dwellings covered by the collection scheme and the capacity are expressed as integer. This field should always contain a value. If the combination did not occur the value will be 0 (zero). Missing data are to be coded as "M". The logical impossibility of a combination is indicated with "L"
Update flag1To indicate provisional data (P) or revised data (R), empty otherwise
Confidentiality flag1Indicates confidential data (see list D)
List A — Country codes
BelgiumBE
Czech RepublicCZ
DenmarkDK
GermanyDE
EstoniaEE
GreeceEL
SpainES
FranceFR
IrelandIE
ItalyIT
CyprusCY
LatviaLV
LithuaniaLT
LuxembourgLU
HungaryHU
MaltaMT
The NetherlandsNL
AustriaAT
PolandPL
PortugalPT
SloveniaSI
Slovak RepublicSK
FinlandFI
SwedenSE
United KingdomUK
BulgariaBG
CroatiaHR
RomaniaRO
TurkeyTR
IcelandIS
LiechtensteinLI
NorwayNO
List B — Waste categories
EWC-Stat/version 3 (OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 15)
DescriptionCodeHazardousWaste item
Spent solvents01.1H1
Acid, alkaline or saline wastes01.22
Acid, alkaline or saline wastes01.2H3
Used oils01.3H4
Spent chemical catalysts01.45
Spent chemical catalysts01.4H6
Chemical preparation wastes027
Chemical preparation wastes02H8
Chemical deposits and residues03.19
Chemical deposits and residues03.1H10
Industrial effluent sludges03.211
Industrial effluent sludges03.2H12
Health care and biological wastes0513
Health care and biological wastes05H14
Metallic wastes0615
Metallic wastes06H16
Glass wastes07.117
Glass wastes07.1H18
Paper and cardboard wastes07.219
Rubber wastes07.320
Plastic wastes07.421
Wood wastes07.522
Wood wastes07.5H23
Textile wastes07.624
Waste containing PCB07.7H25
Discarded equipment (excluding discarded vehicles and batteries and accumulators waste)08 (excl. 08.1, 08.41)26
Discarded equipment (excluding discarded vehicles and batteries and accumulators waste)08 (excl. 08.1, 08.41)H27
Discarded vehicles08.128
Discarded vehicles08.1H29
Batteries and accumulators wastes08.4130
Batteries and accumulators wastes08.41H31
Animal and vegetal wastes (excluding animal of food preparation and products; and excluding animal faeces, urine and manure)09 (excl. 09.11, 09.3)32
Animal waste of food preparation and products09.1133
Animal faeces, urine and manure09.334
Household and similar wastes10.135
Mixed and undifferentiated materials10.236
Mixed and undifferentiated materials10.2H37
Sorting residues10.338
Sorting residues10.3H39
Common sludges (excluding dredging spoils)11 (excl. 11.3)40
Dredging spoils11.341
Mineral wastes (excluding combustion wastes, contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils)12 (excl. 12.4, 12.6)42
Mineral wastes (excluding combustion wastes, contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils)12 (excl. 12.4, 12.6)H43
Combustion wastes12.444
Combustion wastes12.4H45
Contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils12.6H46
Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes1347
Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes13H48
Total, non-hazardousTN
Total, hazardousHTH
Total, generalTT
List C — Activity item
Item NoNACE Rev. 2 CodeDescription
1Division 01Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Division 02Forestry and logging
2Division 03Fishing and aquaculture
3Section BMining and quarrying
4Division 10Manufacture of food products
Division 11Manufacture of beverages
Division 12Manufacture of tobacco products
5Division 13Manufacture of textiles
Division 14Manufacture of wearing apparel
Division 15Manufacture of leather and related products
6Division 16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
7Division 17Manufacture of paper and paper products
Division 18Printing and reproduction of recorded media
8Division 19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
9Division 20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
Division 21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
Division 22Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
10Division 23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
11Division 24Manufacture of basic metals
Division 25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
12Division 26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
Division 27Manufacture of electrical equipment
Division 28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
Division 29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
Division 30Manufacture of other transport equipment
13Division 31Manufacture of furniture
Division 32Other manufacturing
Division 33Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
14Section DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
15Division 36Water collection, treatment and supply
Division 37Sewerage
Division 39Remediation activities and other waste management services
16Division 38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
17Section FConstruction
18Service activities:
Section G, except 46,77Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Section HTransportation and storage
Section IAccommodation and food service activities
Section JInformation and communication
Section KFinancial and insurance activities
Section LReal estate activities
Section MProfessional, scientific and technical activities
Section NAdministrative and support service activities
Section OPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security
Section PEducation
Section QHuman health and social work activities
Section RArts, entertainment and recreation
Section SOther service activities
Section TActivities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
Section UActivities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
19Class 46,77Wholesale of waste and scrap
20Waste generated by households(This is not a NACE category)
TATotalTotal
List D — Confidentiality flag
Too few enterprisesAFor instance 1 or 2 enterprises in the population
One enterprise dominates the dataBNot too few enterprises, but one enterprise generates/treats for instance over 70 %
Two enterprises dominate the dataCNot too few enterprises, but two enterprises generate/treat for instance over 70 %
Confidential data due to secondary confidentialityDNot confidential on its own account (flag A, B, C), but to prevent indirect disclosure of confidential data
The value is not confidentialBlank
List E — Waste categories for incineration
Waste itemEWC-Stat Version 3 (OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 15)Hazardous/Non-hazardous waste
CodeDescription
101 + 02 + 03Chemical wastes(Chemical compound waste + Chemical preparation wastes + Other chemical wastes)Non-hazardous
201 + 02 + 03 excl. 01.3Chemical wastes excluding Used oils(Chemical compound waste + Chemical preparation wastes + Other chemical wastes)Hazardous
301.3Used oilsHazardous
405Health care and biological wastesNon-hazardous
505Health care and biological wastesHazardous
607.7Waste containing PCBHazardous
710.1Household and similar wastesNon-hazardous
810.2Mixed and undifferentiated materialsNon-hazardous
910.2Mixed and undifferentiated materialsHazardous
1010.3Sorting residuesNon-hazardous
1110.3Sorting residuesHazardous
1211Common sludgesNon-hazardous
1306 + 07 + 08 + 09 + 12 + 13Other wastes(Metallic wastes + Non-metallic wastes + Discarded equipment + Animal and vegetal wastes + Mineral wastes + Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes)Non-hazardous
1406 + 07 + 08 + 09 + 12 + 13 excl. 07.7Other wastes(Metallic wastes + Non-metallic wastes excluding Waste containing PCB + Discarded equipment + Animal and vegetal wastes + Mineral wastes + Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes)Hazardous
TNTotal, non-hazardousNon-hazardous
THTotal, hazardousHazardous
TTTotal, general
List F — Recovery and Disposal Operations; the codes refer to the codes in the Annexes of Directive 75/442/EECIncinerationOperations which may lead to recovery (excluding energy recovery)Disposal operations
OperationCodeTypes of recovery and disposal operations
1R1Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy
2D10Incineration on land
3R2 +Solvent reclamation/regeneration
R3 +Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents (including composting and other biological transformation processes)
R4 +Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds
R5 +Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials
R6 +Regeneration of acids or bases
R7 +Recovery of components used for pollution abatement
R8 +Recovery of components from catalysts
R9 +Oil refining or other reuses of oil
R10 +Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement
R11Use of wastes obtained from any of the operations numbered R1 to R10
4D1 +Deposit into or onto land (e.g. landfill etc.)
D3 +Deep injection (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories etc.)
D4 +Surface impoundment (e.g. placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, pounds or lagoons etc.)
D5 +Special engineered landfill (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment etc.)
D12Permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine etc.)
5D2 +Land treatment (e.g. biodegradation of liquid or sludgy discards in soils etc.)
D6 +Release into a water body except seas/oceans
D7Release into seas/oceans including sea-bed insertion
List G — Waste categories for operations which may lead to recovery (excluding energy recovery)
Waste itemEWC-Stat Version 3 (OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 15)Hazardous/Non-hazardous waste
CodeDescription
101.3Used oilsHazardous
206Metallic wastesNon-hazardous
306Metallic wastesHazardous
407.1Glass wastesNon-hazardous
507.1Glass wastesHazardous
607.2Paper and cardboard wastesNon-hazardous
707.3Rubber wastesNon-hazardous
807.4Plastic wastesNon-hazardous
907.5Wood wastesNon-hazardous
1007.6Textile wastesNon-hazardous
1109 excl. 09.11, 09.3Animal and vegetal wastes(excluding animal waste of food preparation and products; and animal faeces, urine and manure)Non-hazardous
1209.11Animal waste of food preparation and productsNon-hazardous
1309.3Animal faeces, urine and manureNon-hazardous
1412Mineral wasteNon-hazardous
1512Mineral wasteHazardous
1601 + 02 + 03 + 05 + 08 + 10 + 11 + 13Other wastes(Chemical compound wastes + Chemical preparation wastes + Other chemical wastes + Health care and biological wastes + Discarded equipment + Mixed ordinary wastes + Common sludges + Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes)Non-hazardous
1701 + 02 + 03 + 05 + 07.5 + 07.7 + 08 + 10 + 11 + 13 excl. 01.3Other wastes(Chemical compound wastes excluding Used oils + Chemical preparation wastes + Other chemical wastes + Health care and biological wastes + Wood wastes + Waste containing PCB + Discarded equipment + Mixed ordinary wastes + Common sludges + Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes)Hazardous
TNTotal, non-hazardousNon-hazardous
THTotal, hazardousHazardous
TTTotal, general
List H — Waste categories for disposal (other than incineration)
Item No.EWC-Stat Version 3 (OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 15)Hazardous/Non-hazardous waste
CodeDescription
101 + 02 + 03Chemical wastes(Chemical compound waste + Chemical preparation wastes + Other chemical wastes)Non-hazardous
201 + 02 + 03 excl. 01.3Chemical wastes excluding Used oils(Chemical compound waste + Chemical preparation wastes + Other chemical wastes)Hazardous
301.3Used oilsHazardous
409 excl. 09.11, 09.3Animal and vegetal wastes(excluding animal waste of food preparation and products; and animal faeces, urine and manure)Non-hazardous
509.11Animal waste of food preparation and productsNon-hazardous
609.3Animal faeces, urine and manureNon-hazardous
710.1Household and similar wastesNon-hazardous
810.2Mixed and undifferentiated materialsNon-hazardous
910.2Mixed and undifferentiated materialsHazardous
1010.3Sorting residuesNon-hazardous
1110.3Sorting residuesHazardous
1211Common sludgesNon-hazardous
1312Mineral wastesNon-hazardous
1412Mineral wastesHazardous
1505 + 06 + 07 + 08 + 13Other wastes(Health care and biological wastes + Metallic wastes + Non-metallic wastes + Discarded equipment + Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes)Non-hazardous
1605 + 06 + 07 + 08 + 13Other wastes(Health care and biological wastes + Metallic wastes + Non-metallic wastes + Discarded equipment + Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes)Hazardous
TNTotal, non-hazardousNon-hazardous
THTotal, hazardousHazardous
TTTotal, general
List I — Capacity measure
OperationCapacity measureMeasure code
11000 tonnes per year with three decimalst
Terajoules per year (1012)j
21000 tonnes per year with three decimalst
Terajoules per year (1012)j
31000 tonnes per year with three decimalst
4Cubic metres per yearm
51000 tonnes per year with three decimalst