Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste Basic information CELEX number: 31975L0442Official Journal: JOL_1975_194_R_0039_01 Form: DirectiveProcedure number: --Languages: cs da de el en et fi fr hu it lv lt mt nl pl pt sk sl es sv Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: July 18, 1975 Entry into force - Date notif. Date of transposition: Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: All documents based on this document: Derogated in: Repealed by: Modifies Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 9 April 2014. Ville d’Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and Others v Région wallonne. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Waste — Directive 75/442/EEC — Article 7(1) — Management plan — Suitable sites or installations for the disposal of waste — Concept of waste management plan — Directive 1999/31/EC — Articles 8 and 14 — Landfills which have been granted a permit, or which are already in operation at the time of transposition of that directive. Case C‑225/13. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 March 1990. Criminal proceedings against G. Vessoso and G. Zanetti. References for a preliminary ruling: Prétura di Asti - Italy. Approximation of laws - Waste - Concept. Joined cases C-206/88 and C-207/88. Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 January 2004. Criminal proceedings against Marco Antonio Saetti and Andrea Frediani. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale di Gela - Italy. Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Waste management - Definition of waste - Petroleum coke. Case C-235/02. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 May 2007. The Queen on the application of Thames Water Utilities Ltd v South East London Division, Bromley Magistrates' Court (District Judge Carr). Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court) - United Kingdom. Waste - Directives 75/442/EEC, 91/156/EEC and 91/271/EEC - Waste water which escapes from a sewerage network - Classification - Scope of Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/271/EEC. Case C-252/05. Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 February 2003. Oliehandel Koeweit BV and Others v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Article104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - Environment - Directive 75/442/EEC on waste - Regulation (EEC) No259/93 concerning the shipment of waste - Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils - Classification - Waste disposal and recovery operations - Objections to shipments - Legal basis - Illegal shipments. Joined cases C-307/00 to C-311/00. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 May 1987. Ministère public v Oscar Traen and others. References for a preliminary ruling: Rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brugge - Belgium. Harmonisation of laws - Waste. Joined cases 372 to 374/85. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 March 1990. Criminal proceedings against E. Zanetti and others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Prétura di San Vito al Tagliamento - Italy. Approximation of laws - Waste - Concept - Authorization and supervision of waste disposal. Case C-359/88. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 February 2002. Abfall Service AG (ASA) v Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Austria. Environment - Waste - Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on shipments of waste - Competence of the authority of dispatch to scrutinise the classification of the purpose of a shipment (recovery or disposal) and to object to a shipment on the ground of an incorrect classification - Directive 75/442/EEC on waste - Classification of deposit of waste in a disused mine. Case C-6/00. Judgment of the Court of 18 December 1997. Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL v Région wallonne. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'Etat - Belgium. Directive 91/156/EEC - Period for transposition - Effects - Definition of waste. Case C-129/96. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 April 2002. Palin Granit Oy and Vehmassalon kansanterveystyön kuntayhtymän hallitus. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Finland. Harmonisation of laws - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Concept of 'waste - Production residue - Quarry - Storage - Use of waste - No risk to health or the environment - Possibility of recovery of waste. Case C-9/00. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 June 1998. Beside BV and I.M. Besselsen v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Management, transport and storage of municipal/household waste - Illegal traffic Case C-192/96. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 July 1989. Enichem Base and others v Comune di Cinisello Balsamo. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale della Lombardia - Italy. Approximation of laws - Prevention and disposal of waste - Plastic bags. Case 380/87. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 November 2004. Criminal proceedings against Antonio Niselli. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale di Terni - Italy. Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Definition of 'waste' - Reusable production or consumption residues - Scrap metal. Case C-457/02. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 September 2004. Criminal proceedings against Paul Van de Walle, Daniel Laurent, Thierry Mersch and Texaco Belgium SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'appel de Bruxelles - Belgium. Environment - Waste - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Meaning of "waste', "producer of waste' and "holder of waste' - Soil infiltrated by leaked hydrocarbons - Independent operation of a service station belonging to a petroleum company. Case C-1/03. Case C-387/07: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 December 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Ancona — Italy) — MI.VER Srl, Daniele Antonelli v Provincia di Macerata (Waste — Concept of temporary storage — Directive 75/442/EEC — Decision 2000/532/EC — Possibility of mixing together items of waste covered by different codes — Concept of mixed packaging ) Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 June 2000. ARCO Chemie Nederland Ltd v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer (C-418/97) and Vereniging Dorpsbelang Hees, Stichting Werkgroep Weurt+ and Vereniging Stedelijk Leefmilieu Nijmegen v Directeur van de dienst Milieu en Water van de provincie Gelderland (C-419/97). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Environment - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Concept of "waste". Joined cases C-418/97 and C-419/97. Judgment of the Court of 23 May 2000. Entreprenørforeningens Affalds/Miljøsektion (FFAD) v Københavns Kommune. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Østre Landsret - Denmark. Article 90 of the EC Treaty (now Article 86 EC) in conjunction with Articles 34 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 29 EC) and 86 of the EC Treaty (now Article 82 EC) - Directive 75/442/EEC - Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 - Special or exclusive right to collect building waste - Environmental protection. Case C-209/98. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 June 2002. Sapod Audic v Eco-Emballages SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Directive 83/189/EEC - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Waste - Obligation to make notification of planned measures - National regulations on disposal of packaging waste - Obligation on producers or importers to identify packaging to be disposed of by an approved undertaking - Obligation on the approved undertaking to ensure that packaging for which it is responsible meets technical requirements. Case C-159/00. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 June 1997. Criminal proceedings against Euro Tombesi and Adino Tombesi (C-304/94), Roberto Santella (C-330/94), Giovanni Muzi and others (C-342/94) and Anselmo Savini (C-224/95). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pretura circondariale di Terni - Italy. Waste - Definition - Council Directives 91/156/EEC and 91/689/EEC - Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93. Joined cases C-304/94, C-330/94, C-342/94 and C-224/95. Case C-188/07: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 June 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, France) — Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA, Total International Ltd (Directive 75/442/EEC — Waste management — Concept of waste — Polluter pays principle — Holder — Previous holders — Producer of the product from which the waste came — Hydrocarbons and heavy fuel oil — Shipwreck — International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage — International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 15 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 1 PT B) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 1 PT A) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 1 PT C) Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 June 2008. Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and Total International Ltd. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Directive 75/442/EEC - Waste management - Concept of waste - ‘Polluter pays’ principle - Holder - Previous holders - Producer of the product from which the waste came - Hydrocarbons and heavy fuel oil - Shipwreck - International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage - International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund. Case C-188/07. Judgment of the Court of 23 February 1994. Comitato di Coordinamento per la Difesa della Cava and others v Regione Lombardia and others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Lombardia - Italy. Disposal of solid urban waste - Directive 75/442/EEC. Case C-236/92. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 April 2004. Commune de Braine-le-Château (C-53/02) and Michel Tillieut and Others (C-217/02) v Région wallonne, and BIFFA Waste Services SA and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'État - Belgium. Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Waste - Management plans - Suitable sites and installations for waste disposal - Permit granted in the absence of a management plan containing a map specifying planned locations for disposal sites. Joined cases C-53/02 and C-217/02. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 3 October 2013. Donal Brady v Environmental Protection Agency. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court (Ireland). Environment — Directive 75/442/EEC — Slurry produced in a piggery and stored there pending its transfer to farmers who use it as fertiliser on their land — Classification as ‘waste’ or ‘by-product’ — Conditions — Burden of proof — Directive 91/676/EEC — Failure to transpose — Personal liability of the producer as to compliance by those farmers with EU law concerning the management of waste and fertilisers. Case C‑113/12. A02P1LBL3 A01LAL1 A10 A08 A11 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 June 1998. Chemische Afvalstoffen Dusseldorp BV and Others v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Shipments of waste for recovery - Principles of self-sufficiency and proximity. Case C-203/96. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 December 2008. MI.VER Srl and Daniele Antonelli v Provincia di Macerata. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale di Ancona - Italy. Waste - Concept of ‘temporary storage’ - Directive 75/442/EEC -Decision 2000/532/EC - Possibility of mixing together items of waste covered by different codes - Concept of ‘mixed packaging’. Case C-387/07. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 September 2003. AvestaPolarit Chrome Oy. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Finland. Approximation of laws - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Meaning of waste - Production residue - Mine - Use - Storage - Article 2(1)(b) - Meaning of other legislation - National legislation outside the framework of Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC. Case C-114/01. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 April 2003. SITA EcoService Nederland BV, formerly Verol Recycling Limburg BV v Minister van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Environment - Waste - Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 - Directive 75/442/EEC - Treatment of waste in several stages - Use of waste as fuel in the cement industry and use of incineration residues as raw material in cement manufacture - Classification as a recovery operation or as a disposal operation - Concept of the use of waste principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy. Case C-116/01. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 October 1999. Criminal proceedings against Paolo Lirussi (C-175/98) and Francesca Bizzaro (C-177/98). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pretore di Udine - Italy. Waste - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/689/EEC - Definition of temporary storage, pending collection, on the site where it is produced - Definition of waste management. Joined cases C-175/98 and C-177/98. Case C-254/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 July 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Campania (Italy)) — Futura Immobiliare srl Hotel Futura, Meeting Hotel, Hotel Blanc, Hotel Clyton, Business srl v Comune di Casoria (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2006/12/EC — Article 15(a) — Waste disposal costs not allocated on the basis of actual production of waste — Compatibility with the polluter pays principle) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 15 PT A Legal basis TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 3: APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, ARTICLE 100 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 235 EuroVoc Vocabulary Prevention of pollution Waste recycling Environment Waste management and clean technology Approximation of laws Domestic waste Waste disposal Environmental protection Provisions under Article 235 EEC