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2003/33/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC
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- Decision power to modify conferred by S.I. 2022/190 reg. 5(1)(2)
- Annex s. 1.1.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(i)
- Annex s. 1.1.2(f) words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(ii)(aa)
- Annex s. 1.1.2(g) words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(ii)(bb)
- Annex s. 1.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(iii)
- Annex s. 1.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(c)(i)
- Annex s. 1.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(c)(ii)(aa)
- Annex s. 1.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(c)(ii)(bb)
- Annex s. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(i)(aa)
- Annex s. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(i)(bb)
- Annex s. 2.1.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(ii)
- Annex s. 2.1.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(iii)
- Annex s. 2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(iv)
- Annex s. 2.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(aa)
- Annex s. 2.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(bb)
- Annex s. 2.3.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(aa)
- Annex s. 2.3.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(bb)
- Annex s. 2.3.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vii)
- Annex s. 2.4.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(viii)(aa)
- Annex s. 2.4.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(viii)(bb)
- Annex s. 3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(e)(i)
- Annex s. 3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(e)(ii)
- Annex s. 2.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15 (7)(d)(v)(aa) (as substituted) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(c)
- Annex s. 2.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15 (7)(d)(v)(bb) (as substituted) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(c)
- Appendix A s. 1.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(8)(a)
- Appendix A s. 4.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(8)(c)
- Appendix A s. 2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(8)(b)
- Appendix B omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(9)
- Art. A1 A2 inserted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(2)
- Art. A2(1) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(b)(i)
- Art. A1(2) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(i)
- Art. A2(2) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(b)(ii)
- Art. A1(3) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(ii)
- Art. A2(3)(a)(i) word substituted by S.I. 2025/82 Sch. 15 para. 63(2)(b)
- Art. A2(4)-(6) substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(b)(iii)
- Art. A1(5)(a)(b) substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(iii)
- Art. A2(5)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2025/82 Sch. 15 para. 63(3)
- Art. A1(5A) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(iv)
- Art. A1(6)(d) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(v)
- Art. A1(6A) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vi)
- Art. A1(6A)(b) word substituted by S.I. 2025/82 Sch. 15 para. 63(2)(a)
- Art. A1(10)(b) omitted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vii)
- Art. A1(11)(d) omitted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vii)
- Art. A1(12)(a)(i) omitted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vii)
- Art. 1(1) Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(1) by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(3)(a)
- Art. 1(2) inserted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(3)(b)
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- Annex s. 1.1.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(i)
- Annex s. 1.1.2(f) words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(ii)(aa)
- Annex s. 1.1.2(g) words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(ii)(bb)
- Annex s. 1.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(b)(iii)
- Annex s. 1.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(c)(i)
- Annex s. 1.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(c)(ii)(aa)
- Annex s. 1.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(c)(ii)(bb)
- Annex s. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(i)(aa)
- Annex s. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(i)(bb)
- Annex s. 2.1.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(ii)
- Annex s. 2.1.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(iii)
- Annex s. 2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(iv)
- Annex s. 2.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(aa)
- Annex s. 2.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(bb)
- Annex s. 2.3.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(aa)
- Annex s. 2.3.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vi)(bb)
- Annex s. 2.3.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(vii)
- Annex s. 2.4.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(viii)(aa)
- Annex s. 2.4.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(d)(viii)(bb)
- Annex s. 3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(e)(i)
- Annex s. 3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(7)(e)(ii)
- Annex s. 2.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15 (7)(d)(v)(aa) (as substituted) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(c)
- Annex s. 2.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15 (7)(d)(v)(bb) (as substituted) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(c)
- Appendix A s. 1.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(8)(a)
- Appendix A s. 4.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(8)(c)
- Appendix A s. 2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(8)(b)
- Appendix B omitted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(9)
- Art. A1 A2 inserted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(2)
- Art. A2(1) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(b)(i)
- Art. A1(2) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(i)
- Art. A2(2) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(b)(ii)
- Art. A1(3) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(ii)
- Art. A2(3)(a)(i) word substituted by S.I. 2025/82 Sch. 15 para. 63(2)(b)
- Art. A2(4)-(6) substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(b)(iii)
- Art. A1(5)(a)(b) substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(iii)
- Art. A2(5)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2025/82 Sch. 15 para. 63(3)
- Art. A1(5A) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(iv)
- Art. A1(6)(d) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(v)
- Art. A1(6A) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vi)
- Art. A1(6A)(b) word substituted by S.I. 2025/82 Sch. 15 para. 63(2)(a)
- Art. A1(10)(b) omitted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vii)
- Art. A1(11)(d) omitted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vii)
- Art. A1(12)(a)(i) omitted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/620, reg. 15(2) by S.I. 2020/1540 reg. 14(11)(a)(vii)
- Art. 1(1) Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(1) by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(3)(a)
- Art. 1(2) inserted by S.I. 2019/620 reg. 15(3)(b)
4.1.Safety philosophyU.K.
A deep storage in hard rock is a feasible way to avoid burdening future generations with the responsibility of the wastes since it should be constructed to be passive and with no need for maintenance. Furthermore, the construction should not obstruct recovery of the wastes or the ability to undertake future corrective measures. It should also be designed to ensure that negative environmental effects or liabilities resulting from the activities of present generations do not fall upon future generations.
In the safety philosophy of underground disposal of wastes, the main concept is isolation of the waste from the biosphere, as well as natural attenuation of any pollutants leaking from the waste. For certain types of hazardous substances and waste, a need has been identified to protect the society and the environment against sustained exposure over extended periods of time. An extended period of time implies several thousands of years. Such levels of protection can be achieved by deep storage in hard rock. A deep storage for waste in hard rock can be located either in a former mine, where the mining activities have come to an end, or in a new storage facility.
In the case of hard-rock storage, total containment is not possible. In this case, an underground storage needs to be constructed so that natural attenuation of the surrounding strata mediates the effect of pollutants to the extent that they have no irreversible negative effects on the environment. This means that the capacity of the near environment to attenuate and degrade pollutants will determine the acceptability of a release from such a facility.
The requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) can only be fulfilled by demonstrating the long-term safety of the installation (see section 1.2.7). The performance of a deep storage system must be assessed in a holistic way, accounting for the coherent function of different components of the system. In a deep storage in hard rock, the storage will reside below the groundwater table. Article 11(3)(j) of the Directive generally prohibits the direct discharge of pollutants into groundwater. Article 4(1)(b)(i) of the Directive requires Member States to take measures to prevent the deterioration of the status of all bodies of groundwater. For a deep storage in the hard rock, this requirement is respected in that any discharges of hazardous substances from the storage will not reach the biosphere, including the upper parts of the groundwater system accessible for the biosphere, in amounts or concentrations that will cause adverse effects. Therefore the water flow paths to and in the biosphere should be evaluated. The impact of variability on the geohydraulic system should assessed.
Gas formation may occur in deep storage in hard rock due to long-term deterioration of waste, packaging and engineered structures. Therefore, this must be considered in the design of premises for a deep storage in hard rock.
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