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Commission Decision of 21 January 2005 authorising Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of the importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants for decontamination purposes (notified under document number C(2005) 92) (2005/51/EC)
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[F1Article A1U.K.
In this Decision:
‘contaminated soil’ means:
(a)soil contaminated by pesticides governed by the programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on the prevention and disposal of obsolete and unwanted pesticides or any other similar multilateral programme; or
(b)soil contaminated with persistent organic pollutants listed in the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants or in the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range trans-boundary air pollution on persistent organic pollutants ;
‘dedicated hazardous waste incinerator’ means an incinerator in Great Britain which is officially authorised to treat contaminated soil under retained EU law relating to industrial emissions;
‘Plant Health Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants.]
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F1Art. A1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(2)
Article 1U.K.
[F21.The competent authorities may authorise the introduction into Great Britain of contaminated soil originating in third countries by way of derogation from:
(a)any prohibition that would otherwise apply to its introduction by virtue of Article 40(1) of the Plant Health Regulation; or
(b)any requirements that would otherwise apply to its introduction by virtue of Article 41(1) of the Plant Health Regulation.]
[F32.]The authorisation to provide for derogations, as mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the specific conditions provided for in the Annex, and shall only apply to soil that is introduced into [F4Great Britain] between 1 March 2005 and [F531 December 2024] and [F6is] destined for treatment in dedicated hazardous waste incinerators.
[F73.]The authorisation is without prejudice to any further authorisation or procedures which may be required under other legislation.
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F2Art. 1(1) substituted for words (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(a)
F3Words in Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(2) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(b)
F4Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(b)(i)
F5Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1999 of 28 November 2019 amending Decision 2005/51/EC as regards the period during which soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants may be introduced into the Union for decontamination purposes (notified under document C(2019) 8555).
F6Word in Art. 1(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(b)(ii)
F7Words in Art. 1 renumbered as Art. 1(3) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 44(3)(c)
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