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3. In these Regulations—
“the Asbestos Directive” means Council Directive 87/217/EEC on the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution by asbestos M1;
“the Basic Safety Standards Directive” means Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation M2;
“the Batteries Directive” means Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators M3;
“the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive” means Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles M4;
“the Energy Efficiency Directive” means Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency M5;
“the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration M6;
“the HASS Directive” means Council Directive 2003/122/Euratom on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources M7;
“the Industrial Emissions Directive” means Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) M8;
“the Landfill Directive” means Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste M9, as read with Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of, and Annex II to, Directive 1999/31/EC M10;
[F1“the Medium Combustion Plant Directive” means Directive 2015/2193/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants;]
“the Mining Waste Directive” means Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries M11;
“PVR I” means European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations M12;
“PVR II” means Directive 2009/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations M13;
“the Waste Framework Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste M14;
“the Water Framework Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy M15;
“the WEEE Directive” means Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) M16.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3 inserted (30.1.2018) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/110), regs. 1, 4
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M1OJ No L 85, 28.3.1987, p 40, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ No L 122, 16.5.2003, p 36).
M2OJ No L 159, 29.6.1996, p 1, as corrected by a corrigendum (OJ No L 314, 4.12.1996, p 20). The Directive is prospectively repealed from 6th February 2018 by Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No L 13, 17.1.2014, p 1).
M3OJ No L 266, 26.9.2006, p 1, as last amended by Directive 2013/56/EU (OJ No L 329, 10.12.2013, p 5).
M4OJ No L 269, 21.10.2000, p 34, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/774 (OJ No L 128, 19.5.2016, p 4).
M5OJ No L 315, 14.11.2012, p 1, as last amended by Council Directive 2013/12/EU (OJ No L 141, 28.5.2013, p 28).
M6OJ No L 372, 27.12.2006, p 19, as last amended by Commission Directive 2014/80/EU (OJ No L 182, 21.6.2014, p 52).
M7OJ No L 346, 31.12.2003, p 57. The Directive is prospectively repealed from 6th February 2018 by Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No L 13, 17.1.2014, p 1).
M8OJ No L 334, 17.12.2010, p 17, as corrected by a corrigendum (OJ No L 158, 19.6.2012, p 25).
M9OJ No L 182, 16.7.1999, p 1, as last amended by Council Directive 2011/97/EU (OJ No L 328, 10.12.2011, p 49).
M10OJ No L 11, 16.1.2003, p 27.
M11OJ No L 102, 11.4.2006, p 15, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 (OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p 14).
M12OJ No L 365, 31.12.1994, p 24, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 (OJ No L 311, 21.11.2008, p 1).
M13OJ No L 285, 31.10.2009, p 36, as amended by Commission Directive 2014/99/EU (OJ No L 304, 23.10.2014, p 89).
M14OJ No L 312, 22.11.2008, p 3, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127 (OJ No L 184, 11.7.2015, p 13).
M15OJ No L 327, 22.12.2000, p 1, as last amended by Commission Directive 2014/101/EU (OJ No L 311, 31.10.2014, p 32).
M16OJ No L 197, 24.7.2012, p 38.
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