Waste (Amendment) Regulations, 2015

L.N. 382 of 2015

ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT

(CAP. 504)

Waste (Amendment) Regulations, 2015

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 61 and 62 of the

Environment and Development Planning Act, the Minister for

Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change,

after consultation with the Malta Environment and Planning

Authority, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Waste Management Citation.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2015, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Waste Management Regulations, S.L. 504.37

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

These regulations bring into effect

Scope.

(a) Article 35 of Directive 2009/31/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the

geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council

Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council

Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC,

2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006;

(b) the provisions of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/

1127 of 10 July 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2008/98/

EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and

repealing certain Directives; and

(c)

the provision of Commission Regulation (EU) No

1357/2014 of 18 December 2014 replacing Annex III to

Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.

Paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3 of the Amends

regulation 3 of

principal regulations shall be substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

"(a) gaseous effluents emitted in the

atmosphere and carbon dioxide captured and

transported for the purposes of geological

storage and geologically stored in accordance

with of the Geological Storage of Carbon

Dioxide Regulations, or excluded from the scope

of the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Regulations, pursuant to regulation 2(2) of the

latter regulations.".

In Schedule 2 to the principal regulations, the following

text shall be added under footnote (*)

"The energy efficiency formula value will be multiplied by

a climate correction factor (CCF) as shown below

1. CCF for installations in operation and

permitted in accordance with applicable Union legislation

before 1 September 2015.

CCF = 1 if HDD > = 3 350

CCF = 1,25 if HDD < = 2 150

CCF = (0,25/1 200) x HDD + 1,698 when 2 150 <

HDD < 3 350

2. CCF for installations permitted after 31

August 2015 and for installations under 1 after 31

December 2029

CCF = 1 if HDD > = 3 350

CCF = 1,12 if HDD < = 2 150

CCF = (0,12/1 200) x HDD + 1,335 when 2 150 <

HDD < 3 350

(The resulting value of CCF will be rounded at

three decimal places).

The value of HDD (Heating Degree Days) should

be taken as the average of annual HDD values for the

incineration facility location, calculated for a period of 20

consecutive years before the year for which CCF is

calculated. For the calculation of the value of HDD the

following method established by Eurostat should be

applied: HDD is equal to (18°C – Tm) x d if Tm is lower

than or equal to 15°C (heating threshold) and is nil if Tm is

greater than 15°C; where Tm is the mean (Tmin + Tmax)/2

outdoor temperature over a period of d days. Calculations

are to be executed on a daily basis (d=1), added up to a

year.".

Schedule 3 of the principal regulations shall be substituted Substitutes

Schedule 3 to

by the Schedule to these regulations.

the principal

regulations.

Schedule 4 to the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends

Schedule 4 to

the principal

regulations.

(a)

in the Maltese version thereof, point 1 of Part 1

thereof shall be substituted by the following

"1. Rimi jew irkupru ta’ skart mhux perikoluż

tagħhom stess fuq is-sit ta’ġenerazzjoni.";

(b) point 6 of Part 2 thereof shall be substituted byb the

following

"6.

Storage of returned faulty goods

The storage of returned goods that are waste, for a

period not exceeding one year, by their manufacturer,

distributor or retailer, where either -

(a) they are intended to be prepared for

reuse or submission to a recovery operation; or

(b) they are being stored, at the place where

the intention to discard them was formed, pending

their disposal."; and

(c)

immediately after point 10 in Part 2 thereof, there

shall be added the following

"11. Cesspits

Domestic cesspits, with the exclusion of cesspits

for the collection of industrial effluents, provided that they

are covered by other national legislation.".

Schedule

(Regulation 5)

"Schedule 3

Properties of waste which render it hazardous

HP 1 "Explosive": waste which is capable by chemical

reaction of producing gas at such a temperature and pressure and at

such a speed as to cause damage to the surroundings. Pyrotechnic

waste, explosive organic peroxide waste and explosive self-reactive

waste is included.

When a waste contains one or more substances classified by one

of the hazard class and category codes and hazard statement codes

shown in Table 1, the waste shall be assessed for HP 1, where

appropriate and proportionate, according to test methods. If the

presence of a substance, a mixture or an article indicates that the

waste is explosive, it shall be classified as hazardous by HP 1.

Table 1: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents for the classification of

wastes as hazardous by HP 1

Hazard Class and Category

Hazard statement Code(s)

Code(s)

Unst. Expl.

Expl. 1.1

Expl. 1.2

Expl. 1.3

Expl. 1.4

Self-react. A

Org. Perox. A

Self-react. B

Org. Perox. B

HP 2 "Oxidising": waste which may, generally by providing

oxygen, cause or contribute to the combustion of other materials.

When a waste contains one or more substances classified by one

of the hazard class and category codes and hazard statement codes

shown in Table 2, the waste shall be assessed for HP 2, where

appropriate and proportionate, according to test methods. If the

presence of a substance indicates that the waste is oxidising, it shall

be classified as hazardous by HP 2.

Table 2: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for the classification of wastes as hazardous by HP

Hazard Class and Category

Hazard statement Code(s)

Code(s)

Ox. Gas 1

Ox. Liq. 1

Ox. Sol. 1

Ox. Liq. 2, Ox. Liq. 3

Ox. Sol. 2, Ox. Sol. 3

HP 3 "Flammable"

flammable liquid waste: liquid waste having a flash

-

point below 60°C or waste gas oil, diesel and light heating oils

having a flash point > 55°C and ≤ 75°C;

flammable pyrophoric liquid and solid waste: solid

-

or liquid waste which, even in small quantities, is liable to ignite

within five minutes after coming into contact with air;

flammable solid waste: solid waste which is readily

-

combustible or may cause or contribute to fire through friction;

flammable gaseous waste: gaseous waste which is

-

flammable in air at 20°C and a standard pressure of 101.3 kPa;

water reactive waste: waste which, in contact with

-

water, emits flammable gases in dangerous quantities;

other flammable waste: flammable aerosols,

-

flammable self-heating waste, flammable organic peroxides and

flammable self-reactive waste.

When a waste contains one or more substances classified by one

of the following hazard class and category codes and hazard

statement codes shown in Table 3, the waste shall be assessed, where

appropriate and proportionate, according to test methods. If the

presence of a substance indicates that the waste is flammable, it shall

be classified as hazardous by HP 3.

Table 3: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents for the classification of

wastes as hazardous by HP 3

Hazard Class and Category

Hazard statement Code(s)

Code(s)

Flam. Gas 1

Flam. Gas 2

Aerosol 1

Aerosol 2

Flam. Liq. 1

Flam. Liq. 2

Flam. Liq. 3

Flam. Sol. 1

Flam. Sol. 2

Self-react. CD

Self-react. EF

Org. Perox. CD

Org. Perox. EF

Pyr. Liq. 1

Pyr. Sol. 1

Self-heat.1

Self-heat. 2

Water-react. 1

Water-react. 2

Water-react. 3

HP 4 "Irritant - skin irritation and eye damage": waste

which on application can cause skin irritation or damage to the eye.

When a waste contains one or more substances in

concentrations above the cut-off value, that are classified by one of

the following hazard class and category codes and hazard statement

codes and one or more of the following concentration limits is

exceeded or equalled, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by

HP 4.

The cut-off value for consideration in an assessment for Skin

corr. 1A (H314), Skin irrit. 2 (H315), Eye dam. 1 (H318) and Eye

irrit. 2 (H319) is 1%.

If the sum of the concentrations of all substances classified as

Skin corr. 1A (H314) exceeds or equals 1%, the waste shall be

classified as hazardous according to HP 4.

If the sum of the concentrations of all substances classified as

H318 exceeds or equals 10%, the waste shall be classified as

hazardous according to HP 4.

If the sum of the concentrations of all substances classified

H315 and H319 exceeds or equals 20%, the waste shall be classified

as hazardous according to HP 4.

Note that wastes containing substances classified as H314 (Skin

corr.1A, 1B or 1C) in amounts greater than or equal to 5% will be

classified as hazardous by HP 8. HP 4 will not apply if the waste is

classified as HP 8.

HP 5 "Specific Target Organ Toxicity (STOT) / Aspiration

Toxicity": waste which can cause specific target organ toxicity either

from a single or repeated exposure, or which cause acute toxic effects

following aspiration.

When a waste contains one or more substances classified by one

or more of the following hazard class and category codes and hazard

statement codes shown in Table 4, and one or more of the

concentration limits in Table 4 is exceeded or equaled, the waste shall

be classified as hazardous according to HP 5. When substances

classified as STOT are present in a waste, an individual substance has

to be present at or above the concentration limit for the waste to be

classified as hazardous by HP 5.

When a waste contains one or more substances classified as

Asp. Tox. 1 and the sum of those substances exceeds or equals the

concentration limit, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 5

only where the overall kinematic viscosity (at 40 °C) does not exceed

Meta s-sustanzi kklassifikati bħala tossiċi għar-riproduzzjoni

huma preżenti fl-iskart, sustanza individwali għandha tkun preżenti

f’ammont ugwali jew ogħla mil-limitu tal-konċentrazzjoni sabiex l-

iskart jiġi kklassifikat bħala perikoluż mill-HP 10.

Tabella 7: Klassi ta’ Periklu u Kodiċi ta’ Kategorija u Kodiċi

ta’ Dikjarazzjoni ta’ Periklu għall-kostitwenti tal-iskart minħabba l-

klassifikazzjoni tal-iskart bħala perikoluż mill-HP 10

Klassi ta’ Periklu u

Kodiċi ta’

Limitu tal-

Kodiċi tal-Kategorija

Dikjarazzjoni

Konċentrazzjoni

ta’ Periklu

Ripr. 1A

0,3%

Ripr. 1B

Ripr. 2

3,0%

HP 11 "Mutaġeniku": skart li jista’ jikkawża mutazzjoni, li hija

bidla permanenti fl-ammont jew fl-istruttura tal-materjal ġenetiku

f’ċellola.

Meta skart jkun fih wieħed jew aktar sustanza kklassifikata

b’waħda mill-klassijiet ta’ periklu u kodiċi tal-kategorija kif ukoll

kodiċi ta’ dikjarazzjonijiet ta’ periklu murija fit-Tabella 8, u jekk

wieħed jew iktar mil-limiti tal-konċentrazzjonijiet fit-Tabella 8 huwa

maqbuż jew milħuq, l-iskart għandu jiġi kklassifikat bħala perikoluż

skont l-HP 11. Meta s-sustanzi kklassifikati bħala mutaġeniċi huma

preżenti fl-iskart, sustanza individwali għandha tkun preżenti fi jew

ogħla mil-limitu tal-konċentrazzjoni sabiex l-iskart jiġi kklassifikat

bħala perikoluż mill- HP 11.

Tabella 8: Klassi ta’ Periklu u Kodiċi ta’ Kategorija u Kodiċi

ta’ Dikjarazzjoni ta’ Periklu għall-kostitwenti tal-iskart minħabba l-

klassifikazzjoni tal-iskart bħala perikoluż mill-HP 11

Klassi ta’ Periklu u

Kodiċi ta’

Limitu tal-

Kodiċi tal-Kategorija

Dikjarazzjoni

Konċentrazzjoni

ta’ Periklu

Muta. 1A

0,1%

Muta. 1B

Muta. 2

1,0%

HP 12 "Ħruġ ta’ gass tossiku akut": skart li joħroġ gassijiet

tossiċi akuti (Tossiċi Akuti 1, 2 or 3) f’kuntatt mal-ilma jew xi aċtu.

Meta l-iskart ikun fih sustanza assenjata lil dawn il-perikli

supplimentari li jmiss EUH029, EUH031 and EUH032, għandu jkun

ikklassifikat bħala perikoluż mill-HP 12 skont il-metodi ta’ ttestjar

jew linji gwida.

HP 13 "Sensibilizzanti": skart li jkun fih wahda jew aktar mis-

sustanzi li tista’ tikkawża effetti sensibilizzanti lill-ġilda jew lill-

organi respiratorji.

Meta skart ikun fih sustanza kklassifikata bħala sensibilizzanti u

hija assenjata ma’ wieħed mill-kodiċi ta’ dikjarazzjoni ta’ periklu

H317 jew H334 u sustanza individwali waħda tilħaq jew taqbeż il-

limitu ta’ konċentrazzjoni ta’ 10%, l-iskart irid ikun ikklassifikat

bħala perikoluż mill-HP 13.

HP 14 "Ekotossiku": skart li jippreżenta jew jista’ jippreżenta

riskji immedjati jew mdewwma għal wieħed jew aktar setturi tal-

ambjent.

HP 15 "Skart li kapaċi jimmanifesta propjetà perikoluża

elenkata hawn fuq mhux murija direttament mill-iskart

oriġinali"

Meta skart jkun fih sustanza wahda jew aktar li hija

kklassifikata b’waħda mill-klassijiet ta’ periklu u kodiċi tal-kategorija

kif ukoll kodiċi ta’ dikjarazzjonijiet ta’ periklu murija fit-Tabella 9, l-

iskart għandu jiġi kklassifikat bħala perikoluż skont l-HP 15, sakemm

l-iskart

mhuwiex

f’forma

li

fl-ebda

ċirkostanza

ma

jimmanifestaproprjetajiet splussivi jew proprjetajiet potenzjalment

splussivi.

Tabella 9: Dikjarazzjonijiet ta’ periklu u periklu supplimentali

għall-kostitwenti tal-iskart minħabba l-klassifikazzjoni tal-iskart

bħala perikoluż mill-HP 15

Dikjarazzjoni(jiet) ta’ Periklu/Periklu(i) Supplimentali

Jista’ jisplodi f’daqqa fin-nar

Splussiv meta niexef

EUH001

Jista’ jifforma perossidi esplussivi

EUH019

Riskju ta' splużjoni jekk jissaħħan fil-magħluq

EUH044

Barra minn dan, l-awtorità kompetenti, tista’ tikkaratterizza

skart bħala perikoluż mill-HP 15 ibbażat fuq kriterji applikabbli oħra,

bħal valutazzjoni tal-lissija.

Nota

Attribuzzjoni tal-propjetà perikoluża HP 14 hija magħmula

abbażi tal-kriterji mniżżla fir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1272/2008 dwar

il-klassifikazzjoni, tikettjar u imballaġġ tas-sustanzi u taħlitiet * .

Metodi ta’ Ttestjar

Il-metodi li għandhom jiġu użati huma deskritti fir-Regolament

tal-Kunsill (KE) Nru 440/2008 ** u f’noti relevanti tas-CEN jew

metodi

tat-ttestjar

jew

linji

gwida

oħra

rikonoxxuti

internazzjonalment.".

* ĠU L 353 31.12.2008, p. 1

** Regolament tal-Kunsill (KE) Nru 440/2008 tat-30 ta’ Mejju 2008 li jistabbilixxi

metodi ta' ttestjar skond ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1907/2006 tal-Parlament

Ewropew u tal-Kunsill dwar ir-reġistrazzjoni, il-valutazzjoni, l-awtorizzazzjoni

u r-restrizzjoni ta' sustanzi kimiċi (REACH) (OJ L 142, 31.5.2008, p. 1)

5 mm 2 /s. *

Table 4: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents and the corresponding

concentration limits for the classification of wastes as hazardous by

HP 5

Hazard Class and

Hazard statement

Concentration

Category Code(s)

Code(s)

limit

STOT SE 1

1%

STOT SE 2

10%

STOT SE 3

20%

STOT RE 1

1%

STOT RE 2

10%

* The kinematic viscosity shall only be determined for fluids.

Asp. Tox. 1

10%

HP 6 "Acute Toxicity": waste which can cause acute toxic

effects following oral or dermal administration, or inhalation

exposure.

If the sum of the concentrations of all substances contained in a

waste, classified with an acute toxic hazard class and category code

and hazard statement code given in Table 5, exceeds or equals the

threshold given in that table, the waste shall be classified as

hazardous by HP 6. When more than one substance classified as acute

toxic is present in a waste, the sum of the concentrations is required

only for substances within the same hazard category.

The following cut-off values shall apply for consideration in an

assessment

-

For Acute Tox. 1, 2 or 3 (H300, H310, H330, H301,

H311, H331): 0.1%;

-

For Acute Tox. 4 (H302, H312, H332): 1%.

Table 5: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents and the corresponding

concentration limits for the classification of wastes as hazardous by

HP 6

Hazard Class and

Hazard statement

Concentration

Category Code(s)

Code(s)

limit

Acute Tox.1 (Oral)

0,1%

Acute Tox. 2 (Oral)

0,25%

Acute Tox. 3 (Oral)

5%

Acute Tox. 4 (Oral)

25%

Acute Tox.1 (Dermal)

0,25%

Acute Tox. 2 (Dermal)

2,5%

Acute Tox. 3 (Dermal)

15%

Acute Tox. 4 (Dermal)

55%

Acute Tox. 1 (Inhal.)

0,1%

Acute Tox. 2 (Inhal.)

0,5%

Acute Tox. 3 (Inhal.)

3,5%

Acute Tox. 4 (Inhal.)

22,5%

HP 7 "Carcinogenic": waste which induces cancer or

increases its incidence.

When a waste contains a substance classified by one of the

following hazard class and category codes and hazard statement

codes and exceeds or equals one of the following concentration limits

shown in Table 6, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 7.

When more than one substance classified as carcinogenic is present in

a waste, an individual substance has to be present at or above the

concentration limit for the waste to be classified as hazardous by HP

7. Table 6: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents and the corresponding

concentration limits for the classification of wastes as hazardous by

HP 7

Hazard Class and

Hazard statement

Concentration

Category Code(s)

Code(s)

limit

Carc. 1A

0,1%

Carc. 1B

Carc. 2

1,0%

HP 8

"Corrosive": waste which on application can cause skin

corrosion.

When a waste contains one or more substances classified as

Skin corr.1A, 1B or 1C (H314) and the sum of their concentrations

exceeds or equals 5%, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by

HP 8.

The cut-off value for consideration in an assessment for Skin

corr. 1A, 1B, 1C (H314) is 1.0 .

HP 9 "Infectious": waste containing viable micro-organisms

or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease

in man or other living organisms.

HP 10 "Toxic for Reproduction": waste which has adverse

effects on sexual function and fertility in adult males and females, as

well as developmental toxicity in the offspring.

When a waste contains a substance classified by one of the

following hazard class and category codes and hazard statement

codes and exceeds or equals one of the following concentration limits

shown in Table 7, the waste shall be classified hazardous according to

HP 10. When more than one substance classified as toxic for

reproduction is present in a waste, an individual substance has to be

present at or above the concentration limit for the waste to be

classified as hazardous by HP 10.

Table 7: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents and the corresponding

concentration limits for the classification of wastes as hazardous by

HP 10

Hazard Class and

Hazard statement

Concentration

Category Code(s)

Code(s)

limit

Repr. 1A

0,3%

Repr. 1B

Repr. 2

3,0%

HP 11 "Mutagenic": waste which may cause a mutation, that is

a permanent change in the amount or structure of the genetic material

in a cell.

When a waste contains a substance classified by one of the

following hazard class and category codes and hazard statement

codes and exceeds or equals one of the following concentration limits

shown in Table 8, the waste shall be classified as hazardous according

to HP 11. When more than one substance classified as mutagenic is

present in a waste, an individual substance has to be present at or

above the concentration limit for the waste to be classified as

hazardous by HP 11.

Table 8: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard

statement Code(s) for waste constituents and the corresponding

concentration limits for the classification of wastes as hazardous by

HP 11

Hazard Class and

Hazard statement

Concentration

Category Code(s)

Code(s)

limit

Muta. 1A

0,1%

Muta. 1B

Muta. 2

1,0%

HP 12 "Release of an acute toxic gas": waste which releases

acute toxic gases (Acute Tox. 1, 2 or 3) in contact with water or an

acid.

When a waste contains a substance assigned to one of the

following supplemental hazards EUH029, EUH031 and EUH032, it

shall be classified as hazardous by HP 12 according to test methods or

guidelines.

HP 13 "Sensitising": waste which contains one or more

substances known to cause sensitising effects to the skin or the

respiratory organs.

When a waste contains a substance classified as sensitising and

is assigned to one of the hazard statement codes H317 or H334 and

one individual substance equals or exceeds the concentration limit of

10%, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 13.

HP 14 "Ecotoxic": waste which presents or may present

immediate or delayed risks for one or more sectors of the

environment.

HP 15 "Waste capable of exhibiting a hazardous property

listed above not directly displayed by the original waste"

When a waste contains one or more substances assigned to one

of the hazard statements or supplemental hazards shown in Table 9,

the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 15, unless the waste

is in such a form that it will not under any circumstance exhibit

explosive or potentially explosive properties.

Table 9: Hazard statements and supplemental hazards for waste

constituents for the classification of wastes as hazardous by HP 15

Hazard Statement(s)/Supplemental Hazard(s)

May mass explode in fire

Explosive when dry

EUH001

May form explosive peroxides

EUH019

Risk of explosion if heated under confinement

EUH044

In addition, the competent authority may characterise a waste as

hazardous by HP 15 based on other applicable criteria, such as an

assessment of the leachate.

Note

Attribution of the hazardous property HP 14 is made on the

basis of the criteria laid down

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling

and packaging of substances and mixtures * .

* OJ L 353 31.12.2008, p. 1

Test Methods

The methods to be used are described in Council Regulation

(EC) No 440/2008 * and in other relevant CEN notes or other

internationally recognised test methods and guidelines.".

Test Methods

The methods to be used are described in Council Regulation

(EC) No 440/2008 * and in other relevant CEN notes or other

internationally recognised test methods and guidelines.".

* Council Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 laying down test meth-

ods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and

of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of

Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 142, 31.5.2008, p. 1)

* Council Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 laying down test meth-

ods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and

of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of

Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 142, 31.5.2008, p. 1)

€1.08