4. 2. Revision of the Regulation 4.2 Revision of the Regulation State of play after the 2010 Working Group Meeting Preparatory Meeting for DIMESA 2010 11 March 2010 – Eurostat, Luxembourg Christian Heidorn

Revision of the Regulation on waste statistics Objectives Background Main recommendations Consultation process and results Adoption process 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – objectives Increase usability of waste statistics Simplify as far as possible Align with new information needs Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC Integrate waste related reporting as far as possible with Council Directive 99/31/EC on landfills 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – background Some areas for improvement were identified (and communicated to Council and Parliament in Report COM(2008)355) Recommendations were developed by a Task Force (3 meetings in 2008 and 2009) A written consultation of Member States over Summer 09 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – TF recommendations (1) Selected topics Action Breakdown by waste categories Harmonisation: Annex I on waste generation and Annex II on waste treatment will have the same breakdown Simplification Aggregation of waste categories Usability of waste statistics Adaptation for targets monitoring of WFD – introduction of mineral C&D waste Primary/Secondary waste Introduction of new categories on waste from waste treatment 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – TF recommendations (2) Selected topics Action Regional breakdown Simplification of breakdown: Delete NUTS 1 level: national level for waste generation and treatment is sufficient Keep NUTS 2 level for treatment facilities Treatment facilities Integration of reporting obligations on landfills, Simplification regarding treatment capacity   4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – consultation More than 25 changes are proposed Comments received from 22 countries Summary of the consultation results in Annex to the document ENV/DIMESA/PREP/4.2 (2010) Overall, the comments were very positive 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – consultation New recovery item on backfilling Integration of reporting on landfills New waste categories and restructuring of waste categories Date of implementation, first reference year Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – new recovery item (1) Section 2.1 of document WASTE WG 3.1.4 (2010) Revision process – new recovery item (1) Article 3(17) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste defines ‘recycling’ and excludes “… the reprocessing into materials that are to be used … for backfilling operations” The purpose of the new reporting item on backfilling is to increase harmonisation with the new recycling definition Waste statistics distinguish only between two recovery codes: energy recovery (R1) and the total of all other recycling and recovery operations Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – new recovery item (2) Section 2.1 of document WASTE WG 3.1.4 (2010) Revision process – new recovery item (2) Proposal for the definition of backfilling: Backfilling is a recovery operation where waste is used: in excavated areas (such as underground mines, gravel pits) for the purpose of slope reclamation or safety or as filling in landscaping or for engineering purposes on landfills and where waste is substituting other non-waste materials which would have had to be used for that purpose Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – reporting on landfills Section 2.2 of document WASTE WG 3.1.4 (2010) Revision process – reporting on landfills Comments were mainly requiring clarification on Number of landfills closed  since the last reporting year Reporting intervals - biennial or triennial ?  as for WStatR - biennial Information not available  this is not a new reporting obligation Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – ’99 codes Section 2.3.1 of document WASTE WG 3.1.4 (2010) Revision process – ’99 codes Details of comments Loss of information on waste origin  information about the origin is given via NACE Some ’99 codes are material specific  material specific ’99 codes will stay in the specific category Revision of European List of Waste  planning and detail is unknown Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Do not show, too technical Section 2.3.2 of document WASTE WG 3.1.4 (2010) Revision process – re-structure of waste categories on animal and vegetal waste Details of comments Proposal for re-allocation  agreed Keep time series – no change  this is indeed a problem, however, the adjustment is limited Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – new waste categories on waste from waste treatment Section 2.3.3 of document WASTE WG 3.1.4 (2010) Revision process – new waste categories on waste from waste treatment Details of Comments Combine categories on secondary waste  not possible because of the characteristics of the waste Rename categories on metal waste  done Reference year 2010 is too early for the split of category on metal waste  high tolerance for the first reporting Avoid new categories (one country) Do not show, too technical 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

Revision process – towards adoption The proposal has been agreed at the DIMESA meeting in November 2009 The internal consultation within the Commission has started Submission to next ESSC meeting in May New requirements will be clear by mid 2010 4.2 Revision of the Regulation, other items

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