The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (SI2018/721 (W.140))

Comes into force: 5th July 2018

Mini Summary

Ammendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005, Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007, Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 and Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.

These Regulations amend references to Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste (Waste Framework Directive) in order to insert ‘as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/977.’ Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997 amends Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the hazardous property HP 14 ‘Ecotoxic.’ 

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