The Waste (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amends:
1.    Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
2.    Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
3.    Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
Comes into force: BREXIT day
Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland

1.    Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
These amendments come into force on the day that the UK leaves the European Union (EU). The changes made ensure that the 2005 Regulations continue to operate effectively once the UK has left the EU by amending references to EU Directives.

Regulation 3 and 3A are inserted into the 2005 Regulations to show how the following Directives should be read in relation to these Regulations:

• Directive 2008/98/EC on waste;

• Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive Industries; and

• Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)

2.    Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
These amendments come into force on the day that the UK leaves the European Union (EU). The changes made ensure that the 2007 Regulations continue to operate effectively once the UK has left the EU by amending references to EU Directives.

Regulation 2A and 2B are inserted into the 2007 Regulations to show how the following Directives should be read in relation to these Regulations:

• Directive 2008/98/EC on; and

• Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste

3.    Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
These amendments come into force on the day that the UK leaves the European Union (EU). The changes made ensure that the 2011 Regulations continue to operate effectively once the UK has EU by amending references to EU Directives.

Regulations 9A-D are inserted into the 2011 Regulations to show how the following Directives should be read in relation to these Regulations:

• Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control);

• Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste;

• Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive Industries;

• Directive 2008/98/EC on waste; and

• Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy.

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