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Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC - Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission article annex_II CELEX: 02006L0021-20090807 Waste characterisation
The waste to be deposited in a facility shall be characterised in such a way as to guarantee the long‐term physical and chemical stability of the structure of the facility and to prevent major accidents. The waste characterisation shall include, where appropriate and in accordance with the category of the waste facility, the following aspects: (1) description of expected physical and chemical characteristics of the waste to be deposited in the short and the long term, with particular reference to its stability under surface atmospheric/meteorological conditions, taking account of the type of mineral or minerals to be extracted and the nature of any overburden and/or gangue minerals that will be displaced in the course of the extractive operations; (2) classification of the waste according to the relevant entry in Decision 2000/532/EC (), with particular regard to its hazardous characteristics; (3) description of the chemical substances to be used during treatment of the mineral resource and their stability; (4) description of the method of deposition; (5) waste transport system to be employed. |