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GENERATION OF WASTE SECTION 1 Coverage 1. The statistics shall be compiled for all activities classified within the coverage of Sections A to U of NACE Rev.

2. These Sections cover all economic activities. This Annex also covers:

(a) waste generated by households;

(b) waste arising from recovery and/or disposal operations.

2. Waste recycled on the site where it was generated shall not be covered by this Annex. SECTION 2 Waste categories Statistics on the following waste categories are to be produced: SECTION 3 Characteristics Statistics shall be compiled on the following characteristics and breakdowns: 1. The quantity of waste generated for each waste category listed in Section 2(1) and for each waste generating activity listed in Section 8(1).

2. The population served by a collection scheme for mixed household and similar waste. SECTION 4 Reporting unit 1. The reporting unit to be used for all waste categories is 1 tonne of (normal) wet waste except for the waste categories ‘industrial effluent sludges,’‘common sludges’, ‘sludges and liquid waste from waste treatment’ and ‘dredging spoils’ were the reporting unit is 1 tonne of dry matter.

2. The reporting unit for characteristic referred to in Section 3(2) is the percentage of the population served. SECTION 5 First reference year and periodicity 1. The first reference year is the second calendar year following the entry into force of this Regulation.

2. The first reference year for waste statistics based on this revision is 2010.

3. Member States shall furnish data for every second year after the first reference year. SECTION 6 Transmission of results to Eurostat The results shall be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the reference year. SECTION 7 Report on the coverage and quality of statistics 1. For each item listed in Section 8 (activities and households), Member States shall indicate the percentage to which the compiled statistics represent the universe of waste of the respective item. The minimum requirement for the coverage shall be defined by the Commission. These measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(3).

2. Member States shall submit a quality report, indicating the degree of precision for the collected data. A description shall be given on the estimations, aggregations or exclusions, and the way these procedures affect the distribution of waste categories, listed in Section 2(1) by economic activities and households, as referred to in Section 8.

3. The Commission shall include the coverage and quality reports in the report provided for in Article 8 of this Regulation. SECTION 8 Production of results 1. The results for the characteristics listed in Section 3(1) are to be compiled for: 1.1. the following items, as described in terms of NACE Rev. 2: 1.2. households 2. For economic activities, statistical units are local units or kind-of-activity units, as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 (), according to each Member State's statistical system. In the quality report, to be produced under Section 7, a description of how the chosen statistical unit affects the groupings of NACE Rev. 2 data distribution should be included.