Legal provisions of COM(2013)502 - Defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

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dossier COM(2013)502 - Defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on ...
document COM(2013)502 EN
date July  9, 2013

Contents

Article 1 - Subject matter

This Regulation establishes criteria determining when recovered paper destined for the use of paper fibres for paper manufacturing ceases to be waste.

Article 2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Directive 2008/98/EC shall apply.

In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

1. recovered paper means paper and cardboard generated from the recovery of waste;

2. ‘recovered multi-material paper’ means recovered paper, such as used beverage cartons and layered and coated packaging, containing more than 5% of air dry weight of non-paper materials that cannot be separated using dry sorting techniques.

3. holder means the natural or legal person who is in possession of recovered paper;

4. producer means the holder who transfers recovered paper to another holder for the first time as recovered paper which has ceased to be waste;

5. importer means any natural or legal person established within the Union who introduces recovered paper which has ceased to be waste into the customs territory of the Union;

6. qualified staff means staff which is qualified by experience or training to monitor and assess the properties of recovered paper;

7. visual inspection means inspection of recovered paper covering all parts of a consignment and using human senses or any non-specialised equipment;

8. consignment means a batch of recovered paper which is intended for delivery from a producer to another holder and may be contained in either one or several transport units, such as containers;

Article 3 - Criteria for recovered paper

Recovered paper shall cease to be waste where, upon transfer from the producer to another holder, all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

1. the paper resulting from the recovery operation complies with the criteria set out in Section 1 of Annex I;

2. the waste used as input for the recovery operation complies with the criteria set out in Section 2 of Annex I;

3. the waste used as input for the recovery operation has been treated in accordance with the criteria set out in Section 3 of Annex I;

4. the producer or importer has satisfied the requirements set out in Articles 4 and 5;

5. the recovered paper is destined for the use of paper fibres for paper manufacturing. In addition, the non-paper materials in consignments of multi-material paper are destined for recovery.

Article 4 - Statement of conformity

1. The producer or the importer shall issue, for each consignment of recovered paper, a statement of conformity conforming to the model set out in Annex II.

2. The producer or the importer shall transmit the statement of conformity to the next holder of the recovered paper consignment. The producer or the importer shall retain a copy of the statement of conformity for at least one year after its date of issue and shall make it available to competent authorities upon request.

3. The statement of conformity may be in electronic form.

Article 5 - Management system

1. The producer shall implement a management system suitable to demonstrate compliance with the criteria referred to in Article 3.

2. The management system shall include a set of documented procedures concerning each of the following aspects:

(a) monitoring of the quality of recovered paper resulting from the recovery operation as set out in Section 1 of Annex I (including sampling and analysis);

(b) acceptance control of waste used as input for the recovery operation as set out in Section 2 of Annex I;

(c) monitoring of the treatment processes and techniques described in Section 3 of Annex I;

(d) monitoring of the recovery operation of non-paper components of multi-material paper as set out in Section 3 of Annex I, where appropriate;

(e) feedback from customers concerning compliance with recovered paper quality;

(f) record keeping of the results of monitoring conducted under points (a) to (d);

(g) review and improvement of the management system;

(h) training of staff.

3. The management system shall also prescribe the specific monitoring requirements set out in Annex I for each criterion. In particular as regards multi-material paper, the producer shall keep records for at least three years, of the identification of next holders until the recovery of all the materials in the multi-material paper and of the amounts transferred, and shall make these records available to competent authorities upon request.

4. A conformity assessment body, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which has obtained accreditation in accordance with that Regulation, or an environmental verifier, as defined in Art 2 (20) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which is accredited or licensed in accordance with that Regulation, shall verify that the management system complies with the requirements of this Article. The verification shall be carried out every three years. Only verifiers with the following scopes of accreditation or licence based on the NACE Codes as specified in Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council are regarded to have sufficient specific experience to perform the verification mentioned in this Regulation:

* NACE Code 38 (Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; material recovery); or

* NACE Code 17 (Manufacture of paper and paper products).

5. The importer shall require his suppliers to implement a management system which complies with the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article and has been verified by an independent external verifier.

The management system of the supplier shall be certified by a conformity assessment body which is accredited by an accreditation body successfully peer evaluated for this activity by the body recognised in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) 765/2008; or by an environmental verifier which is accredited or licensed by an accreditation or licensing body according to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 which is also subject to peer evaluation according to Article 31 of that Regulation, respectively.

Verifiers who want to operate in third countries must obtain a specific accreditation or licence, in accordance with the specifications laid down in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 together with Commission Decision 2011/832/EU.

6. The producer shall give competent authorities access to the management system upon request.

Article 6 - Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.