Annexes to 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
ANNEX I

Criteria for recovered paper

Criteria || Self-monitoring requirements

Section 1. Quality of paper resulting from the recovery operation

1.1         The paper resulting from the recovery operation shall be graded according to the European standard EN 643. || Qualified staff shall grade each consignment.

1.2         The non-paper component content shall be less than or equal to 1.5 % of air dry weight. A non-paper component is any material different from paper, which is present in recovered paper, and can be separated using dry sorting techniques. Examples of non-paper components are metals, plastic, glass, textiles, earth, sand, ash, dust, wax, bitumen, ceramics, rubber, fabric, wood, and synthetic organic substances. Mineral fillers bound to paper fibres such as clay, calcium carbonate, and starch are considered as part of paper and do not count as non-paper components. Multi-material paper with a content of non-paper materials of more than 30% of air dry weight shall count in its totality as non-paper component. || Qualified staff shall carry out visual inspection of each consignment. At appropriate intervals and subject to review if significant changes in the operating process are made, representative samples of each grade of recovered paper shall be analysed gravimetrically to measure the content of non-paper components. The non-paper components content shall be analysed by weighing after mechanical or manual (as appropriate) separation of materials under careful visual inspection. The appropriate frequencies of monitoring by sampling shall be established taking into account the following factors: the expected pattern of variability (for example as shown by historical results); the inherent risk of variability in the quality of the waste used as input for the recovery operation and any subsequent processing, for instance the higher average content of plastics or glass in sorted paper from multi-material collection systems; the inherent precision of the monitoring method; and the proximity of results of the non-paper components content to the maximum limitation of 1.5 % of air dry weight. The process of determining monitoring frequencies should be documented as part of the management system and should be available for auditing.

1.3         The recovered paper, including its constituents and in particular ink and dyes, shall not display any of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC. The recovered paper shall comply with the concentration limits laid down in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC[6], and not exceed the concentration limits laid down in Annex IV of Regulation 850/2004/EC[7] of the European Parliament and of the Council. || Qualified staff shall carry out a visual inspection of each consignment. Where visual inspection reveals any indications for possible hazardous properties, further appropriate monitoring measures shall be taken, such as sampling and testing, where appropriate. The staff shall be trained on potential hazardous properties that may be associated with recovered paper and on material components or features that allow hazardous properties to be recognised. The procedure of recognising hazardous materials shall be documented under the management system.

1.4         Recovered paper must not contain absorbed oil, solvents, paint, aqueous and/or fatty foodstuffs that can be detected by visual inspection. || Qualified staff shall carry out a visual inspection of each consignment. Where visual inspection reveals signs of fluid absorption except water that may result in e.g. mould growth or odours, and these signs are non-negligible, the consignment shall remain waste. The staff shall be trained on potential types of contamination that may be associated with recovered paper and on material components or features that allow recognising the contaminants. The procedure of recognising contamination shall be documented under the management system.

Section 2. Waste used as input for the recovery operation

2.1         Hazardous waste, bio-waste, mixed municipal waste, health care waste, and used products of personal hygiene shall not be used as input. || Acceptance control of all paper-containing waste received (by visual inspection) and of the accompanying documentation shall be carried out by qualified staff which is trained on how to recognise paper-containing input that does not fulfil the criteria set out in this Section.

Section 3. Treatment processes and techniques

3.1       The waste paper shall have been segregated at source or while collecting, or the input wastes shall have been treated to separate the paper from the non-paper components. The paper resulting from these operations shall be kept separate from any other waste. 3.2       All treatments needed to prepare the paper for direct input to pulping in the manufacture of paper products, such as sorting, separating, cleaning, or grading, and except de-baling, shall have been completed. 3.3       The non-paper materials held in consignments that contain more than 1.5% of air dry weight of multi-material paper shall undergo a dedicated treatment process. The different materials in multi-material paper shall be effectively separated from each other. The separated paper fibres from the multi-material paper shall be used for paper manufacturing. The non-paper materials separated from the multi-material paper shall be recovered. || As regards multi-material paper consignments, the producer/importer shall identify the next holders of the consignment as well as the amounts transferred until the recovery of all the materials in the multi-material paper. Such identification can be undertaken by use of a traceability system.

Annex II

Statement of Conformity with the end-of-waste criteria referred to in Article 4(1)

1. || Producer/importer of the recovered paper: Name: Address: Contact person: Telephone: Fax: E-mail:

2. || a) Grade of waste paper in accordance with standard EN-643: b) Content of non-paper components, in percentage points of air dry weight: c) Origin of the material (tick where appropriate). c.1) multi-material origin, such as from comingled collection. c.2) mono-material origin, such as from source-separated collection.

3. || The consignment complies with the specifications of standard EN-643.

4. || Quantity of the consignment in kg.

5. || This consignment meets the criteria referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) of Article 3 of (Regulation).

6. || The producer of the recovered paper applies a management system complying with the requirements of Regulation No… [will be inserted once the regulation adopted], and which has been verified by an accredited conformity assessment body or by an environmental verifier or, where paper which has ceased to be waste is imported into the customs territory of the Union, by an independent external verifier.

7. || The material in this consignment is intended exclusively for the use of paper-fibres for paper manufacturing, and where applicable, also for the recovery of the non-paper materials contained in multi-material paper.

8. || Declaration of the producer/importer of the recovered paper: I certify that the above information is complete and correct and to my best knowledge: Name: Date: Signature:

[1]               OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.

[2]               OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30.

[3]               OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

[4]               OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

[5]               OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 25.

[6]               OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.

[7]               OJ L 229, 30.4.2004, p. 1.