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ANNEX A ARTICLES IN THE MINING WASTE DIRECTIVE
Article 1: Subject Matter.
Article 2: Scope of the Directive, including exclusions and derogations.
Article 3: Definition of terms for the purposes of the Directive.
Article 4: General requirements: obligation inter alia is to ensure extractive waste is managed without causing harm to human health or the environment.
Article 5: Requirement for a waste management plan for the minimisation, treatment, recovery & disposal of extractive waste.
Article 6: Major accident prevention measures for Category A waste facilities.
Article 7: Requirement for a permit to operate a waste facility, including a financial guarantee.
Article 8: Public notification and participation in the process for granting a permit under Article 7.
Article 9: Classification of waste facilities.
Article 10: Requirements in relation to the replacement of extractive waste back into the extraction void.
Article 11 Measures to ensure a waste facility is (i) managed by a competent person (ii) constructed (or modified), monitored and inspected so as to ensure physical stability and prevent pollution; & arrangements made for rehabilitation and aftercare of the facility.
Article 12: Closure and after-closure procedures for waste facilities, including monitoring and reporting obligations (subject to Article 2 derogations).
Article 13: Measures to prevent water status deterioration, air and soil pollution (subject in part to Article 2 derogations).
Article 14: Requirement for a financial guarantee for the operation of a permitted waste facility to ensure all permit obligations, including after-closure provisions, are met.
Article 15: Amendment to the Environmental Liability Directive.
Article 16: Arrangements to cover international transboundary effects of Category A waste facilities.
Article 17: Requirements for the competent authority to carry out inspections of waste facilities subject to Article 7 and for operators to keep up-to-date records of all waste management operations for inspection.
Article 18: Obligation on Member States to report to the European Commission.
Article 19: Requirement to provide for penalties for infringement of the implementing regulations.
Article 20: Obligation on Member States to produce and maintain an inventory of closed & abandoned waste facilities.
Article 21: Obligations on European Commission to ensure exchange of information; and on Member States to ensure competent authority follows developments in best available techniques.
Article 22: Implementing and amending measures.
Article 23: Committee.
Article 24 Transitional Provisions.
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