Transposition of the Waste Framework Directive - (Closing 26th November,
2010 - close of business)
The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government wishes to
advise that Draft Regulations have been prepared to transpose the revised EU
Waste Framework Directive. Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste was published on 22 November
2008, and is the culmination of a major review of EU waste management law.
It should be noted that transposition of the Directive is a separate process
from the review of national waste management policy.
Member States are required to transpose the provisions of the Directive by
12 December 2010.
Directive 2008/98/EC - Waste and Repealing Certain Directives (pdf, 145kb)
<http://www.environ.ie/en/Legislation/Environment/Waste/WasteManagement/File
DownLoad,24686,en.pdf>
Draft Waste Management (Waste Framework Directive) Regulations 2010 (pdf,
1,596kb)
<http://www.environ.ie/en/Legislation/Environment/Waste/WasteManagement/File
DownLoad,24682,en.pdf>
Copies of the Directive and Draft Regulations can also be obtained from -
Mr. Gerry Byrne,
Waste Policy Section,
Department of the Environment,
Heritage and Local Government,
Custom House,
Dublin 1.
Tel. +353 (0)1 888 2600
Interested parties are invited to submit make comments/submissions on the
Draft Regulations. These should be forwarded to Mr. Gerry Byrne at
gerry_byrne@environ.ieso as to arrive no later than close of business 26
November 2010.
The Draft Regulations are simply transposing Revised Waste Framework
Directive 2008/98/EC into national law. For that reason, the Consultation
does not invite views on the substance of the Revised Waste Framework
Directive or the possibility of a change to that Directive.
Please note that all information submitted to the Department of the
Environment, Heritage and Local Government is subject to release under the
Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.
