PUBLIC - Croatia, the War, and the Future

III. WASTE MANAGEMENT
31999 L 0031: Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182,
16.7.1999, p. 1).
(a) By way of derogation from points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 5(2), the
requirement to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste going to landfills to
respectively 75 %, 50 % and 35 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal
waste produced in 1997 shall apply in Croatia in accordance with the deadlines specified
below.
Croatia shall ensure a gradual decrease in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste going to
landfills according to the following scheme:
(i) by 31 December 2013, the share of biodegradable municipal waste deposited on landfills will
be reduced to 75 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste
produced in 1997;
(ii) by 31 December 2016, the share of biodegradable municipal waste deposited on landfills will
be reduced to 50 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste
produced in 1997;
(iii) by 31 December 2020, the share of biodegradable municipal waste deposited on landfills will
be reduced to 35 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste
produced in 1997.
(b) By way of derogation from Article 14 (c), all existing landfills in Croatia shall comply with
the requirements of the Directive by 31 December 2018 with the exception of the
requirements laid down in Annex I, point 1.
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