Guidance on permitting and inspection of waste management ...

07030/2010/576173/SER/C2 512. Checking for complianceOnce the application documents are complete, the content will be checked forcompliance by the relevant authorities. The relevant authorities shall be askedto prepare a statement concerning the documents within a defined and mostpossible short time period. The assessment could check whether the permit iscompliant with:EU/national waste legislation;Further environmental legislation, e.g. nature conservation, waterlegislation;National/regional/local waste strategies and management plans;Regional/local development plans.Assessment ofpermit applicationAssessment ofcompliance includeschecking of:- requirements ofEU and nationalwaste legislation- requirements ofother legislation- general wastepolicy andstrategiesWhen checking the applications against the abovementioned requirements, itis important to verify complaints of the application with both the technicalspecifications (i.e. limit values and emissions) and the general objectives andstrategic aims of the EU and national waste legislation. Points which should bechecked include, for example:Compliance of the facility with the objective to move up the wastehierarchy (Article 4 WFD);Promotion of high quality recovery (Article 10 WFD), including preparingfor re-use high quality recycling and separate collection (Article 11 WFD);Prevention of waste (including its hazardousness) and wasteminimisation (Art 4 WFD);Establishment of an integrated and adequate network of waste recoveryand disposal installations (Article 16);Compliance with the national waste policy, e.g. as regards bio-waste,incineration, etc.When assessing a permit application, the first question should be whether theplanned facility is in line with the waste management hierarchy, and whetherit contributes to moving up the hierarchy. This is a crucial question for anyapplication for a landfill permit, as this type of waste management should bereserved to residual waste which cannot be further recovered, hence grantingof permits must be considered against a wider picture of available and plannedwaste management installations.Then, the technical, safety, precautionary, monitoring and other requirementsneed to be checked.Regarding the checking of compliance, the Best Practice Examples fromScotland and Finland included in the practical manual describe:European Commission<strong>Guidance</strong> (Final version)Services to support Member States' enforcement actions and inspections concerning the application of EU waste legislation