Defined terms — Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (Text with EEA relevance)
European Union · 32006L0012 · 606 provisions
7 defined in this instrument.
collection — the gathering, sorting and/or mixing of waste for the purpose of transport (g)
disposal — any of the operations provided for in Annex II A (e)
holder — the producer of the waste or the natural or legal person who is in possession of it (c)
management — the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, including the supervision of such operations and after‐care of disposal sites (d)
producer — anyone whose activities produce waste (‘original producer’) and/or anyone who carries out pre‐processing, mixing or other operations resulting in a change in the nature or composition of this waste (b)
recovery — any of the operations provided for in Annex II B (f)
waste — any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard (a)