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The following shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive: (a) radioactive waste; waste resulting from prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries; animal carcases and the following agricultural waste : faecal matter and other substances used in farming; waste waters, with the exception of waste in liquid form; gaseous effluents emitted into the atmosphere; waste covered by specific Community rules.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.