Article 2

Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

The following shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive: gaseous effluents emitted into the atmosphere; where they are already covered by other legislation: 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 natural, non‐dangerous substances used in farming; waste waters, with the exception of waste in liquid form; decommissioned explosives. Specific rules for particular instances, or supplementing those of this Directive, on the management of particular categories of waste, may be laid down by means of individual Directives.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.