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The waste management plan shall contain at least the following elements: where applicable, the proposed classification for the waste facility in accordance with the criteria laid down in Annex III: where a Category A waste facility is required, a document demonstrating that a major-accident prevention policy, a safety management system for implementing it and an internal emergency plan will be put into effect in accordance with Article 6(3); when the operator considers that a Category A waste facility is not required, sufficient information justifying this, including an identification of possible accident hazards; waste characterisation in accordance with Annex II and a statement of the estimated total quantities of extractive waste to be produced during the operational phase; a description of the operation generating such waste and of any subsequent treatment to which it is subject; a description of how the environment and human health may be adversely affected by the deposit of such waste and the preventive measures to be taken in order to minimise environmental impact during operation and after closure, including the aspects referred to in Article 11(2) (a), (b), (d) and (e); the proposed control and monitoring procedures pursuant to Articles 10, when applicable, and 11(2)(c); the proposed plan for closure, including rehabilitation, after-closure procedures and monitoring as provided for in Article 12; measures for the prevention of water status deterioration in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC and for the prevention or minimisation of air and soil pollution pursuant to Article 13; a survey of the condition of the land to be affected by the waste facility. The waste management plan shall provide sufficient information to enable the competent authority to evaluate the operator's ability to meet the objectives of the waste management plan as set out in paragraph 2 and his obligations under this Directive. The plan shall explain, in particular, how the option and method chosen as mentioned in paragraph 2(a)(i) will fulfil the objectives of the waste management plan as laid down in paragraph 2(a).

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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.