Definition and further description of Annex III to WFD
Annex III to the Waste Framework Directive defines HP 13 ‘Sensitising’ as: ‘waste which contains one or more substances known to cause sensitising effects to the skin or the respiratory organs’ The WFD further explains that: ‘When a waste contains a substance classified as sensitising and is assigned to one of the hazard statement codes H317 or H334 and one individual substance equals or exceeds the concentration limit of 10 %, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 13.’ Table 22 Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste constituents and the corresponding concentration limits for the classification of wastes as hazardous by HP 13 Sensitising
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.