Definition and further description of Annex III to WFD

Annex III to the Waste Framework Directive defines HP 15 as: ‘waste capable of exhibiting a hazardous property listed above not directly displayed by the original waste’ The WFD further explains that: ‘When a waste contains one or more substances assigned to one of the hazard statements or supplemental hazards shown in Table 9 [see Table 24 of this document], the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 15, unless the waste is in such a form that it will not under any circumstance exhibit explosive or potentially explosive properties. In addition, Member States may characterise a waste as hazardous by HP 15 based on other applicable criteria, such as an assessment of the leachate.’ A waste containing substances that are assigned hazard statement or supplemental hazard codes in Table 24: can be tested to show whether it exhibits that hazardous property or not. Alternatively a waste containing those substances can simply be assumed to be hazardous by HP 15. Member States may characterise a waste as hazardous by HP 15 based on other applicable criteria, such as an assessment of the leachate. Hazard Statement(s) / Supplemental Hazard(s) May mass explode in fire H205 Explosive when dry EUH001 May form explosive peroxides EUH019 Risk of explosion if heated under confinement EUH044 Figure 20 sets out the assessment process for HP 15 (46).

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