Purpose of the draft decree: to set out the criteria for determining when slag from waste-to-energy processes in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country cease to be considered waste, for the purposes of subsequent use

Draft decree establishing the legal arrangements applicable to activities for recovering slag from waste-to-energy processes in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, for subsequent use as an aggregate

The draft decree sets out the criteria for determining when slag from waste-to-energy processes in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country ceases to be considered waste, for the purposes of subsequent use as a secondary aggregate.

It regulates the criteria for granting end-of-waste status (Article 3 of the draft decree) and the requirements that the waste being recovered and the recovery facilities must meet (Annex I to the draft decree).
Issues related to slag recovery activities are also identified (Article 4 of the draft decree), as are the obligations of those who recover slag for the purpose of being granted end-of-waste status (Article 5 of the draft decree).
Furthermore, the uses and destinations of secondary aggregates are regulated (Article 6 and Annex II of the draft decree) and criteria for environmental evaluation and control according to the uses of secondary aggregates are established (Annex III to the draft decree).
Requirements relating to the declaration of conformity to be issued by the person recovering the waste for each consignment are set out (Article 7 of the draft decree).
Lastly, the draft decree regulates the management system used to demonstrate that the criteria for being granted endof-waste status have been met (Article 8 of the draft decree) and provides instructions on the sampling plan and the sampling of secondary aggregates (Annex IV), in order to obtain a representative sample of the batch of slag processed.