2017/0531/I
EC/EFTA
IT Italie
  • S20E - Dechets
2018-02-21
2017-11-27

Bituminous concrete resulting from the cold planing of the bituminous concrete pavement layers, or from the demolition of bituminous concrete pavements

Draft Regulation laying down: ‘Standards governing end-of-waste status of bituminous concrete, pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 184-ter, subparagraph 2 of Legislative Decree No 152 of 3 April 2006’

The draft regulation identifies the criteria according to which bituminous concrete, generated from the planing or demolition of road surfaces, ceases to be categorised as waste, in order to be reintroduced into the economic cycle as a product.

The text consists of six articles and two annexes.

Article 1 (Purpose and scope). Sets out the purpose and scope of the regulation and excludes bituminous concrete which can be classified as a by-product.

Article 2 (Definitions). Supplements the reference to definitions referred to in Article 183 of Legislative Decree No 152 of 2006 with the following definitions: ‘bituminous concrete’, ‘bituminous concrete granulate’, ‘batch’, ‘manufacturer’, ‘declaration of conformity’, ‘competent authority’.

Article 3 (Criteria for end-of-waste status). Referring to Annex 1, lays down the criteria according to which bituminous concrete ceases to be categorised as waste and is categorised as bituminous concrete granulate.

Article 4 (Declaration of conformity and arrangements for retaining samples). Establishes that compliance with the criteria referred to in Article 3 shall be confirmed by the manufacturer at the end of the production process for each batch through a fully completed written declaration of conformity based on the model in Annex 2. The declaration shall be sent to the competent authority and to the locally competent environmental protection agency and kept at the production plant. It stipulates that the manufacturer shall retain a sample of bituminous concrete granulate for five years, taken at the end of the production process for each batch.

Article 5 (Environmental management system). Establishes that the obligation to retain samples does not apply to businesses registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 and to businesses holding UNI EN ISO 14001 environmental certification; identifies the documentation to be included in the environmental management system; stipulates that the system shall be certified by an accredited third-party organisation through periodical annual maintenance checks and for renewal every three years.

Article 6 (Transitional and final provisions). Lays down obligations and conditions for the manufacturers to be able to use already produced bituminous granulate, as they adjust to the criteria under the Decree.

Annex 1 - Identifies the purposes for which bituminous concrete may be used [part a)], as well as the checks on waste entering the plant and bituminous concrete granulate [part b)].

Annex 2 - Contains the declaration of conformity (DOC) model, prepared as a declaration in lieu of the notarised document, containing the manufacturer's registration and the manufacturer's declarations on the characteristics of the bituminous concrete granulate.