Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1999 amending Decision 2005/51/EC as regards the period during which soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants may be introduced into the Union for decontamination purposes.

By Commission Decision 2005/51/EC, Member States were temporarily authorized to provide for a derogation from those provisions, subject to specific conditions, in respect of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants, when imported for decontamination purposes and destined for treatment in dedicated hazardous waste incinerators. The derogation is hereby extended for a further period of five years until 31 December 2024.

2019-11-28