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Waste Wood Ordinance.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source


Abstract
The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the exploitation and disposal of waste wood. In particular, article 1 establishes that the Ordinance applies to the: 1) exploitation of substance, 2) exploitation of energy, and 3) disposal of waste wood. The text consisting of 13 articles deals with the following matters: Sphere of application (1), Definition of terms (2), Requirements for recovery (3), Quality of the utilisation (4); Allocation of waste wood categories (5); Control of waste wood for the manufacture of wood-based materials (6); Control of waste wood for energy recovery (7); Marketing of waste wood (8); Removal of waste wood (9); Obligation of producers and owners to keep waste wood separate (10); Information and labelling obligations (11); Operating diary (12); Administrative offences (13). The Ordinance has 6 Annexes as follow: Process for the recycling of the waste wood (I); Limit values for wood chips and wood shavings for the production of wood-based materials (II); Allocation of common waste wood assortments as a rule (III); Specifications for the analysis of wood chips and wood shavings for the production of wood-based materials (IV); Investigation of waste wood for energy recovery (V); Delivery note for waste food (VI).
Long title of text
Ordinance on requirements for the exploitation and disposal of waste wood.
Entry into force notes
This Ordinance comes into force on 1 March 2003.
Notes
Consolidated version of the Waste Wood Ordinance as last amended by the Act on 19 June 2020 (BGBI. I p.1328).
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung über Anforderungen an die Verwertung und Beseitigung von Altholz (Altholzverordnung - AltholzV).