S.L. 549.29 Art. 17Existing landfills.

Landfills which are in operation shall not continue to operate unless the steps outlined below are accomplished as soon as possible and until 15 July 2009 at the latest:

(a) the operator shall, by 15 July 2003, prepare and present to the competent authority, for its approval, a conditioning plan for the site including the particulars listed in regulation 11 and any corrective measures which the operator considers will be needed in order to comply with the requirements of these regulations with the exception of the requirements in Schedule 1 point 1;

(b) following the presentation of the conditioning plan, the competent authority shall take a definite decision on whether operations may continue on the basis of the said conditioning plan and these regulations: Provided that the competent authority shall take necessary measures to ensure that sites which have not been granted, in accordance with regulation 10, a permit to continue to operate, shall be closed down as soon as possible, in accordance with regulations 9(g) and 16.

(c) on the basis of the approved conditioning plan, the competent authority shall authorise the necessary work and shall lay down a transitional period for the completion of the plan by 15 July 2009;

(d) in the case of an existing landfill receiving hazardous waste, regulations 4, 5, 6, 7 and 14 and Schedule 2 shall enter into force on 1 January 2004. Regulation 8 shall enter into force on 15 July 2004.