S.L. 549.63 Art. 2Scope.

(1) These regulations bring into effect the provisions of † Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing Directives

‡ § ** 75/439/EEC , 91/689/EEC and 2006/12/EC .

(2) The objective of these regulations is to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the generation of waste, the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use, which are crucial for the transition to a circular economy and for guaranteeing the European Union’s long-term competitiveness.

(3) These regulations bring into effect:

(a) Article 35 of Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation

(EC) No 1013/2006;

(b) the provisions of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/ 1127 of 10 July 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives;

(c) the provision of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1357/2014 of 18 December 2014 replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives;

(d) the provisions of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997 of 8 June 2017 amending Annex III to Directive 2008/ 98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the hazardous property HP 14 ‘Ecotoxic’; and

*See sub-regulation (2) of regulation 1, as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 211 of 2011. †OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3. ‡OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 23. §OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20. **OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.

(e) the provisions of Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste.