S.L. 549.63 ст. 5By-products.

(1) The competent authority shall provide the necessary technical assistance to ensure that a substance or object resulting from a production process, the primary aim of which is not the production of that substance or object, is considered not to be waste, but to be a by-product if the following conditions are met:

(a) further use of the substance or object is certain;

(b) the substance or object can be used directly without any further processing other than normal industrial practice;

(c) the substance or object is produced as an integral part of a production process; and

(d) further use is lawful, i.e. the substance or object fulfils all relevant product, environmental and health protection requirements for the specific use and will not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts.

(2) Where criteria have not been set at European Union level, the competent authority may establish detailed criteria on the application of the conditions laid down in sub-regulation (1) to specific substances or objects and shall notify the European Commission of those detailed * criteria in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/1535 ..

* OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1