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 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Regulation 1357/2014 replaces Annex III of the Waste Framework Directive, establishing hazardous waste classification criteria and properties (HP1–HP15) that drive waste segregation, treatment, and circular-economy compliance; advances circular-economy governance by clarifying which materials require special handling and cannot enter standard recycling streams.