Ordinance amending the Ordinance on the End-of-Waste Status of Refractory Waste

TRIS notification 2024/0659/AT — draft technical regulation notified under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (not yet adopted)

Ordinance amending the Ordinance on the End-of-Waste Status of Refractory Waste

End of standstill: 2025-03-10

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0659 AT EN 06-12-2024 AT NOTIF
2. Austria
4. 2024/0659/AT - S20E - Waste
5. Ordinance amending the Ordinance on the End-of-Waste Status of Refractory Waste
6. Refractory waste
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8. The Ordinance on the End-of-Waste Status of Refractory Waste lays down specifications for the quality and treatment of refractory waste, including quality assurance specifications. Where these are complied with, a high level of environmental protection can be ensured and the waste owner achieves end-of-waste status for this waste. The purpose of the present Ordinance is to extend the scope of the Ordinance on the End-of-Waste Status of Refractory Waste to include use of refractory waste as a metallurgical additive in the iron and steel industry.
9. Refractory waste is produced e.g. when furnaces are demolished. Such waste is generally very suitable for use as refractory material in the production of new refractory products, e.g. for furnace cladding, but also as an additive in the iron and steel industry. This allows for a closed-loop circulation of this material. Therefore, in compliance with specific quality, treatment and quality assurance requirements that ensure a high level of environmental protection, the waste holder of refractory waste should be able to declare the end-of-waste and lead this material into the loop. This Ordinance aims to increase the use of refractory waste, in particular demolished furnace material, not only in the production of refractory materials, but also as a metallurgical additive in the iron and steel industry.
10. Reference to the basic texts: The basic texts were submitted as part of an earlier notification:
2023/0418/AT
11. No
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13. No
14. No
15. Yes
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No