Criminal Proceedings Against G Vessoso And G Zanetti: ECJ 28 Mar 1990

ECJ The concept of waste, within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 75/442 and Article 1 of Directive 78/319, is not to be understood as excluding substances and objects which are capable of economic reutilization . The concept does not presume that the holder disposing of a substance or an object intends to exclude all economic reutilization of the substance or object by others.

Judges:

Sir Gordon Slynn, P

Citations:

C-206/88, [1990] ECR I -1461, R-206/88, [1990] EUECJ R-206/88

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

Cited by:

CitedEzeemo and Others v Regina CACD 16-Oct-2012
The defendants had been charged with offences relating to their intended transporting of waste materials to Nigeria. They appealed, complaining that the judge had directed that the offence under regulation 23 was an offence of strict liability.
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Environment

Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.215764