S.L. 549.161 Art. 7Environ-mentally sound treatment of construction and demolition materials and waste.      S.L. 549.65.

(1) Demolition, excavation and construction waste shall only be recycled or otherwise recovered at an establishment or undertaking duly permitted by the Authority.

(2) For the purpose of environmental protection and to promote high-quality recycling, the Authority may set out additional quality guidelines for the collection and treatment of construction and demolition waste.

(3) Subject to obtaining a permit issued by the competent Authority, any person may establish and operate storage depots intended for, sorting or storage of construction and demolition materials or waste prior to eventual reuse, preparing for re-use, recycling, other recovery operations, or disposal.

(4) Any shipment of construction and demolition waste shall be carried out in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste and the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste)

Regulations, and with any other applicable legislation.

(5) The Authority may take measures to encourage establishments or undertakings which carry out waste treatment operations to introduce certified environmental management systems in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC.