Legislative Decree No. 209 implementing Council Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste non-domestic sources Hazardous waste Data collection/reporting Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Abstract The present Legislative Decree has been enacted to implement at national level Directive 96/59/EC which makes provision on the controlled disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (hereinafter “PCBs”), the decontamination or disposal of equipment containing PCBs and the disposal of used PCBs in order to eliminate them completely. Article 2 hereto gives a number of definitions, including “polychlorinated biphenyls” as well as “polychlorinated terphenyls”. Article 4 requ Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT). Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Packaging/labelling, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX