Directive (EU) 2024/3019 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (recast) is on the Waste & Circular Economy rulebook because its official title matches waste. Source: EUR-Lex and European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities. Methodology
Directive (EU) 2024/3019 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (recast): what it means for Waste & Circular Economy
The Directive (EU) 2024/3019 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (recast) is part of the EU rulebook for waste & circular economy. Its subject matter covers waste — core to the sector. Here’s what the act does, why it’s on your radar, and how to see whether it affects your specific company.
- Act
- 32024L3019
- Type
- Directive
- Stage
- Procedure completed
- Dated
- 2024-11-27
- Procedure
- 2022/0345(COD)
- Lead committee
- ENVI
What the act does
to revise the rules on treating urban wastewater to better protect the health of Europeans and the environment. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) was adopted in 1991. Its objective being to protect the environment from adverse effects of wastewater discharges from urban sources and specific industries. Member States are required to ensure that wastewater…
Why it matters for Waste & Circular Economy
Waste operators, recyclers and producers face EU rules on waste management, packaging and the shift to a circular economy. These are the EU acts most likely to apply.
Directive (EU) 2024/3019 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (recast) sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers waste. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
Does the Directive (EU) 2024/3019 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (recast) apply to your company?
This act’s scope covers:
- waste
Does your business touch any of these?
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Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.