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ID-DIRETTIVA TAL-KUNSILL tat-12 ta’ Ġunju 1986 dwar il-protezzjoni ta’ l-Ambjent, u b’mod partikolari tal-ħamrija, meta l-ħama tad-drenaġġ jintuża fl-agrikoltura (86/278/KEE)

ID-DIRETTIVA TAL-KUNSILL

tat-12 ta’ Ġunju 1986

dwar il-protezzjoni ta’ l-Ambjent, u b’mod partikolari tal-ħamrija, meta l-ħama tad-drenaġġ jintuża fl-agrikoltura

(86/278/KEE)

1. Ħarsa ġenerali

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Titlu Regolamentazzjoni
Artikolu 1

Artikolu 1

L-għan ta’ din id-Direttiva huwa li jirregola l-użu tal-ħama tad-drenaġġ fl-agrikoltura b’tali mod li jkun hemm prevenzjoni minn effetti ħżiena fuq il-ħamrija, il-veġetazzjoni, l-annimali u l-bniedem, li allura bis-saħħa ta’ din id-Direttiva jkun jista’ jsir użu tajjeb tal-ħama tad-drenaġġ.

Artikolu 2

Artikolu 2

Għall-għanijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva:

(a) 

“ħama” tfisser:

(i) 

ħama residwali minn impjanti tad-drenaġġ li jittrattaw ilmijiet tad-drenaġġ domestiku jew urban u minn impjanti tad-drenaġġ li jittrattaw ilma maħmuġ li jkollu komposizzjoni simili għal dak tad-drenaġġ domestiku u urban;

(ii) 

ħama residwali li tkun ġejja minn tankijiet tossiċi u stallazzjonijiet simili oħra għat-trattament tad-drenaġġ;

(iii) 

ħama residwali li tkun ġejja minn impjanti tad-drenaġġ oħrajn li mhumiex imsemmija f’ (i) u (ii);

(b) 

“ħama ttrattata” tfisser:

ħama li tkun għaddiet minn trattament bioloġiku, kemiku jew termali, ħażna fuq perjodu twil ta’ żmien jew minn proċess xieraq ieħor biex inaqqas b’mod sinifikanti l-fermentabilità tagħha u l-perikli għas-saħħa li jirriżultaw mill-użu tagħha;

(ċ) 

“Agrikoltura” tfisser:

it-tkabbir tat-tipi kollha ta’ ħxejjex ta’ l-ikel li jinbiegħu fis-suq, kif ukoll l-allevament ta’ merħliet ta’ annimali;

(d) 

“użu” jfisser:

it-tixrid tal-ħama fuq il-ħamrija jew kull applikazzjoni oħra ta’ ħama fil-ħamrija;

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(e) 

"servizzi ta’ data ġeografika" tfisser servizzi ta’ data ġeografika kif definit fil-punt 4 tal-Artikolu 3 tad-Direttiva 2007/2/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill ( 1 );

(f) 

"sett ta’ data ġeografika" tfisser sett ta data ġeografika kif definita fil-punt 3 tal-Artikolu 3 tad-Direttiva 2007/2/KE.

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Artikolu 3
Artikolu 4

Artikolu 4

Valuri għal konċentrazzjonijiet ta’ metalli tqal fil-ħamrija li fiha tkun applikata l-ħama, konċentrazzjoniet ta’ metalli tqal fil-ħama u l-kwantitajiet massimi ta’ kull sena ta’ tali metalli tqal li jistgħu jiġu introdotti fil-ħamrija maħsuba għall-Agrikoltura, huma mogħtija fl-Annessi I A, I B u I C.

Artikolu 5

Artikolu 5

Mingħajr preġudizzju għall-Artikolu 12:

1. 

L-Istati Membri għandhom jippojbixxu l-użu ta’ ħama fejn il-konċentrazzjoni ta’ wieħed mill-metalli tqal jew aktar li jkun hemm fil-ħamrija jeċċedi(u) il-valuri ta’ limitu li dawn jistabbilixxu in konformità ma’ l-ANNESS I A, u għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri neċessarji biex jiżguraw li dawk il-valuri ta’ limitu ma jkunux eċċeduti bħala riżultat ta’ l-użu tal-ħama.

2. 

L-Istati Membri għandhom jirregolaw l-użu tal-ħama b’tali mod li l-akkumulazzjoni ta’ metalli tqal fil-ħamrija ma twassalx biex il-valuri ta’ limitu msemmija fil-paragrafu 1 ikunu eċċeduti. Biex iseħħ dan, dawn għandhom japplikaw waħda mill-proċeduri li hemm ipprovduti f’ (a) u (b) taħt:

(a) 

L-Istati Membri għandhom jistabbilixxu kwantitajiet massimi ta’ ħama espressi f’termini ta’ tunnellati ta’ maetrjal xott li jista’ jkun applikat fil-ħamrija għal kull unit ta’ area għal kull sena, waqt li jiġu osservati l-valuri ta’ limitu għall-konċentrazzjoni ta’ metall tqil fil-ħama li huma jistabbilixxu in konformità ma’ l-Anness I B; jew

(b) 

l-Istati Membri għandhom jiżguraw l-osservanza tal-valuri ta’ limitu għall-kwantitajiet ta’ metalli introdotti fil-ħamrija għal kull unit ta’ area u unit ta’ żmien hekk kif stabbilit fl-Anness I C.

Artikolu 6

Artikolu 6

Mingħajr preġudizzju għall-Artikolu 7:

(a) 

il-ħama għandha tkun ittrattata qabel ma tintuża fl-agrikoltura. L-Istati Membri jistgħu xorta waħda jawtorizzaw, taħt kundizzjonijiet li għandhom jiġu stabbiliti minnhom stess, l-użu ta’ ħama mhux ittrattata jekk din tkun injettata jew maħduma fil-ħamrija;

(b) 

Il-produtturi tal-ħama tad-drenaġġ għandhom jipprovdu lill-utenti b’mod regolari l-informazzjoni kollha msemmija fl-ANNESS II A.

Artikolu 7

Artikolu 7

L-Istati Membri għandhom jipprojbixxu l-użu tal-ħama jew il-provvista ta’ ħama għall-użu fuq:

(a) 

art fejn jirgħu l-annimali jew ħxejjex li jintużaw għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali jekk l-art li se jirgħu l-annimali fuqha jew il-ħaxix tajjeb għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali jkun se jinħasad qabel ċertu perjodu ta’ żmien ikun diġà skada. Dan il-perjodu, li għandu jkun stabbilit mill-Istati Membri waqt li jikkunsidraw b’mod partikulari s-sitwazzjoni ġeografika u klimatika tagħhom, m’għandu taħt l-ebda ċirkustanza ikun anqas minn tliet ġimgħat;

(b) 

ħamrija li fiha jikber frott u ħxejjex ta’ l-ikel, bl-eċċezzjoni ta’ siġar tal-frott;

(ċ) 

art maħsuba għall-kultivazzjoni tal-frott u ħxejjex ta’ l-ikel li normalment ikun f’kuntatt dirett mal-ħamrija u li normalment jittieklu nejjin, għal perjodu ta’ 10 xhur qabel il-ħsad tal-ħxejjex u matul il-perjodu tal-ħsad innifsu.

Artikolu 8

Artikolu 8

Dawn ir-regoli li ġejjin għandhom jiġu osservati meta tintuża l-ħama:

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il-ħama gġħandha tintuża b’tali mod li tittieħed kunsiderazzjoni tal-bżonnijiet nutrittivi tal-pjanti u li l-kwalitaà tal-ħamrija u ta’ l-ilma tal-wiċċ u ta’ taħt l-art ma jkunux mgħarrqa,
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fejn il-ħama tkun użata fuq il-ħamrija li l-pH tagħha jkun taħt il-valur ta’ 6, l-Istati Membri għandhom jikkunsidraw il-mobilità u d-disponibilità miżjuda ta’ metalli tqal fuq il-ħxejjex u għandhom, jekk ikun meħtieġ, inaqqsu l-valuri ta’ limitu li huma jkun stabbilew in konformità ma’ l-Anness I A.
Artikolu 9

Artikolu 9

Il-ħama u l-ħamrija li fuqha din tintuża għandhom ikunu analizzati kif stabbilit fl-Annessi II A u II B.

Il-metodi ta’ referenza għal kif jittieħdu l-kampjuni u ssir l-analiżi huma indikati fl-ANNESS II C.

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Artikolu 10
Artikolu 11

Artikolu 11

L-Istati Membri jistgħu jeżentaw mill-Artikolu 6(b) u l-Artikolu 10(1)(b), (ċ) u (d) u l-paragrafu 2, ħama milli tiġi ttrattata f’impjanti ta’ trattament tad-drenaġġ li jkollhom kapaċità ta’ trattament taħt it-300 kg BOD5 għal kull ġurnata, li jikkorrispondi għall-ekwivalenti ta’ 5 000 persuna, u li dawn ikunu primarjament imfassla għat-trattament ta’ l-ilma tad-drenaġġ domestiku.

Artikolu 12

Artikolu 12

Fejn il-kundizzjonijiet ikunu jitolbu hekk, l-Istati Membri jistgħu jieħdu miżuri aktar stretti minn dawk li hemm ipprovduti f’din id-Direttiva.

Kull deċiżjoni ta’ din in-natura għandha tkun ikkomunikata lill-Kummissjoni in konformità mal-ftehim eżistenti.

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Artikolu 13

Artikolu 13

Il-Kummissjoni għandha s-setgħa li tadotta atti delegati f’konformità mal-Artikolu 15a biex temenda l-Annessi sabiex tadattahom għall-progress tekniku u xjentifiku.

L-ewwel paragrafu ma għandux japplika għall-parametri u għall-valuri elenkati fl-Annessi I A, I B u I C, għal xi fattur li jista’ jaffettwa l-evalwazzjoni ta’ dawk il-valuri, u għall-parametri għall-analiżi msemmija fl-Annessi II A u II B.

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Artikolu 15
Artikolu 15a
Artikolu 16
Artikolu 17

Artikolu 17

Il-Kummissjoni għandha s-setgħa li tistabbilixxi, permezz ta’ atti ta’ implimentazzjoni, format li skontu l-Istati Membri għandhom jipprovdu informazzjoni dwar l-implimentazzjoni ta’ din id-Direttiva kif meħtieġ skont l-Artikolu 10. Dawk l-atti ta’ implimentazzjoni għandhom jiġu adottati skont il-proċedura ta’ eżami msemmija fl-Artikolu 15(2).

Is-servizzi tal-Kummissjoni għandhom jippubblikaw ħarsa ġenerali fil-livell tal-Unjoni li tinkludi mapep fuq il-bażi tad-data li l-Istati Membri jkunu għamlu disponibbli skont l-Artikolu 10 u dan l-Artikolu.

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Artikolu 18

Artikolu 18

Din id-Direttiva hija indirizzata lill-Istati Membri.

ANNEX I A LIMIT VALUES FOR CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS IN SOIL


ANNEX I A

LIMIT VALUES FOR CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS IN SOIL

(mg/kg of dry matter in a representative sample, as defined in Annex II C, of soil with a pH of 6 to 7)



Parameters

Limit values (1)

Cadmium

1 to 3

Copper (2)

50 to 140

Nickel (2)

30 to 75

Lead

50 to 300

Zinc (2)

150 to 300

Mercury

1 to 1,5

Chromium (3)

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(1)   

Member States may permit the limit values they fix to be exceeded in the case of the use of sludge on land which at the time of notification of this Directive is dedicated to the disposal of sludge but on which commercial food crops are being grown exclusively for animal consumption. Member States must inform the Commission of the number and type of sites concerned. They must also seek to ensure that there is no resulting hazard to human health or the environment.

(2)   

Member States may permit the limit values they fix to be exceeded in respect of these parameters on soil with a pH consistently higher than 7. The maximum authorized concentrations of these heavy metals must in no case exceed those values by more than 50 %. Member States must also seek to ensure that there is no resulting hazard to human health or the environment and in particular to ground water.

(3)   

It is not possible at this stage to fix limit values for chromium. The Council will fix these limit values later on the basis of proposals to be submitted by the Commission, within one year following notification of this Directive.


ANNEX I B LIMIT VALUES FOR HEAVY-METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SLUDGE FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE


ANNEX I B

LIMIT VALUES FOR HEAVY-METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SLUDGE FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE

(mg/kg of dry matter)



Parameters

Limit values

Cadmium

20 to 40

Copper

1 000 to 1 750

Nickel

300 to 400

Lead

750 to 1 200

Zinc

2 500 to 4 000

Mercury

16 to 25

Chromium (1)

—

(1)   

It is not possible at this stage to fix limit values for chromium. The Council will fix these limit values later on the basis of proposals to be submitted by the Commission within one year following notification of this Directive.


ANNEX I C LIMIT VALUES FOR AMOUNTS OF HEAVY METALS WHICH MAY BE ADDED ANNUALLY TO AGRICULTURAL LAND, BASED ON A 10-YEAR AVERAGE


ANNEX I C

LIMIT VALUES FOR AMOUNTS OF HEAVY METALS WHICH MAY BE ADDED ANNUALLY TO AGRICULTURAL LAND, BASED ON A 10-YEAR AVERAGE

(kg/ha/yr)



Parameters

Limit values (1)

Cadmium

0,15

Copper

12

Nickel

3

Lead

15

Zinc

30

Mercury

0,1

Chromium (2)

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(1)   

Member States may permit these limit values to be exceeded in the case of the use of sludge on land which at the time of notification of this Directive is dedicated to the disposal of sludge but on which commercial food crops are being grown exclusively for animal consumption. Member States must inform the Commission of the number and type of sites concerned. They must also ensure that there is no resulting hazard to human health or the environment.

(2)   

It is not possible at this stage to fix limit values for chromium. The Council will fix these limit values later on the basis of proposals to be submitted by the Commission within one year following notification of this Directive.


ANNEX II A SLUDGE ANALYSIS


ANNEX II A

SLUDGE ANALYSIS

1.

As a rule, sludge must be analyzed at least every six months. Where changes occur in the characteristics of the waste water being treated, the frequency of the analyses must be increased. If the results of the analyses do not vary significantly over a full year, the sludge must be analyzed at least every 12 months.

2.

In the case of sludge from the treatment plants referred to in Article 11, if a sludge analysis has not been carried out in the 12 months preceding the implementation, in each Member State, of this Directive, an analysis must be carried out within 12 months of such implementation, or, where appropriate, within six months of the decision authorizing the use in agriculture of sludge from such a plant. Member States shall decide on the frequency of further analyses on the basis of the results of the initial analysis, any changes in the nature of treated waste water and any other relevant factors.

3.

Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4, analysis should cover the following parameters:

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dry matter, organic matter,
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pH,
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nitrogen and phosphorus,
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cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, mercury, chromium.

4.

In the case of copper, zinc and chromium, where it has been shown, to the satisfaction of the competent authority of the Member State concerned that they are either not present at all or present only in negligible quantities in the waste water treated by the sewage plant, Member States shall decide on the frequency of the analyses to be carried out.


ANNEX II B SOIL ANALYSIS


ANNEX II B

SOIL ANALYSIS

1.

Whenever sludge other than sludge from the treatment plants referred to in Article 11 is used, Member States must first ensure that the heavy metal content of the soil does not exceed the limit values laid down in accordance with Annex IA. For this purpose, Member States shall decide what analyses to carry out, taking account of available scientific data on soil characteristics and homogeneity.

2.

Member States shall decide on the frequency of further analyses, taking account of the metal content of the soil prior to the use of sludge, the quantity and composition of the sludge used and any other relevant factors.

3.

Analysis should cover the following parameters:

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pH,
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cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, mercury and chromium.


ANNEX II C SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS METHODS


ANNEX II C

SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS METHODS

1.   Soil sampling

The representative soil samples for analysis should normally be made up by mixing together 25 core samples taken over an area not exceeding 5 hectares which is farmed for the same purpose.

The samples must be taken to a depth of 25 cm unless the depth of the surface soil is less than that value; however, the sampling depth in the latter case must not be less than 10 cm.

2.   Sludge sampling

Sludge must be sampled after processing, but before delivery to the user, and should be representative of the sludge production.

3.   Methods of analysis

Analysis for heavy metals must be carried out following strong acid digestion. The reference method of analysis must be that of atomic absorption spectrometry and the limit of detection for each metal should be no greater than 10 % of the appropriate limit value.

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1.3 Standards relatati

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