Apply for recognition or registration of End-of-Waste (EoW) status or sortie du statut de déchet (SSD)

• Waste recovery companies
• Waste recycling companies
• Consortium or federation of companies
• Engineering and design departments

Four general conditions of end-of-waste status : 

1.    The material or product is intended to be used for a specific purpose
2.    There is a market or demand for the product
3.    The material or product meets technical requirements and complies with legislation/standards
4.    It has no overall harmful effects on human health and the environment

Requirements applicable AFTER obtaining recognition/registration :

• A certificate of conformity
• A quality management system certified by an independent body You must prove that :
  • You take every precaution in relation to inputs/processes
  • You avoid using hazardous waste as an input
  • You guarantee the quality of recycled materials

If you have more than one location, you must submit one application per location.

APPLICATION FEES

An application fee of EUR 500 must be paid into the SPWARNE - SSD-SP account: BE30 0912 1502 7811. Reference: The name of the company and the flow concerned.

DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE

Applications must be sent in hard copy. They cannot currently be submitted online. The application form below must be downloaded and printed. Applications can be completed in French or German.

Applications for the recognition or registration of end-of-waste status must include the following documents :

• Application form (see ‘Forms’ below). Please send one paper copy to: SPW ARNE - DIGPD - Avenue Prince de Liège 15 - 5100 JAMBES.
• Technical file (see template under ‘Useful documents’ below). This file may be submitted via email.
• Receipt for payment. E-mail submission permitted.
• Annexes (with table of annexes). E-mail submission permitted.

Applications for the recognition by the Walloon Region of a decision taken in another Member State or region of the European Union must include :

• A copy of the decision and evidence showing that it ensures an equivalent level of environmental protection to recognition by the Walloon Region
• Proof that the decision was notified to the Commission, where required
• The evidence used to determine whether the applicable quality management system has been followed
• The receipt for the application processing fee of EUR 500, paid to the bank account indicated by the administration
• A French translation of decisions issued in another country, if originally in a language other than French or English

DEADLINES: APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION

• SPW Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment will determine whether the application is complete within 20 days.
• We will make a decision on your application within the following 110 days.
• We can request the opinion of the SPW Economy, Employment and Research department, which has 45 days to respond. If no response is received by this deadline, we will assume that the SPW EER’s opinion is favourable.
• Our decision will be sent to you, published in the Belgian Official Gazette and made available to the public on our website.
• Our decision will be valid for a maximum of 10 years
• If we do not reach a decision by the deadline, the application will be deemed to have been rejected.
• We can request the opinion of the reference laboratory, which has 45 days to respond. Once this deadline has passed, we will assume that the opinion of the reference laboratory is favourable.
• We may also need to send the draft decision to the European Commission. In this case, the 110-day deadline is suspended during the European Commission consultation phase.

DEADLINES: APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION 

If waste has already been recognised as having ceased to be waste, it is possible to apply for registration.

• SPW Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment will determine whether the application is complete within 20 days.
• We will make a decision on your application within the following 75 days.
• Our decision will be sent to you, published in the Belgian Official Gazette and made available to the public on our website.
• The validity of the registration is limited to the validity of the corresponding decision recognising end-of-waste status.
• If we do not reach a decision by the deadline, the application will be deemed to have been rejected.

DEADLINES: APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN DECISION

• SPW Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment will determine whether the application is complete within 20 days.
• If any of the conditions is not met, we will inform you of the refusal of recognition within 75 days of receiving the application.
• We will make a decision within 90 days of receiving your request.
• The recognition period is limited to the period of validity of the corresponding decision to which this recognition applies and may not exceed 10 years.
• You must notify us of any measures taken by the relevant authority in another EU Member State or region that revoke, suspend or amend the decision to which this recognition applies. Inform us within 20 days by registered letter or signed-for delivery.

APPEALS

You may appeal our decision. Appeals must be submitted within 20 days of receiving a decision or, if no decision is made, within 20 days of the deadline to issue a decision. Applications to appeal must be sent to the administration by registered letter or signed-for delivery.

You can find the full procedure under Article 20 of the Order of the Walloon Government of 28 February 2019 on end-of-waste status (available in french).

• Decree of 27 June 1996 on waste (only in french)
• Order of the Walloon Government of 28 February 2019 implementing the end-of-waste status procedure provided for in Article 4(3) of the Decree of 27 June 1996 on waste and amending the Order of the Walloon Government of 14 June 2001 promoting the recovery of certain waste products (only in french)