The European Commission took out infraction proceedings against both the UK and the Republic of Ireland on the basis that the dumping of waste at Slattinagh, near Garrison, Co Fermanagh, breached the Waste Framework Directive as well as the Regulation on Transfrontier Shipments of Waste.
ERIC advised the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) on the legalities of the notification of the movement of waste, various aspect of the infraction proceedings and after successful negotiations with the EU Commission, on the drafting of the agreement for the repatriation of the waste to the Republic of Ireland. ERIC’s advice has since been used by the Polish Government and the EU Commission over disputes on the illegal movement of waste from Germany into Poland.
See the article “Ireland takes back waste” for further information.
