COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC (2003/33/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treatyestablishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof and Annex II thereto, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 16 of Directive 1999/31/EC, the Commission is to adopt specific criteria and/or test methods and associated limit values for each class of landfill. (2) A procedure should be laid down to determine the acceptabilityof waste at landfills. (3) Limit values and other criteria should be set for waste acceptable at the different classes of landfills. (4) The test methods to be used for determining the acceptabilityof waste at landfills should be determined. (5) It is appropriate from a technical point of view to exem...