Recital 23

(23)Article 4 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste ¹² requires Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that waste is recovered or disposed of without endangering human health and without harming the environment. To this end, Articles 9 and 10 of that Directive provide that any plant or undertaking treating waste must obtain a permit from the competent authorities relating, inter alia , to the precautions to be taken.