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Act amending the Act on the management of waste from extractive industries.

Country/Territory
Slovakia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Collection of Laws No. 255 of 2011.
Subject
Mineral resources, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Mining Exploration Pollution control Access-to-information Hazardous waste Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Waste prevention Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 1 September 2011.
Abstract

This Act lays down some amendments and addenda to the Act on the management of waste from extractive industries. In particular, the present Act amends provisions concerning categorization of locations or devices designed to deposit extractive waste in the solid state, liquid state, solution or suspension (art. 4 of the amended Act), management plan prepared for the purposes of minimization, treatment, recovery and disposal of mining waste, taking into account the principle of sustainable development (art. 5), prevention of the deterioration of water and pollution of air and soil.

Full text
Slovak
Website
www.zakonypreludi.sk

References - Legislation

Amends

Act on the management of waste from extractive industries.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2008

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX