Act no. 223/2001 on waste and amending of certain acts. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Waste management Special fund Recycling/reuse Policy/planning Hazardous waste Transboundary movement of waste Transport/storage Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 2001 except certain paragraphs as indicated in Article VI. Abstract This Act concerns waste management and amends certain acts in accordance with the requirements and provisions set in this Act. The Act consists of six articles, the first of which is divided into 82 paragraphs. As indicated in art. I paragraph 1 "the Act regulates the operation of state administration bodies and municipalities, the rights and obligations of legal entities and individuals while preventing waste generation and in waste handling, the accountability for failure to comply with the obligations in the field of waste management and the establishment of the Recycling Fund". Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Government Ordinance establishing rules concerning the identification of packaging wastes and their recycling. Legislation | Slovakia | 2005 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Legislation | Slovakia | 2005 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on decontamination of the environment from polychlorinated biphenyls. Legislation | Slovakia | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Packaging/labelling, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of 11 June 2001 on waste classification to the Green Waste List, th Amber Waste List and the Red Waste List and on document specimens required for the shipment of waste. Legislation | Slovakia | 2001 Keyword: Waste management, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order of 11 June 2001 implementing certain provisions of the Act on Waste. Legislation | Slovakia | 2001 Keyword: Waste management, Policy/planning, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous waste, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order of 11 June 2001 establishing the Catalogue of Wastes. Legislation | Slovakia | 2001 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Hazardous waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending and supplementing the Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on Waste. Legislation | Slovakia | 2008 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Waste management, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance establishing the limits for recovery of electrowaste and the reuse and recycling of components, materials and substances. Legislation | Slovakia | 2005 Keyword: Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance amending the Ordinance establishing the limits for recovery of electrowaste and the reuse and recycling of components, materials and substances. Legislation | Slovakia | 2010 Keyword: Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on packaging. Legislation | Slovakia | 2011 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on returnable packaging of beverages. Legislation | Slovakia | 2011 Keyword: Waste management, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree implementing certain provisions of the Wastes Act. Legislation | Slovakia | 2013 Keyword: Waste management, Policy/planning, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous waste, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act no. 443/2004 on amendment and supplement to act on wastes and on amendment and supplement to certain acts in wording of later regulations. Legislation | Slovakia | 2004 Keyword: Transboundary movement of waste, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on the application of sewage sludge and bottom sediments into the land and on supplementation of the Act on waste and amending of certain acts. Legislation | Slovakia | 2003 Keyword: Agricultural land, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on persistent organic substances and amending the Act on waste and amending certain acts. Legislation | Slovakia | 2006 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending and supplementing the Act on waste and amending of certain acts. Legislation | Slovakia | 2008 Keyword: Solid waste, Internal trade, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending and supplementing the Act on waste. Legislation | Slovakia | 2009 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending and supplementing the Act on waste. Legislation | Slovakia | 2012 Keyword: Waste management, Waste prevention, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on packaging and amending the Act on waste and amending of certain acts. Legislation | Slovakia | 2010 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending and supplementing the Act on waste. Legislation | Slovakia | 2013 Keyword: Recycling/reuse, Waste management, Waste prevention, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX