Act No. LVI of 1995 on environmental protection fee and on environmental protection fee of certain products. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Hungarian Rules of Law in Force. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental fees/charges Pollution control Polluter pays principle Hazardous waste Recycling/reuse Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract The purpose of this Act to raise funds for the prevention and reduction of environmental hazards and damages caused by products which directly or indirectly endanger the environment or one of its elements during the production, marketing, utilization of the product, as well as to contribute to the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution and to the promotion of activities oriented towards the sustainable management of natural resources. Products subject to environmental protection fee are fuels and other petroleum products, rubber tyres, refrigerators and refrigerating agents, packaging materials, accumulators, thinners and solvents of paints and varnishes. The Act contains general rules on the payment of the fee, exemptions from payment, reduction of the fee, and detailed rules regarding the fee of the products listed above. The annexes to this Act contain the amounts of the environmental protection fee. Full text Hungarian References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 113 of 1995 of the Government regarding certain measures necessary for the implementation of Act LVI of 1995 on environmental protection charge and on environmental protection charge of certain products. Legislation | Hungary | 1995 (2002) Keyword: Pollution control, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 10 of 1995 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Country Planning implementing Act No. LVI of 1995 on environmental protection fee and on environmental protection fee of certain products. Legislation | Hungary | 1995 (2004) Keyword: Pollution control, Environmental fees/charges, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Subsidy/incentive, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Act No. LXXXV of 2011 on environmental protection fee. Legislation | Hungary | 2011 (2022) Keyword: Environmental fees/charges, Pollution control, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX