Act on Packaging and Amendments of Some Acts (No. 529) Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Packaging/labelling Waste non-domestic sources Recycling/reuse Registration Inspection Waste management Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 January 2003 except Article 1 Section 6 paragraph 3 which enters into force on 1 January 2006. Abstract This Act stipulates the composition, properties and marking of packaging, the rights and obligations of legal and natural persons concerning the use of packaging and the packaging waste collection and recovery, the competence of state administrative authorities concerning packaging and packaging waste, and the responsibility for the breach of obligations concerning packaging with a view (a) to prevent the incidence and harmfulness of packaging waste, and to reduce the volume and risk of packaging; (b) to preclude trade barriers, distortions of competition. This Act applies to all types of packaging which are placed on the market, packaging waste regardless the place of origin, the use and used materials. Requirements for the properties of packaging and packaging materials, and conditions for their use stipulated by special laws is not are affected by this Act. Packaging must be designed, made and placed on the market or into circulation so that it satisfies basic requirements for their composition, characteristics and reuse or recovery including recycling. Only packaging or packaged products which are marked in compliance with this Act may be placed on the market. For the purposes of reducing the volume and danger of packaging waste for the environment, the Government provides for binding limits for packaging waste recovery and for packaging waste recycling in relation to the total weight of packaging waste. State supervision in the extent of packaging and packaging waste means checking how this Act, generally binding regulations for its implementation and obligations resulting from decisions issued upon this Act are observed. Full text English Website www.basel.int References - Legislation Implemented by Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on packaging. Legislation | Slovakia | 2005 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Registration, Authorization/permit, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree establishing the catalogue of stored packaging which may not be used repeatedly and related fee. Legislation | Slovakia | 2002 Keyword: Recycling/reuse, Packaging/labelling, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance fixing limits for the range of recovery of packaging wastes. Legislation | Slovakia | 2003 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 5 of the Ministry of Environment implementing some provisions of the Act on Packaging. Legislation | Slovakia | 2002 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Registration, Certification 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