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 Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, 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 packagin Full text English Website www.basel.int References - Legislation Implemented by 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 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 Ordinance fixing limits for the range of recovery of packaging wastes. Legislation | Slovakia | 2003 | Repealed Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on packaging.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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act 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