Act on returnable disposable beverage packaging. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 302 of 2019 Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Packaging/labelling Recycling/reuse Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 14 October 2019. Abstract This Act applies to disposable packaging for beverages that are placed on the market in the Slovak Republic and to waste from such packaging. The present Act lays down: (a) the rights and obligations of legal entities and natural persons in the returnable disposable beverage packaging; (b) tasks of the administrator of the returnable system of disposable beverage packaging; (c) the competence of state administration bodies for the area of depositing disposable packaging for beverages and waste from such packaging; (d) state supervision and the procedure of state supervision bodies in its performance, administrative offenses and proceedings on the imposition of fines. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Implements European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. Legislation | European Union | 1994 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive (EU) 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC as regards reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags. Legislation | European Union | 2015 Keyword: Waste prevention, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on returnable disposable beverage packaging. Legislation | Slovakia | 2019 Keyword: Waste management, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Inventory Source: FAO, FAOLEX