Decree establishing essentials of the plan of the management of extractive waste, including assessment of its properties and some other details implementing the Act on the management of extractive waste.

Subject

Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Mining Exploration Pollution control Transport/storage Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Waste prevention

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Decree enters into force on 1 January 2010.

Abstract

This Decree of the Czech Mining Office, which is composed of 13 articles and two Annexes, establishes, in accordance with the legislation of the European Community: (a) method of assessment of the expected physical and chemical properties of extractive waste to be stored, having regard to its stability under different atmospheric conditions, the type of extracted mineral and the properties of overburden or tailings, which will be moved during extractive operations; (b) limits for classifying storage locations to appropriate categories; (c) criteria for characterization of inert extractive waste; (d) essentials of the content of the plan of the management of extractive waste, types of attachments to the application for approval of plans and requirements for the content of these attachments.

Full text

Czech

Website

www.podnikame.cz

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Decision 2009/360/EC completing the technical requirements for waste characterisation laid down by Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Decision 2009/359/EC completing the definition of inert waste in implementation of Article 22(1)(f) of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Decision 2009/337/EC on the definition of the criteria for the classification of waste facilities in accordance with Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Waste management, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act no. 157/2009 on the management of extractive waste and amending certain acts.

Legislation | Czechia | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX