Decree implementing certain provisions of the Act on packaging. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 91 of 2011. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste prevention Recycling/reuse Solid waste Access-to-information Waste management Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 1 April 2011. Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Environment, which is composed of nine articles and eight Annexes, lays down: (1) details of the registration of packaging and packaging waste, details on the reporting of data from the register of packaging and packaging waste; (2) details on the packaging marking and labeling of returnable packaging of beverages; (3) requirements for the composition and properties of packaging; (4) minimum targets for packaging waste recovery and recycling of their range in relation to the total weight of packaging waste. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Implements Act no. 223/2001 on waste and amending of certain acts. Legislation | Slovakia | 2001 Keyword: Basic legislation, Waste management, Special fund, Recycling/reuse, Policy/planning, Hazardous waste, Transboundary movement of waste, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree on extended liability of producers of reserved products and on the management of dedicated waste streams. Legislation | Slovakia | 2015 (2023) Keyword: Waste management, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX