Decree implementing the Act on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending certain laws. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 255 of 2010. Subject Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Mining Exploration Pollution control Access-to-information Hazardous waste 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 15 June 2010. Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Environment, which is composed of 14 articles, establishes: (a) details on inert extractive waste (art. 2); (b) details on the categorization of mining waste repositories (art. 3); (c) contents of the internal emergency plan (art. 4-8); (d) characterization of mining waste (art. 9); (e) arrangements for regular monitoring and control of storage (art. 10, 11); (f) method of reducing the concentration of cyanide in the mining waste storage pond (art. 12); (g) details on the calculation of financial reserves of special purpose (art. 13). Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Implements Act on the management of waste from extractive industries. Legislation | Slovakia | 2008 Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX