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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