Decree No. 164 of 2003 of the Government on the duties of registration and reporting regarding wastes.

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste non-domestic sources Data collection/reporting Hazardous waste Registration Waste disposal Waste management Solid waste

Geographical area

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

Entry into force notes

The consolidated version of teh Decree entered into force on 1 January 2012.

Abstract

Producers (except for domestic wastes), owners and managers (except for transporters) of waste shall keep an up-to-date register regarding the quantity and type of waste produced or taken over, treated by him, or transferred to somebody else. Annex 1 shows the data that the register kept by waste producers must contain in case of non-hazardous (point 1) and hazardous (point 2) waste. Point 3 of the Annex refers to registers to be kept by waste treatment plants. Once a year a regular data reporting is compulsory for waste treatment plants and for producers who employ more than 10 persons, or produce more than 200kg of hazardous, or more than 2000kg of non-hazardous waste, or more than 5000kg of non-hazardous waste deriving from construction and demolition. Model reporting forms are shown in Annexes 2-5. Organizations subject to regular reporting shall register with the Waste Information System using the form in Annexes 6-7. Waste producers that are not subject to such obligation shall provide data regarding their activity upon request of the environmental authority.

Full text

Hungarian

Website

kereses.magyarorszag.hu

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Access-to-information, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1975

Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act No. XLIII of 2000 on waste management.

Legislation | Hungary | 2000

Keyword: Waste disposal, Effluent waste water/discharge, Classification/declassification, Environmental fees/charges, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Transport/storage, International trade, Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Liability/compensation, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics.

Legislation | European Union | 2002

Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Governmental Decree No. 102 of 1996 on hazardous waste.

Legislation | Hungary | 1996 (2001)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Classification/declassification, Waste management, Waste prevention, Transboundary movement of waste, International trade, Transport/storage, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Governmental Decree No. 343 of 2011 (XII. 29.) Korm. implementing Act No. LXXXV of 2011 regarding the environmental protection fee.

Legislation | Hungary | 2011 (2014)

Keyword: Environmental fees/charges, Pollution control, Polluter pays principle, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Environmental audit, Hazardous waste, Packaging/labelling, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Decree No. 440 of 2012 (XII. 29.) Korm of the Government concerning the obligations of registration of and data reporting on waste.

Legislation | Hungary | 2012

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties, Registration, Solid waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX