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Government Decree on the Recovery of Certain Wastes in Earth Construction (843/2017)

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Non-binding translation from Finnish by the Ministry of the Environment.
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Soil pollution/quality EIA Data collection/reporting Waste management Freshwater pollution Groundwater Pollution control
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Decree, made under sections 10, 32 and 117 of the Environmental Protection Act and sections 14 and 15 of the Waste Act, provides rules for the institutional or commercial recovery of wastes, as referred to in Annex 1, for specified earth construction purposes. The objective of this Decree is to promote the recovery of waste by specifying the conditions under which, if fulfilled, the use of waste referred to in this Decree in earth construction does not require an environmental permit in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act. The Decree does not apply in a Class 1 or Class 2 groundwater area referred to in section 10b of the Act on the Organisation of River Basin Management and the Marine Strategy (1299/2004), in an area intended for residential purposes or as a children’s play area, in an area designated for nature protection purposes, in an area intended for the cultivation of food plants, or in an inland flood-risk area. Requirements for the recovery and temporary storage of waste also concern protection of groundwater. If the recovery of waste is organised in accordance with this Decree, no environmental permit is required for activities that are subject to an environmental permit in accordance with section 32, subsection 2, of the Environmental Protection Act. The holder of the recovery site shall submit a notification of the activity referred to in section 116, subsection 2, of the Environmental Protection Act to the state supervisory authority for registration in the environmental protection database.

Full text
English
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Protection Act (No. 527 of 2014).

Legislation | Finland | 2014 (2017)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Policy/planning, Environmental planning, EIA, Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Marine pollution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waterworks, Sustainable development, Groundwater

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Government Decree concerning the recovery of certain wastes in earth construction (No. 591 of 2006).

Legislation | Finland | 2006 (2009)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Soil pollution/quality, EIA, Data collection/reporting, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX