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Governmental Decree No. 1062 validating the Regulation on licensing of collection, transportation, processing, recycling, and treatment of hazardous waste of I-IV hazardousness classes.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Authorization/permit Enforcement/compliance Environmental audit Waste non-domestic sources Hazardous waste Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Transport/storage Waste management
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of licensing of collection, management, recycling and disposal of hazardous waste classified as I-IV hazardousness classes according to the federal classifier. The aforesaid activities shall be carried out by legal persons and individual entrepreneurs. Licensing shall be carried out by the Federal Nature Management Supervision Service. Licensing requirements shall include: (a) availability of facilities and equipment; (b) availability of qualified staff on contractual basis; and (c) availability of environmental monitoring and control system and processing site. Gross breach of the established requirements shall be access to hazardous waste management of unqualified staff and use of waste treatment facilities without prior positive conclusions of state environmental audit.

Full text
Russian
Website
government.ru

References - Legislation

Repeals

Ministerial Decree No. 255 validating the Regulation on licensing of collection, management, recycling and disposal of hazardous waste.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Transport/storage, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX