Law No. 288-Z amending Law No. 271-Z on waste management. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Classification/declassification Waste management Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force three months after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 16 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Classification of waste by hazardousness class shall be performed in conformity with the level of hazardousness of waste for environment and public health (toxicity, ecotoxicity, explosiveness, and fire risks) and other hazardous properties of waste”. Full text Russian Website pravoby.info References - Legislation Amends Law No. 271-Z on waste management. Legislation | Belarus | 2007 Keyword: Basic legislation, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Classification/declassification, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Transboundary movement of waste, Liability/compensation, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX