Law No. 787-XII on utility waste. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Recycling/reuse Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal, economic and organizational conditions in the sphere of recycling of utility waste and has as its purpose rational use of natural resources. It regulates the issues of collection, procurement, processing, storage, transportation and use of recyclable domestic and non-domestic waste. Economic entities shall have the duty to: (a) apply ecofriendly processes and technologies; (b) register and classify timely waste output; (c) recycle utility waste. Collection, storage and processing of scrap metal shall be licensed. Import of waste that can have hazardous environmental impact in the process of transportation shall be prohibited. Full text Russian Website www.basel.int