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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