Law No.10463 dated 22.9.2011 on the integrated management of solid waste. Country/Territory Albania Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Solid waste Standards Transport/storage Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Law aims to ensure the protection of environment and human health against pollution and damage resulting from solid waste. To this end, it sets out rules governing the environmental treatment of solid wastes at every stage: creation, collection, separation, transportation, recycling, processing and disposal. The Law further aims at waste reduction and the reduction of the hazardous and dangerous impact of waste. It includes the following Chapters: General Provisions (I), Integrated Management Plans (II), General Requirements (III), Integrated Management of Waste (VI), Integrated Management of Hazardous Waste (V), Specific waste (VI), Waste Land-filling (VII), Waste Burning (VIII), Waste Import and Export (IX), Technical Norms (X), Environmental Permits (XI), Licensing of Activities for the Integrated Management of Waste (XII), Waste Statistics (XIII), Prohibitions, Sanctions and Punishment (XIV), Regulatory Articles (XV) and Final Provisions(XVI). Full text Albanian Website www.qpz.gov.al; www.ligjet.org References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 9010 on environmental treatment of solid waste. Legislation | Albania | 2003 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Solid waste, Organic waste, Waste prevention, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Transboundary movement of waste, Recycling/reuse, Transport/storage, International trade, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regulation No. 177 dated 6.3.2012 on packaging and their residues. Legislation | Albania | 2012 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Consumer protection, Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No.117 of 2013 on the criteria used for determining when certain types of metal scrap cease to be waste. Legislation | Albania | 2013 Keyword: Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Standards, Organic waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 893 of 2013 approving the model register for operators that generate, collect, and recycle used oils. Legislation | Albania | 2013 Keyword: Oil, Recycling/reuse, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 1957 dated 6.11.2014 approving the model of authorization for the export of solid waste and the model of authorization for the transit of non-dangerous solid waste. Legislation | Albania | 2014 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Transboundary movement of waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation no. 428 date 8.6.2016 establishing the state database for the digital map of the urban waste sites. Legislation | Albania | 2016 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 660 date 31.10.2018 approving the requirements of metal waste management. Legislation | Albania | 2018 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Inspection, Institution, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Recycling/reuse, Processing/handling, Registration, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 94 date 14.2.2018 amending and supplementing Regulation no. 641 date 1.10.2014 on the rules of procedure for the export of solid waste and transit of non-dangerous solid waste. Legislation | Albania | 2018 Keyword: Waste management, Registration, Authorization/permit, International trade, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision on the adoption of necessary measures for maintaining extended producer responsibilities from any natural or legal person who produces, processes, treats and sells leather. Legislation | Albania | 2019 Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Integrated management, Polluter pays principle, Pollution control, Processing/handling, Protection of environment, Recycling/reuse, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Business/industry/corporations, Sewerage, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 156/2013 amending Law No.10463 dated 22 September 2011 on the integrated management of solid waste. Legislation | Albania | 2013 Keyword: Solid waste, Standards, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No.32/2013 amending and supplementing Law No.10463 dated 22.9.2011 on the integrated management of solid waste. Legislation | Albania | 2013 Keyword: Institution, Offences/penalties, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law n. 28/2022 on some additions and amendments to Law n. 10 463, dated 22.9.2011, on Integrated waste management. Legislation | Albania | 2022 Keyword: Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX