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Law on waste.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993 (2000)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Basic legislation Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Classification/declassification Hazardous waste Recycling/reuse Transboundary movement of waste Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force on 1 January 2001.
Abstract

The Law consists of 9 Sections composed of 45 articles dealing with the following matters: 1) general provisions (sect. 1, arts. 1-6); 2) the state regulation in the sphere of waste management (sect. 2, arts. 7-13); 3) classification of waste (sect. 3, arts. 14-17); 4) general requirements for waste management (sect. 4, arts. 18-31); 5) management of hazardous waste (sect. 5, arts. 32-34); 6) rate setting and registration (sect. 6, arts. 35-36); 7) economic mechanism of nature management and environmental protection in the process of waste management (sect. 7, arts. 37-39); 8) supervision and control in the sphere of waste management (sect. 8, arts. 40-43); 9) liability and compensation (sect. 9, arts. 44-45). The present Law determines the legal basis for waste management and is aimed at the prevention of hazardous impact of waste on environment and human health, ensures legal protection of the rights and legal interests of the persons involved in waste management, and also for the maximum application of recycling procedures. The basic principles of the state policy in the sphere of waste management shall be: 1) the priority of environmental protection; 2) scientifically substantiated combination of the ecological and the economic interests of society for the purpose of ensuring sustainable development; 3) introduction of ecofriendly processes; 4) complex recycling of waste (art. 8). Waste shall be generally classified as domestic waste and industrial waste (art. 14). The determination of waste disposal sites shall be carried out in conformity with the special geological, hydrological and other research in accordance with the national legislation (art. 19). Transboundary movement of waste to the Republic of Belarus for the purpose of storage and (or) sterilization thereof shall be prohibited. Transboundary movement of waste to the Republic of Belarus shall be authorized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection only for the purpose of the utilization thereof as raw materials or for recycling (art. 31). Disposal of hazardous waste shall be authorized only on special sites (art. 32).

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 25 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on classification of waste.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Classification/declassification, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 21 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on disposal of industrial waste.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001 (2003)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Authorization/permit, Transport/storage, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 18 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on waste classification.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 17 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the accompanying form for the transportation of industrial waste.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Transport/storage, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 17 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the form of accompanying certificate for transportation of waste.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Waste management, Classification/declassification, Certification, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Joint Decree No. 5/6 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on management of unfit pesticides.

Legislation | Belarus | 2005

Keyword: Pesticides, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Monitoring, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 26 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the modalities of the registration of transactions of alienation and (or) transfer (except for transportation) of waste to another person for uncertain term.

Legislation | Belarus | 2001

Keyword: Waste management, Registration, Contract/agreement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

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