Mining Wastes Act. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2008 No. 138 Pos. 865 Subject Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Mining Exploration Pollution control Hazardous waste Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Waste prevention Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 15 August 2008. Abstract The aim of this Act is to prevent generation of wastes in mining industry, limit their harmful influence to the environment, human life and health. The Act establishes rules of management of mining wastes and contaminated soil, rules of keeping object of mining wastes neutralization, procedures concerning receiving authorizations relating to mining wastes management, and procedures concerning preventing serious incidents in object of mining wastes neutralization. This Act is composed of the following Sections: General provisions (sec. 1); Rules of mining wastes management (sec. 2); Plans of mining wastes management (sec. 3); Applications and authorizations (sec. 4); Rules of keeping object of mining wastes neutralization (sec. 5); Serious incidents (sec. 6); Filling mining excavations with mining wastes (sec. 7); Duties of public administration (sec. 8); Criminal provisions (sec. 9); Changes in valid provisions (sec. 10); Transitional and final provision (sec. 11). Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regulation on classification of facilities for disposal of mining waste. Legislation | Poland | 2011 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Mining, Environmental standards, Transport/storage, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on monitoring of mining waste disposal. Legislation | Poland | 2011 Keyword: Mining, Environmental standards, Data collection/reporting, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste management, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation establishing criteria for classifying mining wastes as inert wastes. Legislation | Poland | 2011 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Mining, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the characteristics of mining waste. Legislation | Poland | 2013 Keyword: Mining, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on monitoring facilities of disposal of mining wastes. Legislation | Poland | 2014 Keyword: Mining, Waste management, Waste prevention, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act amending the Mining Wastes Act. Legislation | Poland | 2012 Keyword: Mining, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX