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Ministerial Decree No. 461 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of elaboration and validation of standards of the formation of waste and the limits for its disposal.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The present Regulation determines the modalities of elaboration and validation of standards for the formation of waste and sets the limits for its disposal. Standards for the formation of waste determine the established volume of waste of a certain type in the process of manufacturing of a unit of produce. Individual entrepreneurs and legal persons authorized to carry out activity in the field of waste management from the moment of the validation of the present Regulation must elaborate and forward for the validation by the Ministry of Natural Resources draft standards of the formation of waste and the limits for its disposal within the terms established by the Ministry. Limits for waste disposal for extraction and mining industry as well as for waste disposal into subsoil must be validated by the Ministry of Natural Resources by the moment of issuing licence for the use of subsoil. Limits for waste disposal for individual entrepreneurs and legal persons – users of subsoil, already in possession of licences, must be validated by the territorial branches of the Ministry of Natural Resources by agreement with the territorial branches of Federal Mining and Industrial Supervision. Limits for waste disposal are set for 5-year period on condition of annual confirmation by individual entrepreneurs and legal persons of invariability of industrial process and the utilized raw materials.

Full text
Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 89-FZ on industrial and consumer waste.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998

Keyword: Basic legislation, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Pollution control, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ministerial Decree No. 545 amending Ministerial Decree No. 461 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities for the elaboration and validation of standards of the formation of waste and the limits on its disposal.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX