Ministerial Decree No. 556 regarding validation of the Regulation on licensing of the disposal of hazardous waste materials. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Waste disposal Hazardous waste Recycling/reuse Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract The Government decrees to establish that licenses for utilization, storage, transportation, distribution, burial and disposal of industrial and other waste materials, substances (except for nuclear ones) as regards hazardous substances, issued by the State Committee for Environmental Protection and its territorial subdivisions remain valid till the expiry date. This Regulation establishes the modalities of licensing activity in the process of which form hazardous substances, and the activity reg 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sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Pollution control, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 340 regarding validation of the Regulation on licensing of hazardous waste management. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 | Repealed Keyword: Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, International agreement-implementation, Institution, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX