Ministerial Decree No. 556 regarding validation of the Regulation on licensing of the disposal of hazardous waste materials.

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Hazardous substances Waste disposal Hazardous waste Recycling/reuse Waste management

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 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 regarding collection, utilization, rendering harmless, transportation and distribution of hazardous waste materials. State Committee for Environmental Protection and its territorial subdivisions is the licensing authority for treatment of hazardous waste materials. License is issued for the period no less than 3 years, but at the request of the applicant license can be issued for the period less than 3 years.

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Repealed by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

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Institution, Authorization/permit, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX