Official Letter No. 01-15/29-2115 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding Provisional Regulation on environmental protection against industrial and consumer waste.

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste disposal Waste management Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Liability/compensation

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

Provisional Regulation regards enterprises, associations, organizations and institutions irrespectively of their form of property, departmental subordination, natural persons, as well as foreign natural and legal persons engaged in any kind of activity on the territory of the Russian Federation as a result of which are forming, utilized, decontaminated, stored and buried industrial and consumer waste, except for radioactive waste. The Regulation consists of 8 Sections. Section 1 lays down general provisions. Section 2 establishes ecological requirements for management of industrial and consumer waste. Section 3 regards rate setting for disposal of industrial and consumer waste. Section 4 establishes the modalities of setting of limits for disposal of industrial and consumer waste. Section 5 establishes the modalities of issuing permits for disposal of industrial and consumer waste. Section 6 regards ecological control in the sphere of waste management. Section 7 establishes administrative liability for the infringement of the requirements for waste management. Section 8 regards compensation for the infringement of requirements for waste management.

Full text

Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Ministerial Decree No. 545 regarding validation of the Regulation on elaboration and validation of ecological standards of emission and discharge of pollutants into environment, limits for the utilization of natural resources and waste disposal.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1992 (2000)

Keyword: Transboundary effects, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Emissions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 2060-1 of the RSFSR on Environmental Protection.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991

Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental audit, Protected area, Hazards, Environmental planning, Education, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Presidential Decree No. 236 of 1994 regarding the validation of the state strategy of environmental protection and sustainable development.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994

Keyword: EIA, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX