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Order No. 788 of the State Committee for Environmental Protection regarding the validation of the Regulation on issuing and abrogation of the permits for transborder transportation of hazardous waste products.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Authorization/permit Hazardous waste Transboundary movement of waste 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 Regulation shall be used for guidance by the competent authority, the State Committee for Environmental Protection and its territorial branches, for issuing permits for transboundary (transit) movement of hazardous waste. The aforesaid permit is the basic document for issuing import-export licences. Environmental audit of the documentation and conditions for carrying out transboundary movement of hazardous waste shall be executed within the terms established by law. Annex 1 contains the form of permit.The Department of State Control and Ecological Security is entitled to forward this Regulation to the territorial (local) branches of the State Committee for Environmental Protection. The first deputy chief of the State Committee for Environmental Protection is entitled to exercise control over its application.

Full text
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Website
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