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Ordinance on mining waste (SFS 2013:319).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Mining Waste disposal Hazardous waste Authorization/permit Waste management
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
1 July 2013. This Regulation shall not apply to mining waste facilities which closed by 31 August 2008.
Abstract

This Regulation lays down rules on precautions to prevent or minimize adverse effects on the environment caused from the management of waste from industry extracting of substances (mining industry). The document made under the Environmental Code provides rules relative to the handling and disposal of extraction waste, i.e. (hazardous) waste originating from prospecting, extraction and processing of mineral resources and other mining materials. One of the aims of the Regulation is to prevent pollution to groundwater and the environment in general. It specifies safety measures and procedures for the granting of permits for waste handling installations. The Regulation applies to the description of the extractive waste from exploration, extraction and processing – in particular if (1) waste comes from a mine site and the production or manufacturing activities will give rise to waste, (2) to the total amount of waste, (3) transportation of waste, (4) chemical products used in processing and product stability, (5) any hazardous characteristics listed in Annex 1 of the Waste Regulation Solution (2011:927), and (6) whether waste is hazardous.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.riksdagen.se

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree relative to environmental control (SFS 2011:13).

Legislation | Sweden | 2011

Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Inspection, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Monitoring, Sustainable development, Management/conservation, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

Legislation | European Union | 2008 (2017)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act (1999:381) on measures for the prevention and mitigation of major chemical accidents.

Legislation | Sweden | 1999

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Basic legislation, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on the management of the aquatic environment quality (2004:660).

Legislation | Sweden | 2004 (2018)

Keyword: Water quality standards, Policy/planning, Groundwater, Surface water, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, River basin institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Ordinance (2013:322) amending the environmental inspection Ordinance (2011:13).

Legislation | Sweden | 2013

Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Inspection, Hazards, Hazardous substances, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX