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Presidential Decree No. 115 replacing Ministerial Joint Decrees Nos. 73537/1438/1995 and 19817/1702/2000 and establishing measures, terms and a programme for the alternative disposal of spent batteries and accumulators.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 80, Part I, 5 March 2004, pp. 4269-4280.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Waste management Recycling/reuse Solid waste Waste disposal
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The Decree aims at replacing Ministerial Joint Decrees Nos. 73537/1438/1995 and 19817/1702/2000 so as the already established measures on disposal of spent batteries and accumulators will correspond to the objectives and general principles of Law No. 2939/2001 (articles 1 and 4). The Decree, consisting of 15 articles is composed as follows: Scope (art. 1); Definitions (battery, accumulator, alternative management, etc.) (art. 2); Field of application (art. 3); Prohibitions - restrictions (art. 4); Terms and conditions on management of batteries and accumulators (art. 5); Programs of Alternative Management (art. 6); Terms and conditions on alternative management of batteries and accumulators (art. 7); Terms and conditions on the alternative management of municipal waste regarding of batteries and accumulators (art. 8); Certificate of Alternative Treatment (art. 9); Obligations of administrators and processors (art. 10); Quantitative objectives for the collection and disposal of spent batteries and accumulators: (art. 11); Submission of reports (art. 12); Controls (art. 13); Sanctions (art. 14); Annexes (art.15).

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References - Legislation

Repeals

Ministerial Joint Decree No. 19817/1702 amending Ministerial Joint Decree No. 73537/1438/1995 and establishing and Action Plan for the disposal of batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances.

Legislation | Greece | 2000

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste disposal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Joint Decree No. 73537/1438 on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances.

Legislation | Greece | 1995

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX