Regulation No. 177 dated 6.3.2012 on packaging and their residues. Country/Territory Albania Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 33, 11 April 2012. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Packaging/labelling Consumer protection Pollution control Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Rgeulation enters into force after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Regulation aims to protect, preserve and improve the environment quality and the human health through minimizing the negative effects of the packaging materials and their waste. The Regulation includes sections on the scope of service, production of packaging, measures for the prevention of package waste, requirements for the production and composition of packaging, acceptable levels of heavy metals concentration in packaging, system of marking and identification of packaging, reusage of packaging waste, recycling and recuperation, and monitoring and reporting. Full text Albanian Website www.qpz.gov.al References - Legislation Implements Law No.10463 dated 22.9.2011 on the integrated management of solid waste. Legislation | Albania | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Solid waste, Standards, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX