Regulation on detailed way of dealing with medical wastes. Country/Territory Poland Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2007 No. 162 Pos. 1153 Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Classification/declassification Solid waste Transport/storage Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Regulation enters into force 14 days after publication in the Journal of Laws. Abstract This Regulation of the Minister of Health, which is composed of ten paragraphs, lays down detailed way of dealing with medical wastes consisting in: (1) classifying medical wastes for the purpose of specifying appropriate way of dealing with individual types of medical wastes; (2) collection of medical wastes in the place of their production; (3) storage of medical wastes in medical centres and in entities conducting examination and scientific experiments, and before their transportation to the place of neutralization; (4) specification of conditions of transport of medical wastes within the given medical centre. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implements Wastes Act. Legislation | Poland | 2001 (2010) Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX