Solid and Hazardous Waste Law, 2002 (Law No. 215(I)/2002). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Data collection/reporting Hazardous waste Packaging/labelling Pollution control Solid waste Transboundary movement of waste Waste disposal Waste management Classification/declassification Geographical area European Union Countries, Western Asia Abstract The present Law aims at harmonizing the existing legislative frame of Cyprus with a number of European Community Directives on waste and hazardous waste management. The Law provides for the solid and hazardous waste handling and disposal so as to ensure a high level of environmental protection by taking the necessary measures for the management of solid and hazardous waste at a national level. The law consists in 44 articles divided in five Parts as follows: Part I - Introductory provisions; Par Full text Greek References - Legislation Implements Commission Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control Legislation | European Union | 1996 | Repealed Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Noise pollution, Basic legislation, Hazardous substances, Soil pollution/quality Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 91/156/EEC amending Directive 75/442/EEC on waste. Legislation | European Union | 1991 | Repealed Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Polluter pays principle, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. Legislation | European Union | 1991 | Repealed Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT). Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Packaging/labelling, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils. Legislation | European Union | 1975 | Repealed Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Oil pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Effluent waste water/discharge, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Solid and Hazardous Waste (Application Form for Waste Management Permit) Ordinance, 2003 (P.I. 160/2003). Legislation | Cyprus | 2003 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Solid and Hazardous Waste (Amendment) Law, 2005 (Law No. 162(I)/2005). Legislation | Cyprus | 2005 Keyword: Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Solid and Hazardous Waste (Amendment) Law, 2006 (Law No. 17(Ι)/2006). Legislation | Cyprus | 2006 | Repealed Keyword: Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Court/tribunal, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Waste Law, 2011 (Law No. 185(Ι)/2011). Legislation | Cyprus | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Liability/compensation, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX