Solid and Hazardous Waste Law, 2002 (Law No. 215(I)/2002). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 3666, Supplement I, Part I, 27 December 2002, pp. 3375-3425. 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 Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, 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; Part III - Specific provisions to manage hazardous waste; Part IV - Transboundary movements of waste; PART V - Administration and implementation. Part VI - Additional provisions. Full text Greek References - Legislation Implements 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 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils. Legislation | European Union | 1975 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, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Noise pollution, Basic legislation, Hazardous substances, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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: Animal production, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Classification/declassification, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. Legislation | European Union | 1991 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 91/156/EEC amending Directive 75/442/EEC on waste. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Polluter pays principle, Solid waste, Waste management 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, Waste management 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 Solid and Hazardous Waste (Waste Derived from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations, 2004 (P.I. 668/2004). Legislation | Cyprus | 2004 Keyword: Waste management, Waste prevention, Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Inspection 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 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