Solid and Hazardous Waste (Management of Waste Oils) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 637/2002). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 3666, Supplement III, Part I, 27 December 2002, pp. 6256-6259. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Hazardous waste Inventory Oil pollution Pollution control Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Geographical area Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract With the purpose of approximating the laws of Cyprus with the European legislation, the present Regulations set forth rules to ensure the safe collection and disposal of waste oils. The disposal shall be carried out, as far as possible, by the method of regeneration. Any undertaking which disposes of waste oils must obtain a permit. The Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment imposes the conditions for the issuance of permits according to regulations 6 and 7. Undertakings dealing with the collection of waste oil are prohibited to mix oil with PBCs and any other hazardous waste. Waste oil-disposal undertakings shall keep registers of the quantity, origin, and nature of waste oil delivered to them. They shall communicate this information to the Ministry every six months. The Ministry shall periodically inform the Commission about the outcome of the provisions of national laws and regulations which they adopt in the field of waste oil disposal. Full text Greek References - Legislation Implements Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the incineration of waste. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Surface water 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 87/101/EEC amending Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils. Legislation | European Union | 1986 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste non-domestic sources Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Solid and Hazardous Waste (Management of Waste Oils) (Abrogation) Regulations, 2011 (P.I. 524/2011). Legislation | Cyprus | 2011 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX