Water Pollution Control (Waste from Titanium Dioxide Industry) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 505/2002). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 3647, Supplement III, Part I, 25 October 2002, pp. 5505-5544. Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste management Waste disposal Hazardous waste Authorization/permit Waste non-domestic sources Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes The Regulations enter into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette; the provisions of Regulations No. 6 (paragraphs 2 and 3), No. 7 (paragraph3), No. 9 (paragraph 2-4), No. 11 and No. 15 (paragraph 6) shall come into force on such date as the Cabinet of Ministers may, by Notice in the Gazette, determine. Abstract For the purposes of aligning the Cypriot legislative frame with the European Community Directives on waste from the titanium dioxide industry (Council Directives Nos. 78/176/EEC, 82/883/EEC and 92/112/EEC), the present Regulations are made pursuant to article 34 of the Water Pollution Control Law of 2002. The aim of these Regulations is to prevent and progressively reduce pollution caused by waste from the titanium dioxide industry with a view to the elimination of such pollution. The text of the regulations lays down the procedures for carrying out surveillance and monitoring of the effects on the environment of the storage, discharge and dumping of titanium dioxide waste. Also, it lays down procedures for harmonising the programmes for the reduction and elimination of pollution caused by titanium dioxide waste from existing industrial plants. It prohibits the discharge, dumping, storage, tipping and injection of titanium dioxide waste unless prior authorisation is issued by the competent authority (the Minister). Granting authorisations shall be done only in accordance with specified conditions set forth in the Annexes to these Regulations. Full text Greek Website www.moa.gov.cy References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 78/176/EEC on waste from the titanium dioxide industry Legislation | European Union | 1978 (1991) Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX