Waste Avoidance, Recovery and Disposal Act. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Type du document Législation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 66, 6 October 1994, pp. 2705-2728. Titre completAct for promoting closed substance cycle waste management and ensuring environmentally compatible waste disposal. Sujet Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Législation de base Lutte contre la pollution Élimination de déchets Déchets ménagers Gestion des déchets Déchets industriels Prévention des déchets Recyclage/réemploi Responsabilité/indemnisation Accès-à-l'information Politique/planification Inspection Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE, Pays de l'union européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du nord-est, Europe du ouest Résumé The purpose of the present Act is to promote closed substance cycle waste management (Kreislaufwirtschaft) in order to conserve natural resources and to ensure environmentally compatible disposal of waste. The provisions of this Act apply to 1. the avoidance, 2. recovery and 3. disposal of waste. The underlying principles is that waste 1. must, firstly, be avoided; this must be accomplished especially by reducing its amount and noxiousness; 2. must, secondly, a) be subjected to substance recycling or b) used to obtain energy (energy recovery. The text consists of 64 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Basic principles for, and obligations of, producers and holders of waste and parties responsible for waste management (II); Product responsibility (III); Planning responsibility (IV); Promotion of sales (V); Obligation to provide adequate information (VI); Supervisions (VII); Company organization, Waste Management Officer and facilitated procedures for audited company sites (VIII); Final provisions (IX). Two Annexes are enclosed. Texte intégral Anglais/Allemand Site web www.iuscomp.org Références - Législation Abrogé par Waste Avoidance, Recovery and Disposal Act. Législation | Allemagne | 2012 Mot clé: Législation de base, Lutte contre la pollution, Élimination de déchets, Déchets ménagers, Gestion des déchets, Déchets industriels, Prévention des déchets, Recyclage/réemploi, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Accès-à-l'information, Politique/planification, Inspection, Utilisation durable Source: FAO, FAOLEX