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Waste Incineration Ordinance.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Source

Abstract
The purpose of the present Ordinance is to: 1) protect the life and health of human beings against harmful effects from the incineration of waste; 2) arrange incinerators in such a way that emissions are as low as possible; 3) produce and use energy efficiently; 4) avoid the incineration of metals. The text consists of 21 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: Purpose of the Ordinance (1); Application forms (2); Emission threshold values (3); Other than normal conditions (4). Six Annexes are enclosed.
Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources and the Federal Minister for Economy and Labour on the incineration of waste.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of BGBl. I No. 127/2013.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation status
repealed
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft und des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Verbrennung von Abfällen (Abfallverbrennungsverordnung - AVV).