Waste Wood Recycling Ordinance.
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The present Ordinance implements the Waste Management Act 2002 (BGBl. I No. 102). The purpose of the Ordinance is to: 1) ensure harmless – both for humans and the environment - recycling of waste wood in the wood material industry; 2) ensure that the associated risk is not higher than for similar products made of primary raw material; 3) avoid accumulation of pollutants in the recycling process; 4) promote source sorting, processing and recycling of suitable waste wood in the timber industry according to the hierarchy listed in article of the Waste Management Act 2002. The text consist of 10 articles as follows: Purpose (1); Sphere of application (2); Definition of terms (3); Duties of waste holder (4); Initial control of used wood (5); Recycling in timber industry (6); Ban of recycling (7); Requirements for waste wood (8); Transitional provisions (8); Entry into force (9).
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Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Resources on recycling of used wood in timber industry.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 15 May 2012.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 160, 15 May 2012, 19 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft über das Recycling von Altholz in der Holzwerkstoffindustrie (RecyclingholzV).
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