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Law on waste management.

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Law defines all types and classification of waste, waste management planning, waste management operators, responsibilities and obligations in the waste management sector and/or related activities, waste management organization, management of special waste, the licensing process, the cross-border movement of waste, reporting standards on waste and related databases, funding methods for a sustainable national waste management, supervision and monitoring standards, and other important issues for waste management on the territory of the Republic of Srpska (autonomous district of the Bosnian Federation).
The Law is divided into 14 Chapters and 105 articles, including all offences and related penalties.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bih132456.pdf
Web site
http://www.vladars.net
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This text entered into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette (published on 18 December 2013).
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Official Gazette of the Republika Srpska 111/2013
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakon o upravljanju otpadom.
Amended by
Law amending and supplementing the Law on waste management.
Law amending the Law on waste management.
Law amending the Law on waste management.
Implemented by
Regulation on the Information System for registration of waste management data.
Regulation on the management of waste vehicles.
Regulation on the management of waste from electrical and electronic products.
Regulation on the management of spent batteries and accumulators.
Regulation on waste tire management.
Regulation on waste oil management.
Decree on packaging and packaging waste management
Regulation on forms of reports on management of special waste categories.
Regulation on the treatment of devices and waste containing polychlorinated compounds.
Regulation on the method and procedure for managing waste from persistent organic pollutants.
Regulation on the method and procedure for managing titanium dioxide waste and environmental monitoring measures at the location.
Regulation on the management of waste containing asbestos.
Decree on the thermal treatment of waste.
Regulation on general and special documentation submitted with the application for a permit for the import, export and transit of waste.
Decree on waste lists and documents for cross-border movements of waste.
Regulation on the methodology for collecting waste data and their recording.
Regulation on the conditions and methods of collection, transport, storage and treatment of waste used as secondary raw materials or for energy production.
Regulation on the method of storage, packaging and marking of hazardous waste.
Regulation on the content, manner of keeping and layout of the register of issued waste management permits.
Decree on waste disposal in landfills.
Regulation on the form of the document on the movement of hazardous waste and instructions for its completion.
Regulation on the application form for the issuance of a permit for the storage, treatment and disposal of waste.
Regulation on categories, testing and classification of waste.