Law on waste.

The Law consists of 9 Sections composed of 45 articles dealing with the following matters: 1) general provisions (sect. 1, arts. 1-6); 2) the state regulation in the sphere of waste management (sect. 2, arts. 7-13); 3) classification of waste (sect. 3, arts. 14-17); 4) general requirements for waste management (sect. 4, arts. 18-31); 5) management of hazardous waste (sect. 5, arts. 32-34); 6) rate setting and registration (sect. 6, arts. 35-36); 7) economic mechanism of nature management and environmental protection in the process of waste management (sect. 7, arts. 37-39); 8) supervision and control in the sphere of waste management (sect. 8, arts. 40-43); 9) liability and compensation (sect. 9, arts. 44-45). The present Law determines the legal basis for waste management and is aimed at the prevention of hazardous impact of waste on environment and human health, ensures legal protection of the rights and legal interests of the persons involved in waste management, and also for the maximum application of recycling procedures. The basic principles of the state policy in the sphere of waste management shall be: 1) the priority of environmental protection; 2) scientifically substantiated combination of the ecological and the economic interests of society for the purpose of ensuring sustainable development; 3) introduction of ecofriendly processes; 4) complex recycling of waste (art. 8). Waste shall be generally classified as domestic waste and industrial waste (art. 14). The determination of waste disposal sites shall be carried out in conformity with the special geological, hydrological and other research in accordance with the national legislation (art. 19). Transboundary movement of waste to the Republic of Belarus for the purpose of storage and (or) sterilization thereof shall be prohibited. Transboundary movement of waste to the Republic of Belarus shall be authorized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection only for the purpose of the utilization thereof as raw materials or for recycling (art. 31). Disposal of hazardous waste shall be authorized only on special sites (art. 32).