Order No. 1150 on the management of mining waste.

This Order sets rules on the management of extractive waste. Waste facilities handling extractive waste dumping into water bodies (inland and marine) shall be subject to pre-approval from national authorities and specific criteria must be met with regard to the classification and the planning management of waste. The purpose of these regulations aims to ensure that accidents are prevented and that the handling of waste is contained in order to exclude or limit damages to the environment. Chemicals and other minerals shall be classified according to the authorized quantity of hazardous substances contained in extractive waste and are listed in the enclosed Appendices. Waste processing facilities shall comply with authorized maximum concentrations of cyanide containing weak acidity when dumping tailings into water bodies as follows: 50 ppm from 7 January 2013, 25 ppm from 1 May 2013, and 10 ppm from 1 May 2018. Safety management procedures shall be applied to prevent accidents when handling waste and strategic planning of these procedures (including plans for closure of such waste facilities) shall be notified to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Order consists of 12 Chapters and 9 Appendices; Scope and purpose (1); Definitions (2); General on authorization of waste facilities (3); Details on waste facility approval (4); Operation of waste facilities (5); Shutdown (6); External contingency plan in the event of a major accident at the Category A waste facility (7); Records and national lists (8); Monitoring, reporting and recording (9); Enforcement (10); Penalties (11); Entry into force and transitional provisions (12).
Appendix 1 Contents.
Appendix 2 Classification of waste facilities in accordance to article 6, section 1, No. 1.
Appendix 3 Characterization of waste according to article 11, No. 3.
Appendix 4 - Additional information when applying for approval of a waste facility and subject to approval changes and extensions (article 4, section 2, No. 2).
Appendix 5 - Additional requirements and conditions for approval of a waste facility and subject to approval changes and extensions (article 6, section 3).
Appendix 6 - Elements for the calculation of collateral pledged measures (article 9, section 2).
Appendix 7 - Requirements for the content of the safety management system in accordance with article 12, section 2.
Appendix 8 - Authority's reporting of information and events to the Environmental Protection Agency (see articles 30-32).
Appendix 9 - Requirements for the content of notification (article 22, section 2).