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Waste Act (2004).

Country
Estonia
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Act provides the organisation of waste management, requirements for preventing waste generation and the health and environmental hazards arising from waste, including measures for improving the efficiency of the use of natural resources and reducing the adverse impacts of such use, and liability for violation of the established requirements. This Act regulates handling of packaging waste insofar as this is not regulated by the Packaging Act. The Act further provides for waste management planning; special conditions for handling hazardous waste; waste handling organised by local governments; waste permits; hazardous waste management licence; special conditions for collection of waste metal; transboundary movement of waste; maintenance of records and reporting; state supervision; and liability.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/est67794.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/est67794eng.pdf
Web site
http://www.riigiteataja.ee
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
Consolidated version, as last amended by the Act published in the State Gazette I, no. 3 of 17 March 2023.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
RT I 2004, 9, 52
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
J tmeseadus (2004).
Implements
Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.
Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC.
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide.
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.
Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation).
Regulation (EC) No. 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals.
Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC.
Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.
Implemented by
Repeals
Waste Act (1998).