Law No. 57 on tailing dumps and uplands.

Tailing dumps shall be destined for storage and burial of radioactive, toxic and other waste of mining industry. Uplands shall be considered mass of refuse stone and off grade minerals extracted from the subsoil in the process of mining. The purpose of the present Law shall be the preservation of environment in the process of management of tailing dumps and uplands. The scope of the aforesaid activity shall be to prevent negative impact of tailing dumps and uplands on the population and environment. The Act consists of seven Sections divided into 25 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) safe management of tailing dumps and uplands; (3) registration; (4) inspection; (5) financing; (6) rights, duties and liability; and (7) conclusive provisions. The principles of the state policy as regards management of tailing dumps and uplands shall be: (a) environmental protection against hazardous impact; (b) liability for the infringement of the present Law; (c) compensation for the environmental damage; and (d) public participation. Mining waste shall be classified as follows: (a) unrecyclable radioactive waste; (b) off grade minerals containing radionuclides exceeding established limits; and (c) hazardous toxic substances.