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Cabinet Regulation No. 485 of 2011 on Procedures for the Management of Certain Types of Hazardous Waste

Country
Latvia
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The Regulation prescribes the procedures, by which waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls, waste oil products, waste batteries and accumulators and waste from the titanium dioxide industry must be managed; the requirements to be set for the collection, treatment and recycling of battery and accumulator waste; and the volumes and time limits for collection and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators, and also the procedures for providing a report on the performance of such activities.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/lat172854.pdf
Web site
http://www.vvc.gov.lv
Date of consolidation/reprint
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Implements
Waste Management Law (2010)
Council Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT).
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.
Council Directive 78/176/EEC on waste from the titanium dioxide industry
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial and livestock rearing emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control).
Council Directive 2011/97/EU amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste.