Regulation No. 323 establishing requirements for incineration of waste and operation of waste incineration plants.

This Regulation prescribes the requirements for the incineration of waste (also hazardous waste), as well as for the operation of waste incineration plants. This Regulation shall apply to: 1) stationary or mobile technical facilities or equipment intended for thermal treatment (also incineration) of waste by oxidation of such waste, as well as to other types of thermal treatment of waste (including pyrolysis, gasification, plasma processes) if the substances resulting from the treatment are incinerated (hereinafter waste incineration plant); 2) stationary or mobile technical facilities intended for the production of energy or materials of a specific type and where waste is used as regular or additional fuel and in which waste is thermally treated for the purpose of disposal (hereinafter co-incineration plant); 3) territories of waste incineration and co-incineration plants (hereinafter plant) (including all incineration lines, places of waste reception, storage and pre-treatment, incineration plant waste, fuel and air supply equipment, boilers, exhaust gas treatment facilities and waste water storage and treatment equipment), equipment and systems for the control of incineration operations and for the monitoring and recording of incineration conditions. The Regulation consists of 10 Sections composed of 73 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-8) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 9-12) regards delivery and reception of waste. Section 3 (arts. 13-23) regards operation of a plant. Section 4 (arts. 24-30) establishes air emission limit values. Section 5 (arts. 31-37) regards waste water resulting from cleaning of exhaust gases. Section 6 (arts. 38-41) regards management of residues. Section 7 (arts. 42-62) deals with control and monitoring of the operation of a plant. Section 8 (arts. 63-67) regards atypical conditions for operation of a plant. Section 9 (arts. 68-69) deals with informing the public. Section 10 (arts. 70-73) lays down final provisions.