Law no. 211 of 15 November 2011 on the waste regime.

This Law establishes basic waste management terms and measures for the protection of environment and health of the population, by preventing or reducing the adverse effects caused by the generation and management of waste and by reducing the general effects of resource use and increasing the efficiency of their use.
This text is divided into 36 Chapters and a total of 68 articles. Titles of Chapters are as follows: 1. General provisions; 2. Scope; 3. Definitions; 4. Waste hierarchy; 5. By-products; 6. Termination of waste status; 7. List of wastes; 8. Extended manufacturer's liability; 9. Recovery of waste; 10. Reuse and recycling; 11. Elimination; 12. Protection of public health and environment; 13. Costs; 14. Responsibility for waste management; 15. Principles of autonomy and proximity; 16. Hazardous waste control; 17. Prohibition of mixing of hazardous waste; 18. Labelling of hazardous waste; 19. Hazardous waste from households; 20. Waste oils; 21. Biowaste; 22. Authorizations and registrations; 23. Derogations from the authorization obligation; 24. Conditions for derogations; 25. Registration; 26. Waste management plans; 27. Waste generation prevention programmes; 28. Evaluation/Monitoring and review of plans and programmes; 29. Public participation; 30. Cooperation; 31. Reports; 32. Record keeping; 33. Duties and responsibilities of the competent authorities of the central and local public administration; 34. Control; 35. Sanctions; and 36. Final provisions.
The meaning of specific terms used in this Law is provided in Annex 1. The following hierarchy shall apply as a matter of priority in the legislation and policy for the prevention of the generation and management of waste: a) prevention; b) preparation for reuse; c) recycling; d) other recovery operations, for example energy recovery; e) elimination. The application of this waste hierarchy aims to encourage actions that shall grant an efficient and effective generation and management of waste so as to reduce its negative effects on the environment. This Law transposes the terms of the Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives. The central public authority for environmental protection takes into account the general principles of environmental protection, precaution and sustainability, technical feasibility and economic viability, protection of resources, as well as the overall impact on the environment, population health, economy and society.