Decree No. 273 of the Ministry of Environment on authorisation, on the issue of expert opinions in matters of waste, on designation of persons authorised to issue expert opinions and on examination of professional qualification of such persons.

This Decree shall regulate cases where an expert opinion on the impact of the operation or an installation on the environment is or may be a part of an application to issue a decision or an opinion of a state administration body in waste management and to grant authorisation. The afore-mentioned cases are specified in the Annex 4 and include the following issues: 1) granting consent for operation of a facility for waste disposal; 2) granting consent for operation of an facility for waste recovery for the category of hazardous wastes; 3) granting permit of the Ministry for import of hazardous waste to the territory of the Slovak Republic; 4) give decision of the regional office on waste classification in case where the waste holder cannot clearly classify waste.