Waste Management
Regulation on the Control of Packaging Waste
What is the purpose of the Packaging Waste Control Regulation? The Packaging Waste Control Regulation was published in the Official Gazette dated 26 June 2021, No. 31523, and repealed the regulation of 27 December 2017, No. 30283 (Article 28). It sets out the strategies and procedures for producing packaging that meets environmental criteria, preventing packaging […]
Regulation on the Control of Waste Batteries and Accumulators
The Regulation on the Control of Waste Batteries and Accumulators was published in the Official Gazette No. 25569 on 31 August 2004. It entered into force on 1 January 2005 (Article 9(l) on 1 January 2007), and its current text includes amendments made in 2005, 2010, 2013 and 2014; the latest amendment in the text […]
Regulation on the Control of Waste Vegetable Oils
The Regulation on the Control of Waste Vegetable Oils was published in the Official Gazette No. 29378 on 6 June 2015. It entered into force on the date of publication (the fourth paragraph of Article 16 one year later) and repealed the earlier regulation of 19 April 2005 (Articles 22-23). No later amendment appears in […]
Regulation on the Incineration of Waste
The Regulation on the Incineration of Waste was published in the Official Gazette No. 27721 on 6 October 2010 and entered into force on the date of publication (Article 19). The amendment reflected in the official consolidated text was published in the Official Gazette No. 30031 of 7 April 2017. Its purpose is to prevent […]
Regulation on the Landfilling of Waste
The Regulation on the Landfilling of Waste was published in the Official Gazette No. 27533 on 26 March 2010 and entered into force on 1 April 2010 (Article 34). The current text includes four amendments: 11 March 2015 (No. 29292), 26 December 2019 (No. 30990), 19 March 2021 (No. 31428) and 24 June 2022 (No. […]
Regulation on the Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel
The Regulation on Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management was issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority and published in the Official Gazette No. 32362 on 7 November 2023; it entered into force on the date of publication (Article 31). It is based on Nuclear Regulatory Law No. 7381 (Article 3) and repealed three earlier regulations […]
Regulation on the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
The Regulation on the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment was published in the Official Gazette No. 32055 on 26 December 2022 and entered into force on 1 February 2023 (Article 31). Administered by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, it repealed the 2012 regulation (Article 30) and was drafted taking Directive […]
Communiqué on Refuse-Derived Fuel, Additional Fuel, and Alternative Raw Materials
The Communiqué on Refuse-Derived Fuel, Additional Fuel and Alternative Raw Materials was published in the Official Gazette No. 29036 on 20 June 2014 and entered into force on the date of publication (Article 25). The current text includes two amendments, published on 23 December 2014 (No. 29214) and 13 April 2017 (No. 30037). It regulates […]
Communiqué on the Road Transportation of Waste
The Communiqué on the Road Transport of Waste was published in the Official Gazette No. 29301 on 20 March 2015 and entered into force on the date of publication (Article 20). It repealed the 2013 communiqué (Article 19). The current text includes two amendments, published on 8 July 2019 (No. 30825, repeated issue) and 1 […]
Procedures and Principles on the Pricing of Plastic Bags
The “Procedures and Principles on the Pricing of Plastic Bags” are a Ministry instrument prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change and not published in the Official Gazette; they are published on the Ministry’s website. They rest on Articles 3, 18, 20, 26 and Additional Articles 11 and 13 of Environmental Law […]
Regulation on General Principles for Waste Pre-Treatment and Recovery Facilities
The Regulation on General Principles for Waste Pre-Treatment and Recovery Facilities was published in the Official Gazette No. 31623 on 9 October 2021 and entered into force on the date of publication (Article 15). It has since been amended three times, in the Official Gazettes of 27 January 2022 (No. 31732), 1 September 2022 (No. […]
Regulation on the Control of End-of-Life Tyres
The Regulation on the Control of End-of-Life Tyres was published in the Official Gazette No. 26357 on 25 November 2006 and entered into force on 1 January 2007 (Article 27). It has been amended four times: on 30 March 2010 (No. 27537), 10 November 2013 (No. 28817), 11 March 2015 (No. 29292) and, most recently, […]