تحديد أصول إدارة النفايات الخطرة

For the purpose of applying this Decree, in addition to the definitions mentioned in Article 1 of Law No. 80/2018, the terms below shall have the meaning given to each of them:

1 - The Convention:

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary of Hazardous wastes and their disposal that was authorized for ratification by the Law No. 387/1994.

2 - The Wastes:

They are substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed.

3 – Hazardous waste

They are the solid, semi-solid, or liquid wastes resulting from any activity and that contains residues or compounds from residues that lead to an actual hazard or a potential hazard to the environment due to their quantity or concentration or mixture or their physical, chemical, or biological characteristics. These include:

a - Wastes belonging to any category contained in Annex I of the Convention and defined in this Decree in Annex I (A);

b - Wastes belonging to any category contained in Annex II of the Convention and defined in this Decree in Annex II; and which have any of the characteristics contained in Annex III of the Convention,

c - Wastes listed in Annex VIII (List A) of the Convention and defined in this Decree in Annex I (B),

d - Wastes having any of the characteristics of Annex III of the Convention as defined in this Decree in Annex III;

e - A mixture of hazardous wastes belonging to any of the above categories with other substances or wastes even if non-hazardous;

4 - Non-hazardous waste

Wastes with non-hazardous characteristics that are not included in the list of hazardous wastes prepared according to the definition of hazardous wastes.

5 - Radioactive waste

Wastes that emit ionizing radiations regardless their nature.

6 - Hazardous and infectious waste from healthcare facilities

These are those that were defined in the Decree No. 13389/2004

7 - Environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes

Prevention operations, reduction of generation, sorting from source, collection, transport, storage, recovery, treatment and final disposal of hazardous wastes by taking all steps to ensure the management of hazardous wastes in a manner that protects the environment and public health from the negative impacts that can result of poor waste management

8 - Hazardous wastes sorting

Manual or mechanical processes aiming at egregating between the types and and the varieties of wastes according to their source of generation and to their characteristics in order to manage them in an environmentally sound manner.

9 - Hazardous wastes collection

Organized activities aiming at removing the wastes from their source of generation and transferring them to specified collection centers in order to manage them in a manner that suits the type, the variety and the characteristics of the waste.

10 - Hazardous wastes generator

Any natural or legal person, public or private, whose activity leads to the generation of hazardous wastes, and if such person is anonymous, so it is the person who owns or controls the waste.

11 - -Hazardous wastes carrier

Any natural or legal person, public or private, that transports hazardous wastes within the borders and is authorized to transport hazardous wastes.

12 - Hazardous wastes storage facility

The facility that is specified, designed and licensed to store the hazardous wastes.

13 - Final disposal of hazardous wastes

Any process specified in Clause (a) of Annex IV of the Convention defined in this Decree in Annex IV (A) that does not lead to the possibility of recovering, recycling, reclaiming or reusing resources in direct or alternative uses.

14 - Treatment of hazardous waste

It includes the biological, and/or physical and/or chemical treatment of hazardous wastes referred to as D2, D8 and D9 in Annex IV, Section A of the Convention and defined in this Decree in Annex IV (A), and from which results in compounds or mixtures being disposed of through any final disposal operation of hazardous waste

15 - Transboundary movement

Any movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes from an area under the national jurisdiction of one State to/or through an area under the national jurisdiction of another State, or/or through an area not under the jurisdiction of any State, provided that at least two States participate in the movement.

16 - Initial Environmental Examination

A preliminary study to capture potential environmental impact of a project in order to determine whether conducting an environmental impact assessment study is necessary for the project.

17 - Environmental Impact Assessment:

Assessment of the likely environmental consequences of a proposed project, and determination of necessary measures for mitigating negative environmental consequences and increasing positive impact on the environment and natural resources before approving or disapproving the project.

18 - Environmental Management Plan:

A group of impact mitigation measures, monitoring and control tools, and institutional procedures taken during building, operating, or decommissioning a project, with a view to eliminating or mitigating negative environmental effects to locally acceptable levels, if any, or to UN standards. The “environmental management plan” shall be deemed to be an integral part of the EIA report and the report of the Initial Environmental Examination.

19 - Environmental Licensing

The license issued by the Ministry of Environment in accordance with the provisions of this Decree authorizing the carrier of the hazardous wastes and/or the storage facility and/or the recovery facility and/or the treatment facility and/or the final disposal facility to carry out one or more of the mentioned works.

20 - Best available technologies

Means the most effective and advanced stage in the development and management of activities, demonstrating the practical appropriateness of certain techniques in providing the basis, in principle, to impose restrictions that aim at preventing the generation of hazardous wastes and their impact on the environment and the public health, and where it is impractical, generally reducing hazardous wastes generation and their impact on the environment and public health.

21 - Off-site

Means any location outside the boundaries of the lot or lots where generation, collection and/or storage and/or treatment and/or disposal takes place.

This Decree aims at specifying the fundamenttals of hazardous waste management in accordance to the Law No. 80 dated 10/10/2018 (Integrated Solid Waste Management) in particular its Artice 27 (Clause 2).

The fundamentals of hazardous waste management include a characterization and a classification of these wastes, as well as the establishment of an appropriate monitoring and controlling system to control the operations of generation, sorting, collection, transport, storage, recovery, treatment and final disposal of hazardous wastes, aiming at minimizing the negative impacts on the environment.

This Decree applies to each generator and/or carrier and/or storage facility and/or recovery facility and/or hazardous waste treatment and/or final disposal facility.

The types and varieties of non-hazardous wastes resulting either from industrial establishments, or from establishments deemed dangerous and harmful to public health and that cause disturbance, or from commercial activities, or from agricultural activities or from household activities shall be exempted from the provisions of this Decree. Radioactive waste and hazardous and infectious wastes resulting from healthcare facilities that have their own provisions to apply are also excluded from the provisions of this Decree.

The Minister of Environment shall determine the environmental basis for the establishment and operation of hazardous waste collection centers resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic activities, and issue specific instructions and directives regarding how to deal with such wastes by their generators, collectors, carriers, storers, processors and disposers.

Pursuant to Law No. 80 dated 10/10/2018 (Integrated Solid Waste Management), in particular its Article 25, the National List annexed to Law No. 64 dated 12/8/1988 concerning hazardous solid wastes and industrial shall be amended and replaced with the table annexed to this Decree; Annex V that is based on the international description inserted in the Convention.

The Minister of Environment shall issue a decision specifying the basis for conducting a national inventory of hazardous wastes from all sources of generation. These bases are to be amended whenever needed.

The Ministry of Environment shall prepare a national inventory of hazardous wastes from all its sources of generation, in cooperation with the relevant national authorities when needed.

The Ministry of Environment should update the national inventory of hazardous wastes every five years at the latest.

The Ministry of Environment shall establish, within a period of six months from the issuance of this Decree, an information .system and an electronic database for the management of information related to hazardous wastes, provided that the provisions of this system shall be determined by a decision issued by the Minister of Environment.

Every natural or legal person, public or private, should work on reducing the generation of hazardous wastes resulting from their activity by adopting an integrated environmental management, using less harmful raw materials such as environmentally friendly alternatives, and using the best available techniques.

Each hazardous waste generator must declare about his activity by filling out the waste data survey and classifying and characterizing the hazardous waste at the site of its generation according to the template set by the Ministry of Environment.

The procedures, fundamentals, templates and minutes of the submission of permits, the filling of the surveys, the maintenance of their records and the deadlines for the completion of administrative transactions shall be determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment.

The Ministry of Environment has the right to request from the hazardous waste generator to analyze the waste generated from his activity in the laboratory, if necessary. The sampling and analysis procedures shall be done by an accredited laboratory. The cost of sampling and analysis should be at the expense of the waste generator. The tests and indicators to be examined and the methods to be adopted in the measurement shall be specified in the request.

Each hazardous wastes generator must seggregate them within the lots or lots that are licensed to carry out a specific activity and then package the hazardous waste in appropriate and specific containers and in conformity with the international conditions recognized for that purpose

The generator is obliged to label the containers designed for the storage of hazardous waste according to the template set by the Ministry of Environment.

Each hazardous waste generator shall store the hazardous wastes packed according to the clause (1) above within the lot or lots that are licensed to carry out the activity for the purpose of transporting them to a licensed storage facility.

A hazardous waste generator shall not receive and store hazardous waste, generated from other activities or facilities, within his facility unless the generator has an environmental license for a storage facility.

Hazardous waste generator is allowed to transport hazardous wastes, provided taking into account the provisions stipulated in this Decree for a carrier of hazardous wastes and other relevant provisions in force.

The hazardous waste generator is allowed to establish and operate a specialized facility or facilities for storage and/or recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal of hazardous waste within the lot or lots licensed to perform a specific activity where hazardous wastes are generated, provided taking into account the provisions stipulated in this Decree regarding the facilities for storage, recovery, treatment and final disposal of hazardous wastes and other relevant provisions in force.

Each hazardous wastes generator is obliged to comply with the following rules and procedures before proceeding with the process of transporting them outside the lot or lots where they were generated:

Ensure that hazardous wastes are packaged in designated containers suitable for their packaging and in conformity with the international conditions recognized for that purpose.

Ensure that the containers designated for the packaging of hazardous waste are safe and labelled.

The shipment of hazardous wastes is not allowed to be transported outside the lot or lots without using the hazardous waste movement form according to the template set by the Ministry of Environment. This form shall be used for the shipment at all stages.

Any shipment of hazardous waste, which is not authorized by the Minstry of Environment, should not be delivered to a carrier or a storage facility or recovery facility or treatment facility or final disposal facility.

Any shipment of hazardous waste is not allowed to be transported outside the lot or lots without obtaining the prior written consent from the storage, recovery, treatment or final disposal facility. The relevant consent should be attached to the hazasrdous waste movement form at all stages.

The generator shall reclaim the hazardous wastes generated from his activity if they are not accepted upon delivery at the storage, recovery, treatment or final disposal facility for reasons that they don’t meet the technical conditions that must be met in accordance with the initial written consent, provided that the rejection by the facility is justified in writing.

The generator shall store the recovered hazardous wastes inside the licensed lot or lots for a specific period that doesn’t exceed 30 days from the date of reclamation. This activity should be done provided taking the appropriate technical measures to manage the hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner in accordance with applicable laws and regulations aiming to re-dispatching them to the storage, recovery, treatment or final disposal facility.

The generator shall officially inform the Ministry of Environment of the mentioned reclamation procedure within three days of its occurrence.

Regarding the archiving of documents, records and reports, the hazardous wastes generator shall:

Keep a copy of all forms of hazardous wastes movement carried out by the generator, and this for a period of five years.

Keep a copy of all the results of tests or analyzes of hazardous wastes and all reports, correspondences and related documents for a period of five years.

Submit a periodic report, every three months, to the Ministry of Environment stating the types and quantities of hazardous wastes transported outside the lot or lots where they were generated, the date of transfer, the name of the carrier, the storage facility and/or recovery, and/or treatment and/or final disposal. The reports should include all completed hazardous waste movement forms. The report should be prepared in accordance to the template set by the Ministry of Environment. Copies of these reports shall be kept for a period of five years from the date of submission.

The procedures, fundamentals and contents of the periodic reports to be submitted by the hazardous waste generator and the deadlines for reviewing the reports by the Ministry of Environment and expressing its opinion thereon are determined through decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment.

No natural or legal person, public or private, is allowed to transport hazardous wastes without obtaining an environmental license in accordance with the template set forth in Annex VI of this Decree.

Each hazardous waste carrier is obliged to apply for an environmental license according to the template set by the Ministry of Environment.

The application shall be accompanied by a technical report indicating at least the following:

Types of the hazardous wastes to be transported,

Types and specifications of the vehicles designated for transporting hazardous wastes and their parking facilities,

Service areas and expected transport routes,

Detailed technical elaboration about the transport process including the necessary precautionary and preventive measures, the emergency plan and the training program necessary to prevent the leakage of hazardous wastes during transportation, and how to face unexpected circumstances and accidents that may occur to ensure the protection of the environment,

A copy of an insurance policy valid during the entire period of the environmental license.

The technical report shall be prepared by a specialized office accredited by the Ministry of Environment in accordance with the instructions issued by the Minister through a decision specifying the template, the content of the technical report, the fundamentals and administrative deadlines for review and providing opinion on it.

The environmental license of the hazardous waste carrier shall be granted for a period of two years, renewable by a decision issued by the Minister of Environment.

In case an amendment occurred on the transport operations that caused to change the conditions based on which the license has been granted, the owner of the environmental license shall notify the Ministry of Environment of the amendments within a period of one month from the date of their occurrence. Based on this, the Ministry has to conduct an inspection and notify the carrier, in writing, about the results of the inspection within a period of a month and about the effect of these amendments on the validity of the environmental license.

The owner of the environmental license or his legal representative shall apply for renewal of the license to the Ministry of Environment three months before the expiry date.

The application for renewal shall be accompanied by a technical report indicating the following:

A copy of the environmental license subject to renewal

All points mentioned in article 19 of this Decree

Amendments that occured or will be occuring on the transport activity

A summary of all the periodic reports on the various transport works carried out by him during the environmental licensing phase subject to renewal

Copies of the forms related to the completed movement of hazardous wastes conducted during the environmental licensing phase subject to renewal

A copy of the insurance policy valid during the entire period of the environmental license

The required license shall not be renewed unless the carrier complies with the provisions of Article (22) below of this Decree.

The hazardous waste carrier shall be committed to the environmental conditions specified in the environmental license and to the following:

Commitment to the content and components of the technical report mentioned in Article (19) of this Decree,

Not to transport any hazardous wastes that are not accompanied by the hazardous waste movement form set by the Ministry of Environment provided that the form accompanies the shipment during all its stages,

Not to transport hazardous wastes that are not packed in the manner stipulated in Article (14), clause (1) of this Decree,

Not to store hazardous wastes at the carrier’s unless he owns an environmentally licensed storage facility from the Ministry of Environment,

Ensure not to deliver the shipment of hazardous wastes to any storage or recovery or treatment or final disposal facility that is not authorized from the Ministry of Environment;

Ensure that the shipment is in conformity with the data documented on the hazardous waste movement form prior to the commencement of the transport;

Assume responsibility for any damage or change to the status of hazardous wastes during transportation and find appropriate ways to manage them in an environmentally sound manner in accordance with the environmental conditions specified in his environmental license and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;

Officially inform the Ministry of Environment of any incident that has occured or that may have a negative impact on the environment during the transport of hazardous wastes within three days of occurance;

Immediately return the hazardous wastes to the waste generator if they are not accepted upon delivery by the facilities of storage, recovery, treatment or final disposal;

Submit all transport forms to the Ministry of Environment upon request, provided that the Ministry of Environment specifies in its request the deadline for submission of such documents;

Provide the Ministry of Environment with periodic reports, every three months, on the various transportation works carried out by him. The periodic reports are to include copies of all completed movement forms and documents related to incidents in case they occurred. Copies of these reports should be kept for a period of 5 years from the date of submission.

The Ministry of Environment has the right to impose new environmental conditions when necessary and request documents proving the implementation of these new conditions.

The procedures, the fundamentals, the templates and the minutes for submitting applications to obtain an environmental license for the hazardous wastes carrier are to be determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment. Requests for renewal, instructions for filling them, keeping records of requests and deadlines for completing administrative transactions are also determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment.

The Ministry of Environment reserves the right to audit whether the hazardous waste carrier complies with the environmental licensing requirements. In case, the hazardous waste carrier is found to have violated the conditions of the environmental license and the conditions mentioned in Article (22) of this Decree, he should be sanctioned according to the procedures mentioned in Section VI of Law No. 444/2002.

It is not allowed for any natural or legal person, public or private, to store hazardous wastes without obtaining an environmental license in accordance with the form included in the Annex VII of this Decree.

Hazardous waste storage facilities shall apply for an environmental license for the hazardous waste storage facility according to the template set by the Ministry of Environment.

The following are to be attached to the application: The written consent of the Ministry of Environment on the “Environmental Impact Assessment” report or the “Initial Environmental Examination” report or the “Environmental Audit” report (as per the provisions of the Decree No. 8633 dated 7/8/2012 and the Decree No. 8471 dated 4/7/2012). A copy of an insurance policy valid during the entire period of the environmental license

The Ministry of Environment shall inspect the storage facility to ensure that the place is suitable and that the technical conditions are appropriate for this process in accordance with the content of the approved Environmental Impact Assessment, Initial Environmental Examination or Environmental Audit.

The environmental license of the hazardous waste storage facility shall be granted for a period of five years, renewable by a decision of the Minister of Environment. This is done in accordance to the legal and regulatory provisions pertaining to industrial establishmentys and establishments deemed dangerous and harmful to public health and that cause disturbance (classified establishments).

In case the facility wishes to amend the design of its storage in a way that affects the operating conditions of the facility, on the basis of which the environmental license has been granted, the owner of this license shall inform the Ministry of Environment about the amendments before making them. The ministry, then, conducts an inspection, accordingly it has to inform the owner, in writing, its consent or to introduce amendments to the license or to cancel it.

The owner of the environmental license or his legal representative shall apply for renewal of the license three months before its expiry date.

The following shall be attached to the renewal application:

The written consent of the Ministry of Environment on the “Environmental Audit” report (according to the provisions of the Decree No. 8471 dated 4/7/2012)

A copy of the environmental license subject of renewal

Information and documents showing any modifications or changes in the operation of the facility

A copy of an insurance policy valid during the entire period of the environmental license.

The required license shall not be renewed unless the storage facility complies with the provisions of Article (29) of this Decree.

The hazardous wastes storage facility shall comply with the Environmental Management Plan and the environmental conditions specified in the environmental license and with the following:

Not to receive any hazardous wastes from a carrier who doesn’t have an environmental license as a carrier of hazardous wastes;

Not to accept to store any hazardous waste not accompanied by the hazardous waste movement form;

When requesting to transport any hazardous waste shipment, ensure that the hazardous waste movement form is completed and ensure that this form accompanies the shipment at all stages;

Not to accept to receive the hazardous wastes unless they are packaged in the manner stipulated in Article (14), Clause (1) of this Decree;

Ensure that the shipment of hazardous waste is not delivered or sent to any carrier or to any final recovery, treatment or disposal facility that are not licensed by the Ministry of Environment;

The conformity with the data documented on the hazardous wastes movement form prior to the commencement of storage;

Assume responsibility for any damage or change to the status of the hazardous wastes during the storage process and find appropriate ways to manage them in an environmentally sound manner in accordance with the environmental conditions specified in his environmental license and in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations;

Immediately return the hazardous wastes to their generator and at his expense if they are not accepted upon delivery due to their non-compliance;

Notify the Ministry of Environment, within 3 days of occurence, about any incident that has resulted in or may have a negative impact on the environment due to the poor storage of hazardous wastes;

Provide the Ministry of Environment with periodic reports, every three months, on the various storage activities carried out by the facility. The report should include the types and quantities of hazardous wastes, storage periods and incidents in the case they occured, the procedures and results of the monitoring process and copies of all completed hazardous waste movement forms. The reports are to be kept for a period of five years from the date of submission.

The Ministry of Environment has the right to impose new environmental conditions when necessary and request documents proving the implementation of these new conditions.

The procedures, the fundamentals, the templates and the minutes for submitting applications to obtain an environmental license for the hazardous wastes storage facility are to be determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment. Requests for renewal, instructions for filling them, keeping records of requests and deadlines for completing administrative transactions are also determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment.

The Ministry of Environment reserves the right to audit whether the hazardous waste storage facility complies with the environmental licensing requirements. In case, the facility is found to have violated the conditions of the environmental license and the conditions mentioned in Article (29) of this Decree, it should be sanctioned according to the procedures mentioned in Section VI of Law No. 444/2002.

It is not allowed for any natural or legal person, public or private, to establish and operate a facility for the recovery and/or treatment of hazardous wastes and/ or their final disposal without obtaining an environmental license in accordance with the template included in Annex VII of this Decree.

Hazardous waste recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal facilities shall apply for an environmental license for the hazardous waste recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal facility according to the template set by the Ministry of Environment.

The following are to be attached to the application:

The written consent of the Ministry of Environment on the “Environmental Impact Assessment” report (as per the provisions of the Decree No. 8633 dated 7/8/2012)

A copy of an insurance policy valid during the entire period of the environmental license

The Ministry of Environment shall inspect the Hazardous waste recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal facilities to ensure that the place is suitable and that the technical conditions are appropriate for this process in accordance with the content of the approved Environmental Impact Assessment.

The environmental license of the facility shall be granted for a period of five years, renewable by a decision of the Minister of Environment. This is done in accordance to the legal and regulatory provisions pertaining to industrial and classified establishments.

In case the facility wishes to modify the design of its facilities of recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal in a way that affects its operating conditions, on the basis of which the environmental license has been granted, the owner of this license shall inform the Ministry of Environment about the amendments before making them. The ministry, then, conducts an inspection, accordingly it has to inform the owner, in writing, its consent or to introduce amendments to the license or to cancel it.

The owner of the environmental license or his legal representative shall apply for renewal of the license three months before its expiry date.

The following shall be attached to the renewal application:

The written consent of the Minstry of Environment on the “Environmental Audit” report (according to the provision of the Decree No. 8471 dated 4/7/2012)

A copy of the environmental license subject of renewal

Information and documents showing any modifications or changes in the operation of the facility

A copy of an insurance policy valid during the entire period of the environmental license.

The required license shall not be renewed unless the recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal facility complies with the provisions of Article (36) of this Decree.

The hazardous wastes recovery facility, and/or treatment, and/or final disposal facility shall comply with the Environmental Management Plan and the environmental conditions specified in the environmental license and with the following:

Not to receive any hazardous wastes from a carrier who doesn’t have an environmental license as a carrier of hazardous wastes;

Not to accept any hazardous waste not accompanied by the hazardous waste movement form;

When receiving any hazardous waste shipment, ensure that the hazardous waste movement form is completed and ensure that this form accompanies the shipment at all stages;

Not to receive the hazardous wastes unless they are packaged in the manner stipulated in Article (14), Clause (1) of this Decree;

The conformity with the data documented on the hazardous wastes movement form before receiving it;

Immediately return the hazardous wastes to their sourec (the generator or storage facility) and at the expense of the owner if they are not accepted upon delivery due to their non-compliance;

Notify the Ministry of Environment, within three days of occurence, about any incident that has resulted in or may have a negative impact on the environment due to the poor recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal of hazardous wastes;

Provide the Ministry of Environment with periodic reports, every three months, on the various activities regarding the recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal carried out by the facility. The report should include the types and quantities of hazardous wastes, and incidents in the case they occured, the procedures and results of the monitoring process and copies of all completed hazardous waste movement forms. The reports are to be kept for a period of five years from the date of submission.

The Ministry of Environment has the right to impose new environmental conditions when necessary and request documents proving the implementation of these new conditions.

The procedures, the fundamentals, the templates and the minutes for submitting applications to obtain an environmental license are to be determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment. Requests for renewal, instructions for filling them, keeping records of requests and deadlines for completing administrative transactions are also determined by decisions and circulars issued by the Minister of Environment.

The Ministry of Environment reserves the right to audit whether the hazardous waste recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal facility complies with the environmental licensing requirements. In case, the facility is found to have violated the conditions of the environmental license and the conditions mentioned in Article (36) of this Decree, it should be sanctioned according to the procedures mentioned in Section VI of Law No. 444/2002.

It is not allowed to waiver to others any of the following environmental licenses:

Environmental license as a carrier of hazardous wastes

Environmental license as a hazardous wastes storage facility

Environmental license as a facilility of hazardous wastes recovery and/or treatment and/or final disposal.

Holders of environmental licenses referred to in Article 39 above shall:

Provide a financial guarantee to the Ministry of Environment, to be determined by a decision issued by the Minister of Environment according to its type, form and value.

If the holder of the environmental license does not fulfill the obligations, conditions and activities imposed on him during or at the expiry of his environmental license, the Ministry of Environment shall execute them at his own expense, out of the value of the guarantee subject of this article.

The provisions of Law No. 64 dated 12/8/1988 (Preservation of the Environment against Pollution from Harmful Wastes and Hazardous Substances), Law No. 444 dated 29/7/2002 (Environmental Protection), and Law No. 80 dated 10/10/2018 (Integrated Solid Waste Management) and the Penal Code.

All texts that are contrary to the provisions of this Decree or which are not familiar to its contents shall be repealed.

This Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force from the date of its publication.