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Belarus

Legislation of the Republic of Belarus on waste management, including POPs, ODSs, and extended producer responsibility

  • Law of the Republic of Belarus on Waste Management
  • Law of the Republic of Belarus on Protection of the Ozone Layer
  • Law of the Republic of Belarus on the State Environmental Impact Assessment, Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 594 dated 26.12.2003, the country joined the Convention)
  • Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 541 dated 16.09.1999, the country joined the Convention)
  • Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer dated 16.09.1987
  • Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 30 dated 21.04.2015 on Non-Tariff Measures
  • Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 16 dated 17.01.2020 on Enhancement of Goods and Package Waste Management
  • Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 205 dated 17.03.2016 on Approving the State Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for 2016–2020
  • Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 388 dated 30.06.2020 on Execution of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 16 dated 17.01.2020
  • Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 818 dated 28.11.2019 on Waste Management
  • Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 583 dated 05.05.2009 on Approving the Procedure for Issuing Non-Use Certificates for Ozone-Depleting Substances in Products
  • Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 441 dated 29.07.2020 on Amending the Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 960 dated 31.12.2019
  • Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 62 dated 24.06.2008 on Approving Management Requirements to PCB-Containing Equipment and Wastes
  • Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 503 dated 20.06.2013 and Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 396-ОД dated 22.11.2013 covering certain considerations on maintaining the national POP database; Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 88-ОД dated 02.03.2011 covering certain considerations on maintaining digital POP database
  • Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 42 dated 08.12.2014 on Certain Implementation Actions Related to the Law of the Republic of Belarus on Protection of the Ozone Layer
  • Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 122 dated 19.12.2008 on Approving the Guidance for Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances
  • Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 45 dated 22.10.2010 on Approving the Specifications for Development and Approval of the Guidance for Industrial Waste Management
  • Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 17 dated 29.02.2008 on Approving the Guidance for Industrial Waste Inventory
  • Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 10-T dated 21.12.2018 on Ministerial Reporting of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, provisions establishing a reporting form for management of ozone-depleting substances
  • Decision of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus No. 208 dated 19.09.2013 on Approving the State Statistic Form 1-отходы (1-otkhody) to Report on Industrial Waste Management and Instructions Thereto
  • EcoNiP 17.01.06-001-2017, Ecological standards and rules. Environment protection and use of natural resources. Environmental safety requirements
  • TKP 17.11-09-2014 (02120), Technical Code of Common Practice. Wastes. Management of unwanted pesticides
  • TKP 17.12-04-2012 (02120), Technical Code of Common Practice. Territories. Approach to recovery of territories contaminated by persistent organic pollutants
  • TKP 17.11-06-2012 (02120), Technical Code of Common Practice. Inventory rules for persistent organic pollutants added by amendments to the Stockholm Convention
  • TKP 17.13-06-2012 (02120), Technical Code of Common Practice. Analytical control and monitoring. Monitoring specifications for persistent organic pollutants in natural environment components

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