Regulation No. 36 of the Minister of the Environment validating the Procedure for Marking of Hazardous Waste

Procedure for Marking of Hazardous Waste Regulation No. 36 of 30 March 1999 of the Minister of the Environment This Regulation has been issued pursuant to subsection 26(5) of the Waste Act (RT I 1998, 57, 861; 88, rectification; 1999, 10, 155; 23, 353). 1. Holders of waste shall mark hazardous waste, with the exception of hazardous waste generated in households prior to their transfer to a waste management facility, immediately after their packaging in accordance with subsection 26(4) of the Waste Act. 2. Marking applied on packaging of hazardous waste shall be in Estonian, wearproof and resistant to external influences and conditions, and shall supply appropriate information on the quantity, composition and hazardous properties of the waste, on precautionary measures to be applied in managing the waste, and on the measures to be taken in the event of accidents. 3. The following information shall be supplied on packaging of hazardous waste: 1. waste code and waste type according to the List of Waste Types and Hazardous Waste Based on the European Waste Catalogue, approved by Regulation No. 263 of 24 November 1998 of the Government of Estonia (RT I 1998, 103, 1705); 2. specified name of waste, taking account, where necessary, of the place of generation and composition of the waste; 3. weight of waste; 4. name and address of generator of waste; 5. name and address of holder of waste (if different from generator); 6. hazardous properties of waste and the relevant codes (H-codes) in conformity with subsection 25(1) of the Waste Act; 7. hazard signs and markings visualising the hazards arising from the waste, in accordance with the provisions of clauses 6, 7 and 9 of this Regulation; 8. marking that characterises packaging in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Packaging Act (RT I 1995, 47, 739; 1997, 53, 836). 1. Marking shall be applied on one or more sides of packaging, either directly on the packaging or on a special label attached for this purpose, in such a manner that the lines of the marking are readable horizontally on packaging standing in its normal position. Marking shall be applied also on grouped packaging, in such case the number of packaging units contained in the grouped packaging shall be added to the marking. 2. If it is not possible to apply or attach marking directly to packaging due to the size or shape of packaging, separate marking tags or sheets may be appended on the packaging. 3. If hazardous waste have any of the hazardous properties listed in clauses 1) - 9), 12) or 15) of subsection 25(1) of the Waste Act (H1-H8, H10, H11, H14), the marking shall include, in addition to the information referred to in clause 3 of this Regulation, the names of chemicals (substances) causing the hazardous properties of the waste, the handling risk phrases (R-phrases) and handling safety phrases (S-phrases) in accordance with the Procedure for Identification, Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Chemicals approved by Regulation No. 64 of 11 December 1998 of the Minister of Social Affairs (RTL 1998, 372/373, 1610), and the relevant visual hazard signs. Hazard signs of substances shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Regulation No. 59 of 30 November 1998 of the Minister of Social Affairs “List of Dangerous Substances” (RTL 1999, 39, 508 and 509). 4. In case the composition of waste is not identified, the packaging shall be marked with “Hazardous waste, composition unknown” as the name of waste, hazard signs T (toxic) and F (flammable), and the combined phrase of handling risk R11-23/24/25 and combined phrase of handling safety (1 – 3/7/9 – 36/37/39). 5. If waste do not differ, in terms of their composition and properties, from the substance or preparation that constitutes the main part of the waste, and if the waste are stored in the original packaging of the chemical, the already existing marking that conforms to the regulations referred to in clause 6 of this Procedure can be left on the packaging, complementing it with the information required in clause 3 of this Procedure. 6. In transport of hazardous waste, packaging of hazardous waste (including transport packaging) shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of the Rules for Domestic Road Transport of Dangerous Consignments approved by Regulation No. 3 of 15 January 1996 of the Minister of Transport and Communications (RTL 1996, 43-45, 292; 139, 687; 1997, 90, 530), supplying the packaging with the danger sign provided for in Annex 2 to the above mentioned Rules. In case the packaging is used in waste transport only, marking referred to in clause 6 of this Procedure need not be applied to packaging. 7. Marking of packaging, including hazard signs and markings, applied on packaging prior to transfer of the waste to a waste management facility, shall be left on the packaging also after the effecting of transport connected with interim or permanent storage of hazardous waste in collection or storage facilities, transfer stations, etc., complementing the marking with the name and address of the new holder. When repackaging waste, the marking shall be transferred to the new packaging, updating, where necessary, the information concerning the weight or holder of waste. 8. Clauses 6 – 8 of this Procedure shall enter into force on 21 May 2000. Minister Heiki KRANICH Secretary General Rein RATAS