Ordinance on Management of Waste from the Titanium Dioxide Industry

THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION 2351 Pursuant to Article 104 paragraph 1 indent 8 of the Waste Act (Official Gazette 178/04 and 111/06), the Minister of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, subject to the approval of the Minister of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship hereby issues the ORDINANCE ON MANAGEMENT OF WASTE FROM THE TITANIUM DIOXIDE INDUSTRY Article 1 This Ordinance establishes the methods and procedures for managing waste from the titanium dioxide industry. Article 2 (1) The holder of waste from the titanium dioxide industry means any legal and/or natural person craftsman manufacturing titanium dioxide and/or any person holding waste originating from the titanium dioxide manufacturing process. (2) Pollution by waste from the titanium dioxide industry (hereinafter: pollution) means the discharge by man, directly or indirectly, of waste or any residue from the titanium dioxide manufacturing process into the environment, the results of which are such as to cause hazards to human health, harm to the environment and to ecosystems, damage to cultural amenities or interference with other legitimate uses of the environment. (3) Waste from the titanium dioxide industry means any residue from the titanium dioxide manufacturing process of which the holder disposes and is obliged to manage in accordance with legislation in force or any residue resulting from the process of treatment of waste from the titanium dioxide industry, as defined in the waste catalogue in accordance with a special regulation. Article 3 (1) The holder of waste from the titanium dioxide industry shall ensure separate collection and temporary storage of each type of waste generated from the titanium dioxide manufacturing process. (2) The person referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may turn over the waste along with its appropriate accompanying form only to a person authorised in accordance with Article 4 paragraph 2 of this Ordinance. Article 4 (1) Methods and procedures for managing waste from the titanium dioxide industry include collection, sorting, transport, storage and treatment as well as its re-use and recovery and/or disposal in accordance with procedures prescribed by a special regulation. (2) Management of waste from the titanium dioxide industry and/or waste generated during treatment of waste from the titanium industry shall be performed only by a legal and/or natural person craftsman that has obtained an appropriate permit in accordance with the Waste Act. (3) The permit referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall not be issued for waste disposal procedures which are prescribed by special regulations, during which waste from the titanium dioxide industry comes into contact with the water environment. Article 5 This Ordinance shall enter into force on the eighth day after the day of it adoption in the Official Gazette. Class: 351-01/08-04/3 Reg. No: 531-08-3-08-1 Zagreb, 30 April 2008 Minister Marina Matulović Dropulić, m.p.