Armenian regulations on MWM/HHWM
1. The RA Administrative Offences Code
Հղում՝ ՀՍՍՀԳՍՏ 1985/23, 06 դեկտեմբերի, 1985թ.The law defines the following.
- violating the rules of garbage collection and sanitation,
- dumping consumer waste in unspecified places,
- violation of land conservation rules,
- contaminating forests with household waste and waste,
- burning of production and consumption waste in the natural environment, in settlements,
- violation of the procedure for transportation and disposal of hazardous and other waste, etc.
2. The RA Law on Sanitary-epidemic safety
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-43, 12 դեկտեմբերի, 1992թ.Enterprises, institutions, organizations, citizens must follow the sanitary rules during the collection, processing, disposal, disinfection and burial of industrial and household waste.
3. The RA Law on Licensing
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-193, 30 մայիսի, 2001թ.The law defines the use of hazardous waste as an activity subject to licensing
4. The RA Law on Local Governance
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-337, 07 մայիսի, 2002թ.Authority of the head of the community in the field of environmental protection, which includes the following.
- ensures the protection of lands from soil erosion, flooding, swamping, contamination with chemical, radioactive substances, industrial and household waste.
5. The RA Criminal Code
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-528-Ն, 18 ապրիլի, 2003թ.The law defines the violation of safety rules for handling hazardous chemical and biological substances and waste.
6. The RA Law on Waste
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-159-Ն, 24 նոյեմբերի, 2004թ.- Competencies of state management and local self-government bodies in the field of waste management,
State standardization, registration, passporting, statistical reporting and standardization in the field of waste management
- Rights and responsibilities of entities in the field of waste management
- Ensuring economic promotion of waste utilization and waste reduction measures
7. The RA Law on Environmental Monitoring
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-82-Ն, 28 մայիսի, 2005թ.The law defines the main directions of environmental control, which includes.
- observance of restrictions and requirements for the storage or burning of industrial and domestic waste and waste that is a source of air pollution with dust, harmful gases and foul-smelling substances in settlements,
- fulfillment of requirements for waste disposal sites that have an indirect harmful effect on water resources,
-observance of restrictions preventing the pollution of forests by industrial and domestic waste water, industrial emissions, chemicals and waste
- hazardous materials and waste of production and consumption, etc.
8. The RA Law on Rates of Environmental Charges
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-245-Ն, 01 հունվարի, 2007թ.The law defines the following.
- Fee rates for the installation of production and consumption waste in the environment
- The procedure for calculating the fee for the installation of production and consumption waste in the environment
9. The RA Law on Local Governance in the City of Yerevan
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-5-Ն, 26 դեկտեմբերի, 2008թ.- The competencies of the mayor in the field of garbage collection are defined (organizes garbage collection, cleaning of streets, squares, parks, gardens, other public places, landscaping, landscaping, other authorities provided by the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On garbage collection and sanitation").
10. The RA Law on Waste Disposal and Sanitary Cleaning
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-237-Ն, 23 հունիսի, 2011թ.The law defines the following.
- The main goals of garbage collection and sanitation and principles of process organization
- Authority of the Government of the Republic of Armenia in the field of garbage collection and sanitation
- Powers of the authorized body of state management in the field of garbage collection and sanitation
- Garbage fee rate
11. The RA Law on Environmental Impact Assessment
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-110-Ն, 21 հունիսի, 2014թ.The law defines environmental objects and characteristics considered in the process of environmental impact assessment and expertise, in particular waste composition, degree of danger, volume, use, processing, transportation, neutralization, storage, burial, storage, maintenance.
12. The RA Taxation Code
Հղում՝ ՀՕ-165-Ն, 01 հունիսի, 2018թ.The environmental tax is a tax paid to the state budget in order to generate funds necessary for the implementation of environmental measures.
Objects of taxation with environmental tax are also considered wastes of soil use, production and (or) consumption, in particular placing them in specially allocated places, keeping them in specially allocated places.
Government Decisions
1. The Decision of the RA Government on the Trade Procedure of Scrap of Black and Non-ferrous Metals, as well as Products Made of Black and Non-ferrous Metal (for Domestic Use)
Հղում՝ 309, 24 սեպտեմբերի, 1996թ.The law represents the decisions of the Government of the Republic of Armenia in order to regulate the activities of enterprises, individual entrepreneurs and citizens engaged in the trade of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap and waste, items made of ferrous and non-ferrous metals (for domestic use) in the Republic of Armenia.
2. The Decision of the RA Government on Confirmation of the Licensing Procedure for Hazardous Waste Management Activities in RA
Հղում՝ 121-Ն, 30 հունվարի, 2003թ.The law defines the following.
- the conditions of licensing of hazardous waste utilization activities in the Republic of Armenia are defined and the relations are regulated.
- it applies to hazardous waste, with the exception of nuclear and radioactive waste, whose transportation, use, storage, processing and burial activities are licensed in a separate licensing procedure.
- Without a license for the use of hazardous waste in the Republic of Armenia issued in this law, carrying out this activity causes the liability provided by the laws.
3. The Decision of the RA Government on the Recognition of the Authorized Body in the Area of Waste Management
Հղում՝ 599-Ն, 19 մայիսի, 2005թ.The law defines the following.
- To recognize the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia as an authorized in the field of waste management.
4. The Decision of the RA Government on Confirmation of the Conduct of the Projects of Waste Formation Standards and their Installation Thresholds
Հղում՝ 2291-Ն, 9 դեկտեմբերի, 2005թ.This law regulates the process of approval of projects of waste formation standards of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs involved in waste management and their Installation thresholds.
5. The Decision of the RA Government on the Establishment of the Conduct of Waste Certification
Հղում՝ 47-Ն, 19 հունվարի, 2006թ.This law regulates relations of the preparation, agreement and approval of the hazardous waste Certification by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.
6. The Decision of the RA Government on Establishment of Conduct of Waste Formation, Recycling, and Utilization Objects Registry
Հղում՝ 500-Ն, 20 ապրիլի, 2006թ.This law regulates relations of the management of the waste formation register, recycling and utilization facilities. The main purpose of maintaining the register is to collect, analyze, process and store information about waste formation, processing and utilization facilities.
7. The Decision of the RA Government on Establishment of Waste State Registration Procedure
Հղում՝ 1739-Ն, 7 դեկտեմբերի, 2006թ.The main purpose of the state registration of waste is the creation of an information bank on the volume of waste formation, which is necessary for the creation and management of the state cadaster of waste.
8. The Decision of the RA Government on Establishment of Registry Conduct of Waste Disposal Sites
Հղում՝ 1180-Ն, 13 հուլիսի, 2006թ.The main purpose of keeping a register is to record and describe waste disposal sites (both operational and closed or conserved).
9. The Decision of the RA Government on Establishment of Conduct of Waste Registration, Formation, Disposal (Destruction, Neutralization, Installation) and Utilization
Հղում՝ 1343-Ն, 14 սեպտեմբերի, 2006թ.Waste registration is a system of continuous documentary reflection of quantitative and qualitative indicators of waste, as well as information about their use. The waste registration procedure applies to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs involved in the field of waste management , which are obliged to carry out the initial registration of waste generated, used, removed, destroyed, neutralized, installed, as well as initial accounting of waste transferred to or received from other persons.
10. The Decision of the RA Government on Confirmation of Technical Regulations of Packaging Waste
Հղում՝ 1544-Ն, 28 սեպտեմբերի, 2006թ.The purpose of this technical regulation is to manage measures taken in the field of packaging waste, to prevent or reduce their adverse impact on human health, habitats, and the environment. In order to ensure the fulfillment of that goal, this technical regulation defines the measures aimed at preventing the formation of packaging waste, the possibility of reuse and recirculation of waste, the use of multi-circular packaging, the use of new methods of waste processing, and the reduction of the volume of final use of waste.
11. The Decision of the RA Government on the Establishment of Conduct of State Cadastre of Waste
Հղում՝ 144-Ն, 18 հունվարի, 2007թ.The management of the state cadastre of waste is carried out in order to ensure the state regulation of the field of environmentally safe use of waste and is the basis for the implementation of state control of the fulfillment of the requirements of environmental legislation, the development of normative legal acts aimed at improving the waste management system, as well as the use of the best available technologies for their processing by waste generators in order to reduce the volumes of waste formation and reduce their danger and extract useful components from waste.
12. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of Terms of Safe Use of Construction and Demolition Waste
Հղում՝ N30, 23 հուլիսի, 2009թ.The terms of use of construction waste are applicable to the collection, transportation, placement, temporary storage, processing, disposal and use of construction waste generated as a result of economic activity.
13. The Decision of the RA Government on Establishment of Waste and Atmosphere Emissions Management Agency within the Ministry of Nature Protection
Հղում՝ 1189-Ն, 3 սեպտեմբերի, 2010թ.In order to fulfill its goals and objectives, the Agency performs the following functions in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Armenia:
1) approval of waste disposal limits for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs;
2) management of registers of waste state cadastre, waste generation, processing and disposal facilities and disposal sites;
3) coordination of waste certificates drawn up by waste producers;
4) submitting recommendations to the Minister regarding permits for cross-border transportation of hazardous waste, etc.
14. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of the Main Outline of the Landfill Locations in Lake Sevan Basin
Հղում՝ N22, 10 հունիսի, 2011թ. Մաս 1, Մաս 2In accordance with Articles 17 and 19 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Urban Development".
1. Approve the main outline of the allocation in the Sevan Lake basin according to the annex.
2. The Minister of Urban Development of RA, together with the Minister of Finance of RA and the Minister of Economy RA, organize discussions with international donor organizations within three months after the entry into force of this protocol decision on an investment program aimed at the implementation of the outlined measures approved by point 1 of this protocol decision. to submit information on the possibility of implementation and the results of discussions to the Government of RA.
15. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of Management Guide for Waste Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Հղում՝ N41, 20 հոկտեմբերի, 2011թ. Մաս 1, Մաս 2This guideline defines basic information on polychlorinated biphenyls and waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls and safe requirements for detection, labeling, collection, storage, transportation and disposal of waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls in order to prevent their harmful effects on the environment and human health.
16. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of the Guidelines for Safe Installation and Neutralization of Consumer and Industrial Waste
Հղում՝ N16, 26 ապրիլի, 2012թ. Մաս 1, Մաս 2In the course of economic activities carried out by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, hazardous production and consumption waste may be generated, the substances contained in which, appearing in the environment, may pose a threat to human health as a result of bioaccumulation, as well as inert waste, the existence of which does not have a negative impact on humans and the environment. On․ Storage of production and consumption waste is a type of their coexistence, which is the placement of waste in a certain place, under known conditions and for a certain period of time for the purpose of further treatment, transportation, use, destruction or burial.
17. The Decision of RA Government on Regulating the Export and Import of Precious metals, Precious Stones, Raw Precious Stones, Scrap and Waste of Precious Stones, Minerals and Concentrates of Precious Metals and Raw Materials Containing Precious Metals from the Territory of Armenia to Third Countries and from Third Countries to the Territory of Armenia
Հղում՝ 83-Ն, 30 հունվարի, 2015թ.This order regulates the relations related to the export of precious metals, precious stones, unprocessed precious metals, precious metal scrap and waste, precious metal minerals and concentrates and raw materials containing precious metals from the territory of the Republic of Armenia to third countries and import into the territory of the Republic of Armenia from third countries.
18. The Decision of the RA Government on Providing State Control Act during the Export and Import of Precious metals, Precious Stones, Scrap and Waste of Precious Metals from the Territory of Armenia to Third Countries and from Third Countries to the Territory of Armenia
Հղում՝ 1331-Ն, 5 նոյեմբերի, 2015թ. Մաս 1, Մաս 2, Մաս 3The purpose of this order is to regulate the relations related to the state control of the export of precious metals from the territory of the Republic of Armenia to third countries and the import of precious metals from the territory of the Republic of Armenia to third countries.
19. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of the Solid Waste Management Concept in Lori Region of the Republic of Armenia
Հղում՝ N49, 23 նոյեմբերի, 2017թ.The goal of the concept of the solid waste management system of Lori Region of the Republic of Armenia is to create an integrated solid waste management system meeting the EU standards, which will provide stable and cost-effective services to the population and organizations in technical, financial and environmental terms.
20. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session about the Approval of the Program on the Implementation of the Strategy for Solid Waste Management System in the Republic of Armenia
Հղում՝ N13, 30 մարտի, 2017թ.According to the extract of the protocol, the program of measures for the implementation of the strategy for the development of the solid domestic waste management system of the Republic of Armenia was approved, according to the appendix.
21. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of the Solid Waste Management Concept in Shirak Region of the Republic of Armenia
Հղում՝ N38, 7 սեպտեմբերի, 2017թ.The concept serves as a guide for the local self-government and territorial administration bodies of the region to introduce a modern solid domestic waste management system defined by European standards in accordance with the requirements of the Strategy, to carry out effective garbage collection and sanitary cleaning, to manage the further maintenance processes of the system, to build a landfill that meets EU standards, for solving issues related to the technical, economic and legal regulations of the fields of garbage collection and sanitary cleaning. The concept sets out the priorities and issues of solid household waste management policy for the Shirak region of RA, the current situation, as well as the ways and mechanisms of solving existing problems.
22. Decision of the RA Government on approval of the Form for Risk-based Inspections conducted by the Inspectorate for Nature Protection and Mineral Resources, as well as on Ruling the 2012 Dec 20 N1680-ն and 2013 March 7 N519-ն RA Government Decisions Invalid.
Հղում՝ N 1343-Ն, 19 հոկտեմբերի, 2017թ.The document is about Decision of the RA Government on approval of the Form for Risk-based Inspections conducted by the Inspectorate for Nature Protection and Mineral Resources, as well as on Ruling the 2012 Dec 20 N1680-ն and 2013 March 7 N519-ն RA Government Decisions Invalid.
23. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of the Strategy of Solid Waste Management System for 2017-2036 of the Republic of Armenia
Հղում՝ N49, 8 դեկտեմբերի, 2016թ. Մաս 1, Մաս 2The primary goal of the 2017-2036 national solid household waste management strategy of the Republic of Armenia is to create an integrated solid household waste management system meeting the EU standards in the entire territory of the Republic of Armenia, which will provide sustainable and cost-effective services to the population in technical, financial and environmental terms and institutions. The republican solid household waste management system will include regional subsystems of solid household waste management operating independently of each other, but meeting the same requirements and principles. System integration implies a combination of waste management (collection, transportation, storage, disposal, and later recycling) technologies and a management system that will operate on a stable financial, institutional, and legal basis.
24. The Extract from the Protocol of the RA Government Session on the Approval of the Solid Waste Management Concept in Syunik Region of the Republic of Armenia
Հղում՝ N54, 28 դեկտեմբերի, 2017թ.Տhe purpose of the concept of Suinik marz of the republic of Armenia solid household waste management system is to create an integrated solid household waste management system meeting the EU standards, which will provide stable and cost-effective services to the population and institutions in technical, financial and environmental terms. The Syunik regional subsystem of solid household waste management should be part of the national solid household waste management system, meet the same standards and principles, but operate independently. Subsystem integration implies a combination of waste management (collection, transportation, storage, disposal/disposal, and later recycling) technologies and a management system that will operate on a sound financial, institutional, and legal basis.
25. The Decision of the RA Government on Approving the Proposal for Signing the Agreement on "Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste Management Cooperation among CIS Member States"
Հղում՝ 604-Ա, 24 մայիսի, 2018թ.Based on Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On International Agreements", the Government of the Republic of Armenia decides:
1. Give approval to the proposal to sign the agreement "On cooperation of the CIS participating states in the field of electronic and electrotechnical equipment waste utilization".
2. To the Minister of Environmental Protection and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to organize the signing of the international agreement.
26. The Decision of the RA Government on Confirmation of Technical Regulations on Lubricants, Oils, and Special Liquids
Հղում՝ N 546-Ն, 14 մայիսի, 2015թ.The purpose of this technical regulation is to define mandatory requirements for lubricants, oils and special liquids imported into the territory of the Republic of Armenia, manufactured, circulated and/or marketed in the Republic of Armenia, as well as products obtained as a result of processing (use) of products dissolved in their life stages.
27. The Decision of the RA Government on Mandatory Norms of Shared Property Maintenance of Multi-apartment Buildings.
Հղում՝ 1161-Ն, 04 դեկտեմբերի, 2007The following measures and works are subject to mandatory implementation:
1. removal of consumer waste at least once every three days, and in case of +5 C and higher air temperature - every day; etc.
28. The Decision of the RA Prime Minister on the Measures Ensuring the Implementation of RA Law on Waste
Հղում՝ 380-Ա, 30 մայիսի, 2005թ.In order to ensure the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Waste", as well as in accordance with Decision 1 of the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 541-N of April 8, 2004: To approve the list of measures ensuring the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Waste" according to the appendix.
29. The Decision of the RA Prime Minister on Confirmation of the List of Measures Enforcing the RA Law on Making Amendments to RA Law on Waste
Հղում՝ 786-Ա, 28 օգոստոսի, 2015թ.In accordance with paragraph 1 of the Resolution No. 541-N of the Government of the Republic of Armenia of April 8, 2004: Approve the list of measures to ensure the implementation of the Law ՀՕ-105 -Ն of the Republic of Armenia of June 22, 2015 "On Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Waste" according to the appendix.