| | Legislation of mining waste management in Central and Eastern |
| | 1,45 | | MB | European Candidate Countries |
| | 194 | | stron |
| | 5941 | | ID | Federal Environment Agency Austria |
| | 2003 | | rok |
| | CONTENTS |
| | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 |
| | 1. INTRODUCTION 4 |
| | 2. OBJECTIVES . 5 |
| | 3. METHODOLOGY . 6 |
| | 4. RESULTS 8 |
| | 4.1. CONCLUSIONS ON THE SCREENING OF THE ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE 8 |
| | 4.2. Conclusions on the screening of national legislation in Candidate Countries . 9 |
| | 4.2.1. Regulatory framework . 9 |
| | 4.2.2. Mining legislation 11 |
| | 4.2.2.1. Ownership 11 |
| | 4.2.2.2. Data management 12 |
| | 4.2.2.3. Licensing 12 |
| | 4.2.2.4. Environmental aspects 13 |
| | 4.2.2.5. Mining safety . 14 |
| | 4.2.2.6. Mine closure 14 |
| | 4.2.2.7. Economics 15 |
| | 4.2.3. Environmental legislation 15 |
| | 4.2.3.1. Licensing and environmental impact assessment 15 |
| | 4.2.3.2. Liability and sanctions . 16 |
| | 4.2.3.3.Waste management legislation . 17 |
| | 4.2.4. Water management legislation 17 |
| | 4.2.5. Other legislation . 18 |
| | 4.2.6. International affairs 18 |
| | 5. DETAILED ANALYSIS . 21 |
| | 5.1. SCREENING OF THE EU COMMUNITY LEGISLATION WITH REGARD TO MINING 21 |
| | 5.1.1. The Treaties 21 |
| | 5.1.2. Mining legislation . 21 |
| | 5.1.3. Environmental legislation 23 |
| | 5.1.4. Waste management legislation 24 |
| | 5.1.5. Water management legislation 26 |
| | 5.1.6. Industrial pollution control and risk management legislation 27 |
| | 5.1.7. Other legislation . 28 |
| | 5.1.8. Judgements of the European Court of Justice 28 |
| | 5.2. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES’ ANSWERS . 30 |
| | 5.2.1. Regulatory framework . 30 |
| | 5.2.2. Mining legislation 31 |
| | 5.2.2.1. Ownership . |
| | 5.2.2.2. Data management |
| | 5.2.2.3. Licensing |
| | 5.2.2.4. Environmental aspects . |
| | 5.2.2.5. Mining safety |
| | 5.2.2.6. Mine closure . |
| | 5.2.2.7. Economics . |
| | 5.2.3. Environmental legislation |
| | 5.2.3.1. Licensing and environmental impact assessment |
| | 5.2.3.2. Liability and sanctions |
| | 5.2.4. Waste management legislation |
| | 5.2.5. Water management legislation |
| | 5.2.6. Other legislation . |
| | 5.2.7. International conventions |
| | 6. REFERENCES |
| | 6.1. LITERATURE . |
| | 6.2. REGULATORY WEB LINKS |
| | 7. ANNEXES . |
| | ANNEX I Regulatory questionnaire |
| | ANNEX II Answers to the regulatory questionnaire |
| | ANNEX III The legislation of Central and Eastern European Candidate Countries relevant to mining |
| | waste management, available in English . |
| | ANNEX IV Working definition . |
| | ANNEX V A collection of definitions from the EU acquis communautaire relevant to mining waste |
| | management and environmental affairs in general |