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Waste Management Act 2002.

The purpose of the Act is to hinder harmful effects on human beings, animals, plants and their natural environment through the principles of waste prevention, waste processing and waste disposal. The text consists of 91 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Prevention of waste and processing of waste (2); General obligations for waste plants (3), Waste collectors and treatment of waste (4), Waste collection and processing systems (5); Waste disposal treatment plants (6), Monitoring (8); Transitional provisions (9); Final provisions (10). Six Annexes are enclosed.

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Original Title: 

Bundesgesetz über eine nachhaltige Abfallwirtschaft (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 - AWG 2002).
Regional Info

Country: 

Austria

Language (ISO Code): 

AUT
Categories

Policy Type: 

Regulatory

Sector: 

waste

Scale: 

National
Temporal Info

Date - Original Text: 

16/07/2002

Date - Consolidation: 

2015