On 28 December 2012, the President signed the Waste Law of
14 December 2012. The Law will enter into force after 14 days of
its announcement, except for a number of provisions with extended
vacatio legis period. The Law implements the provisions of
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
on waste and a number of other specific directives on the waste
management. Below we present a brief list of amendments introduced
by the Law in comparison to the currently applicable Waste Act of
27 April 2011.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT PROVISIONS
New regulations introduced by the Waste Law of 14 December 2012
include:
- provisions relating to by-products and substances or objects
which lost the status of waste;
