Export, Import and Transit of
Waste
Waste import and export is subject to the Regulation of the MH SR No. 302/1995 Coll. on Condition for Official Permission for Import and Export of Commodities and Services in wording of the Regulation of the MH SR No. 101/1996 Coll., the Regulation of the MH SR No. 158/1996 Coll. and the Regulation of the MH SR No. 23/1997 Coll.
Permitted imports and exports of hazardous waste by country (in tons)
| Country |
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| Belgium |
-
|
-
|
-
|
80
|
-
|
600
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| Belarus |
7 500
|
7 000
|
3 200
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
-
|
3 200
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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| Czech Republic |
130 710
|
151 250
|
171 260
|
13 980,3
|
10 375
|
2 618,2
|
| Finland |
-
|
-
|
-
|
150
|
-
|
300
|
| France |
104
|
175
|
505
|
-
|
-
|
200
|
| Netherlands |
805
|
2 405
|
730
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Croatia |
1 560
|
1 500
|
2 500
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Lithuania |
900
|
3 250
|
600
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Hungary |
135 700
|
112 850
|
132 300
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Norway |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10 000
|
| Poland |
78 400
|
12 650
|
49 150
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Austria |
4 578
|
2 260
|
1 090
|
-
|
2 650
|
60
|
| Russian Federation |
108 266
|
21 276
|
18 815
|
-
|
-
|
-
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| Slovenia |
-
|
80
|
70
|
6 615
|
-
|
-
|
| Germany |
23 645
|
65 494
|
60 200
|
227,6
|
41
|
2 078,2
|
| Switzerland |
650
|
-
|
50
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Italy |
2 000
|
4 030
|
30
|
200
|
200
|
-
|
| Ukraine |
177 985
|
116 760
|
185 921
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Kazachstan |
-
|
1 000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Great Britain |
-
|
-
|
55
|
-
|
290
|
-
|
| Total |
680 803
|
505 180
|
626 476
|
22 869,2
|
13 556
|
15 856,4
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Source: MŽP SR
Attached to SEA, Waste Management Centre based in Bratislava, the first
Regional
Training Centre for the Basel Convention and worldwide technology
transfer implementation (RSC) was established following the selection process
administered by the Basel Convention Secretariat. Within the framework
of UNEP/SBD No. BS 3100/97-01 project, RSC administers a 2-year educational
project focused on further education of managers working in the field of
waste management. This project is open to 19 Central and Eastern European
countries undergoing economic transformation process. RSC is also involved
in activities supporting implementation of environmentally friendly methods
of hazardous waste management.
| List of Hazardous Waste Export permissions issued in
1997 (tonnes)
Source: MŽP SR
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| List of waste import permissions issued in 1997 (tonnes)
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