Mining industry Standing What is the nature and importance of the mining industry in your country?

What are the rules related to management and recycling of mining waste products? Who has title and
the right to explore and exploit mining waste products in tailings ponds and waste piles?
The Law on Wastes No. 362-II, dated 5 April 2002, as amended (Law on Wastes) establishes
fundamental rules on management, storing and recycling of waste products, including hazardous
waste products. In particular, the Law on Wastes provides for definitions of ownership and title for
waste products, maintenance of the state cadastre of the disposal or landfill of waste products, order
of developing and approval of standards of waste disposal, order on import and export of wastes,
categorising and certification of waste products, mandatory ecological certification of waste products
that are intended for sale or purchase, and the export or import of hazardous waste products before
their transportation.
The Law on Wastes also sets the following major requirements to owners of wastes:
to comply with sanitary standards and rules, and ecological limits on waste management;
to maintain records of wastes and appropriate reporting;
to define the level of hazard of the waste for humans, animals and the environment;
to ensure collection, appropriate storage and protection of wastes that retain their value and are
subject to recycling;
to develop standards for waste generation and their disposal limits;
to undertake measures on developing and implementing technologies on wastes recycling;
to undertake measures on maximum recycling of wastes, their sale or transfer to legal entities
and individuals engaged in collection, storage and disposal of wastes and also ensure
environmentally harmless burial of wastes that cannot be recycled; and

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to pay compensatory payments for storing of waste, etc.
The Law on Wastes establishes that owners of waste are responsible for the management and
recycling of waste products, including hazardous waste. It shall be noted that activity on exploring and
exploiting mining waste products in tailing ponds and waste piles is subject to licensing.
Use of domestic and foreign employees