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Rules On Waste Management Permit And Cancellation Procedures, Waste And Waste Management Of Intermediary Registration Procedures, As Well As On National Duty, And The Arrangements For Payment

Original Language Title: Noteikumi par atkritumu apsaimniekošanas atļaujas izsniegšanas un anulēšanas kārtību, atkritumu tirgotāju un atkritumu apsaimniekošanas starpnieku reģistrācijas kārtību, kā arī par valsts nodevu un tās maksāšanas kārtību

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 703 in 2011 (September 13. No 52 13) provisions on procedures for the issue and revoke the authorisation for the transport of waste collection, sorting, handling, or storage, as well as on the State fee, and the arrangements for payment Issued under the waste management Act, article 12, the second and third part i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. waste collection, transport, handling, sorting or storage (hereinafter authorisation) procedure for the issuing and withdrawal;
1.2. the requirements contained in the waste authorities;
1.3. the sample form waste collection, transport, handling, sorting or storage;
1.4. the Association that brings together not less than two-thirds of the waste management company, which carries out its activities in Latvia, which established a Commission of independent experts shall issue an opinion on the economic operator's technical capabilities to collect, transport, handling, sort or store waste who intends to carry out such activities (opinion);
1.5. the order in which these rules provide 1.4. opinion referred to;
1.6. the national toll for the authorisation and payment procedures.
2. If an operator has received authorization in category (A) or (B) contaminants and pursuit of this authorisation includes conditions for waste sorting, handling, or storage, it does not require a separate permit for waste sorting, handling, or storage.
3. The national environmental service (hereinafter service) issued a waste permit to the operator: 3.1. waste collection from waste producers, sorted waste collection areas, waste sorting and handling centres or stations, certain types of hazardous waste or waste collection points (locations), the adoption of the packaging waste collection points or from the producer of the waste or household waste selective collection points (locations) and;
3.2. waste handling and storage;
3.3. waste sorting and storage;
3.4. storage of waste;
3.5. the transport of the waste.
II. the procedure for the issue of authorisation, permit requirements, contained in the national toll for the authorisation and the payment arrangements 4. waste operator before the start of operations or the expiry date of the authorisation shall provide service within its legal address in the application for waste collection, transport, handling, sorting and storage of authorization. Preparing a submission in electronic form of a document, it draws up corresponding regulations on electronic document design. The application shall contain the following information: 4.1. details on waste collection: 4.1.1 scheduled waste collection systems (for example, distributed waste collection, waste sorting, collection of containers, distributed or collection points, collection areas) and its description;
4.1.2 contracts concluded, if any (the list identifies each of the parties to the agreement, the contract period): 4.1.2.1. with the local, if permission is required for the collection of municipal waste;
4.1.2.2. the merchant, if permission required for the production or collection of hazardous waste;
4.1.3. waste collection vehicles use specialized equipment and inventory, description, including a description of the waste container;
4.1.4. Description of technical ability to carry out maintenance of containers, including washing and disinfection;
4.1.5. the municipal waste selective collection point, graded waste collection area, certain types of hazardous waste or waste collection point, making the point of packaging waste and goods harmful to the environment in the waste collection point address and description, indicating their compliance with legislation on waste collection site installation and management requirements (for each collection site);
4.1.6 planned types of waste to be collected and the volume (tonnes) for the calendar year (for each collection point) according to the regulations on the classification and characteristics of the waste, which makes the waste hazardous;
4.2. details of handling of waste: waste handling 4.2.1 site addresses;
4.2.2. Description of the equipment used in the handling of waste, facilities and equipment (for each transhipment place);
4.2.3. garbage handling Center or station description, describing the laws and their compliance with the requirements of the waste handling site installation and management (indicates each transhipment place);
4.2.4. transhipping planned waste types and volume (tonnes) calendar year (indicate for each place of transhipment) according to the regulations on the classification and characteristics of the waste, which makes the waste hazardous;
4.3. details on waste sorting: 4.3.1. waste sorting site addresses;
4.3.2. waste sorting techniques used and a description of the equipment;
4.3.3. waste sorting centre and station description, describing the laws and their compliance with the requirements of the waste sorting centres and management (sorting);
4.3.4. the sorting of waste planned way and volume (tonnes) calendar year (indicate for each sorting) according to the regulations on the classification and characteristics of the waste, which makes the waste hazardous;
4.4. details of waste storage: 4.4.1. waste storage sites and addresses;
4.4.2. equipment used for the storage of waste characterisation (for each storage location);
4.4.3. the planned storage types and amount of waste (tonnes) for the calendar year (for each storage location) according to the regulations on the classification and characteristics of the waste, which makes the waste hazardous;
4.5. details of measures planned workers ' safety and health;
4.6. details of qualifications and its improvement measures;
4.7. the desired permissions, and other information.
5. in order to obtain permission for the transport of waste, waste authorities in addition to the application of the provisions referred to in paragraph 4, the information indicates the following: 5.1 the waste used in specialized vehicles;

5.2. If the person who receives the waste contracts have been concluded, the information about contracts (list specifies the Contracting Parties, the contract period);
5.3. details of planned waste and transported volume (tonnes) calendar year according to the regulations on the classification and characteristics of waste, which makes the waste hazardous.
6. If the authorization necessary for the transport of hazardous waste, waste authorities in addition to the provisions in paragraphs 4 and 5 above shall also indicate in the application information: 6.1. information about the certificate, certifying the suitability of vehicle transport of dangerous goods, giving information about the certificate number, date and place of issue, the institution that issued the certificate (if under the laws and regulations on the transport of dangerous goods the transport of hazardous waste requires these certifications);
6.2. communication on the posting of security consultant (if necessary in accordance with the legislation on the posting of security consultant, security consultant qualifications and activities in the transport of dangerous goods);
6.3. list of drivers, which is intended for the carriage of dangerous goods vehicles driving licence and who will carry on the transport of dangerous goods the waste authorities exercise (if such a licence is required under the laws and regulations on the transport of dangerous goods).
7. Waste authorities presented these rules 4 and 5 of the agreement referred to in the original request by the officers.
8. This provision in the application referred to in paragraph 4, the information on the veracity of the waste authorities authorized person certifies by signature.
9. the appearance of the application and, if the application is not specified or is not attached to all defined legislation information within five working days in writing inform the waste authorities, and service in addition to the information to be submitted. This information can be reported and be submitted using electronic communication, if the operator for the provision of such information is specified in the application.
10. The provisions referred to in paragraph 1.4 of the Association is the holding company of Latvia's waste Association (hereinafter Association).
11. the service within three working days after receipt of the application, the application electronically (except for information about agreements) asociācijaiatzinum.
12. to provide opinion, the Association creates Expert Commission (hereinafter the Commission). Panelists include three independent qualified experts of the sectors concerned. Before the preparation of the Commission's expert opinion, declares in writing that no such circumstances that affects or could affect the expert, his relatives, business partners or employer's personal or economic interests.
13. the expert shall not participate in preparing the opinion, if it affects or may affect the expert, his relatives, business partners or employer's personal or economic interests. If the expert exists circumstances which affect or may affect the expert, his relatives, business partners and employers of personal or economic interests before the Commission's work, he started writing inform the Association and request their participation suspended from the preparation of an opinion. In this case, the Commission shall include the Association other industry experts.
14. the Commission waste authorities technical capabilities to conduct waste management operations assessed according to the following criteria: 14.1. waste disposal service, which collected and transported in domestic and industrial waste: 14.1.1. in its activities the use of specialised waste collection vehicles installations and equipment;
14.1.2. ensure your qualifications and professional skills regularly in its areas of activity;
14.1.3. waste collection offers the use of appropriate waste containers, provide a shared collection and ensure the maintenance of waste containers;
14.2. the waste disposal service that handled and sorted municipal waste production: 14.2.1 used in human health and the environmentally safe waste handling and sorting technology solutions;
14.2.2. ensure its qualifications and regular professional qualifications in the field of its activities;
14.3. the operator that waste is collected, transported, handled, sorted or stored hazardous waste: 14.3.1. in its activities the use of specialised waste collection vehicles, equipment and hazardous waste in appropriate containers;
14.3.2. ensure your qualifications and professional skills regularly in its areas of activity.
15. the Association that the opinion referred to in paragraph 11 shall be prepared and sent electronically and the applicant within 10 days from the date of receipt of the application.
16. If you need to check the conformity of the information provided in the application, the officers or the Commission in the application of the said visit waste sorting, handling, or storage and viewing equipment.
17. Service a month from the receipt of the application for authorisation (annex) for the collection of waste collection and transport of waste, waste handling and storage, sorting and storage of waste, waste storage, waste for transport or taken a decision on the refusal to issue a permit and notify the applicant and the municipality in whose territory the operator of municipal waste plan your activity. If, in accordance with the application operator carries out several activities of waste waste management activities, the administration shall issue the authorization to include all of that in the application and waste operator authorised activities. Preparing the electronic document authorization form, it draws up corresponding regulations on electronic document design.
18. Service the authorisation shall state: 18.1. requirements for the reduction of environmental pollution, which occurs in collecting, handling, sorting, storage, or transport of waste;
18.2. the requirements for the share of municipal waste collection, sorting, handling, storage or transport;
18.3. the requirements of the waste control measures;
18.4. the obligation to provide information services, other State bodies, local authorities and the public on the relevant permission in waste management activities;

18.5. the requirement to get government agencies ' Civil Aviation Agency "permit if the waste management activities intended to make the 15 km radius around the airfield and checkpoint it can encourage mass gatherings of birds (constant feeding source and nesting sites).
19. the permit is issued for 10 years, or a shorter period (as specified in the application deadline).
20. Waste authorities prior to the authorization of payment of State fee for the issue of authorisation, using one of the following methods of payment: credit or other with 20.1 body that has the right to provide payment services and payment services, electronic money within the meaning of the Act;
20.2. with payment card service.
21. the national fee for the permit fee in the following amount: 21.1. authorizing the collection of waste collection and transport of waste, in accordance with the provisions of point 3.1-50 lats;
21.2. the authorization for the handling of waste and storage-50 lats;
21.3. the authorisation of waste sorting and storage of 50 lats;
21.4. the permit for the storage of waste – 50 lats;
21.5. the authorisation of waste-50 lats.
22. the national toll for the authorization, which includes two paragraph 21 of these rules in the different activities referred to in points, is 75 lats.
23. the national toll for the authorization, which includes the three (or more) this provision paragraph 21 different activities referred to are 100 lats.
24. State fee including the State budget.
25. the authorisation of waste shall be issued if the recipient of the waste (A) or (B) is received by the polluting activities of category permissions for the recovery or disposal of waste or has contracted with waste recovery facility or landfill operator who has the appropriate category (A) or (B) the authorization of a pollutant or other necessary waste management permits.
26. the authorization for the collection of municipal waste in a given administrative area is in effect until the regulations are in force on waste management contract, which specified the operator of waste entered into by the relevant authorities.
27. Information on permits issued for service within five working days after the issue of the permit puts the service website.
28. the service shall take a decision on the refusal to issue a permit (a decision giving reasons, respectively) in the following cases: 28.1. If the application referred to in the waste management poses a threat of epidemic or threat to public health or may impair the quality of the environment;
28.2. where the applicant for the permit application has provided false or misleading information;
17.6. If the application referred to the waste management scheme does not meet the requirements of the legislation in the field of waste management;
28.4. If waste authorities the technical capabilities to make the application specified waste management activities are not sufficient.
29. If the operator after authorisation of the operation by local Governments concluded a new agreement on municipal waste management, it within five working days after the conclusion of the agreement on the management of waste from the information on the conclusion of the contract and its terms post Service website.
30. If necessary to amend the permit due to planned changes in the operation of the waste facility, change its volume (for example, by providing for a new separate collection of waste area management, refuse collection in the territory of another local government, handling station winding) or with waste authorities branded or the change of registered office, waste disposal service for information on planned changes to place the service website, specifying the appropriate information according to these rules 4, 5 and 6.
31. Within five working days after the waste operator posted service website that rule 29 and 30 above, the information service shall take a decision on the amendment of the licence and notify the operator of waste legislation on notification of the document.
III. the withdrawal of authorisation to 32. Service cancelled the permit in the following cases: 32.1. waste operator's failure to comply with waste management rules, regulations or the requirements set out in the authorization;
32.2. the waste operator has provided false or misleading information;
32.3. the waste Manager, liquidator, or administrator, it has provided information on waste collection, transport, handling, sorting and storage operations;
32.4. the operator of a waste collection, transport, handling, sorting and storage causes epidemics threat or risk to public health or impair the quality of the environment;
32.5. these provisions have been received 18.5. the authorization referred to in the subparagraph;
32.6. these provisions have expired, paragraph 4 of the contract terms or these contracts have been terminated and the Administration has not submitted the information about that contract extension or new contracts;
32.7. waste authorities technical capabilities are not sufficient;
20.4. the waste operator during the year has not made the actions laid down in the authorisation.
33. waste handling permission shall cease if the recipient of the waste has been cancelled (A) or (B) pollutant categories authorized recovery or disposal of waste or other waste management needs. Waste collection, handling, sorting or storage permit is cancelled, if the operator has received an A or B category contaminating authorization containing conditions the respective waste management activities.
34. If the authorization is cancelled because the waste authorities technical capabilities are not sufficient to perform the garbage collection, transport, handling, sorting and storage, before taking a decision, the service requires the opinion of the Association.
35. Service of the decision on municipal waste management announces the withdrawal of the authorisation of waste operator and the municipality to which the operator has concluded a contract for the management of municipal waste. Services on manufacturing or hazardous waste, sorting, handling or storage of the withdrawal of the authorisation shall notify the operator of waste. Service of the decision on the withdrawal of the authorisation of waste management into the Department's Web site.

36. the decision of the municipal waste collection and transport of the withdrawal of the authorisation includes conditions for municipal waste collection, transport, handling or storage until the municipality has contracted with other municipal waste managers, selected public procurement or public-private partnerships regulatory framework in accordance with the procedure laid down in the legislation, as well as the conditions for the storage of waste sorting according to environmental quality requirements. Information on waste management reversed the permission to place the service website.
37. the decision on the refusal to issue a permit or decision on withdrawal of permission can be a challenge for environmental monitoring national Office (hereinafter the Office). Decisions of the Office may be appealed to the District Administrative Court of the administrative procedure law.
IV. Closing questions 38. Association for the month from the date of entry into force of the provisions establish the Commission.
39. the service until 2012 October 1 enables the operator to put the waste service website that rule 29 and 30 the information referred to in paragraph on permissions.
40. the waste operator until 2012 October 1 service be submitted in writing these rules 29 and 30 above. Authorities shall take a decision on the amendment of the licence and shall notify the applicant thereof within five working days after the waste has provided services of the operator this provision paragraph 29 and 30 of that information.
41. the service within six months of the entry into force of these rules the day on its Web site information on any existing waste management permits, which are issued before the date of entry into force of the provisions (also indicate authorization date and duration).
42. To declare unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 July 2008 rules no 613 "waste management permit, renewal, and cancellation procedures review" (Latvian journal, 2008, 119 no).
Informative reference to European Union Directive provisions included in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008, Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain directives.
Prime Minister v. dombrovsky environmental protection and regional development Minister r. vējonis annex Cabinet 13 September 2011 regulations no 703 of environmental protection and regional development Minister r. vējonis