Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 564 Riga, July 12, 2011 (pr. No 43 43. §) rules on waste management national and regional plans and waste prevention programmes are issued by the State in accordance with the waste management Act, article 9, fourth subparagraph and article 11, second part i. General provisions 1 the questions determines: 1.1. national plan of waste management and waste management regional plan (hereinafter referred to as the waste management plans);
1.2. the waste prevention programmes (hereinafter referred to as the program);
1.3. the waste management plan and program harmonization and public consultation, implementation, assessment and review procedure;
1.4. the prevention of the qualitative and quantitative indicators.
II. The waste management plan shall contain 2. the waste management plan in the country include the following: 2.1 national plan of waste management objectives and measures to achieve these objectives;
2.2. characteristics of waste management country: 2.2.1 the bodies involved in the management of waste and waste managers responsibilities;
2.2.2. analysis of waste management, including information about generated, collected, recycled and disposed waste, their quantity and source for the following wastes: 2.2.2.1. municipal wastes, including biodegradable waste;
2.2.2.2. the production waste;
2.2.2.3. hazardous waste;
2.2.2.4. oil product waste;
2.2.2.5. the waste batteries and accumulators;
2.2.2.6. waste electrical and electronic equipment;
2.2.2.7. the rundown vehicles;
2.2.2.8. the medical authorities and veterinary waste;
2.2.2.9. polihlorēto biphenyls and terphenyls polihlorēto containing wastes;
2.2.2.10. construction and demolition waste structures, including asbestos-containing construction and demolition waste structures;
2.2.3. the existing system of waste management, including waste selective collection systems, waste disposal and recovery installations;
2.3. the projections for the waste management plan contained in the waste stream development plan;
2.4. measures to be taken to improve the provision of waste referred to in point 2.2.2 preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste without risk to the environment;
2.5. assessment of waste management system development, in addition to the required infrastructure for distributed garbage collection, about need new waste recovery or disposal facilities and on the recovery or disposal facility;
2.6. This provision of the equipment referred to in point 2.5. estimated capacity and the location criteria;
2.7. planned waste management technologies and methods;
2.8. the waste management plan of the national authorities;
2.9. public information and awareness activities;
2.10. waste management the national plan for the implementation of the measures provided and available in addition to the funding needs and sources, including established waste management infrastructure maintenance costs;
2.11. the information on cross-border shipments of waste: 2.11.1. types and quantities of waste that could be exported or to be exported for processing in other countries;
2.11.2. the types and quantities of waste that may be imported or to be imported from another country for recovery in Latvia;
2.12. the evaluation of the plan's compliance with laws and regulations in the field of waste management and the manner in which the measures included in the plan will contribute to the statutory objectives.
3. regional plans of waste management shall include the following information: 3.1. the region covered by the regional waste management plan;
3.2. regional waste management plan objectives and measures to achieve these objectives;
3.3. Description of waste management in the region: 3.3.1. analysis of waste management, including information about generated, collected, recycled and disposed waste, the quantity and source of waste management in the region, according to the rules referred to in point 2.2.2 wastes;
3.3.2. the existing system of waste management, including waste selective collection systems, waste disposal and recovery installations;
3.4. the projections for the regional waste management plan contained in the waste stream development plan;
3.5. the steps to be taken to improve the provision of waste referred to in point 3.3.1 preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste without risk to the environment;
3.6. the evaluation of the waste management system development, in addition to the required infrastructure for distributed garbage collection, about need new waste recovery or disposal facilities and on the recovery or disposal facility;
3.7. the rules referred to in point 3.6 the expected capacity of the equipment and the location criteria;
3.8. for the regional waste management authorities responsible for implementing the plan;
3.9. the regional waste management plan for the implementation of the measures provided for and in addition to the required available funds and the source, including the created waste management infrastructure maintenance costs;
3.10. the evaluation of the regional waste management plan in compliance with the laws and regulations in the field of waste management and the manner in which the measures included in the plan will contribute to the statutory objectives.
4. the waste management plan in the country include: Chapter 4.1 of the packaging and packaging waste according to the regulations on packaging;
4.2. the strategy for landfill disposal of biodegradable waste reduction and its implementation according to the laws and regulations on the installation of landfill landfill and dump management, closing and conditioning;
4.3. waste prevention national program.
III. Programme content and the prevention of the qualitative and quantitative indicators 5. waste management plans shall include as a separate Government Department.
6. the program includes: 6.1. objectives of the programme;
6.2. information about existing prevention measures;

6.3. Description of the measures referred to in the annex of the rules or other measures specified in the programme objectives;
6.4. waste prevention measures, qualitative and quantitative indicators in order to ensure the attainment of the objectives of programme monitoring and evaluation.
7. the effectiveness of the measures referred to in assessed according to the following indicators: quality 7.1. Prevention of the impact of the measures on waste generation and waste producers (the sociological assessment);
7.2. in accordance with the laws and regulations on natural resources tax on natural resources tax exempt number.
8. Waste prevention measures are evaluated according to the following quantitative indicators: 8.1 the amount of waste in the household (kilograms per capita);
8.2. the total quantity of hazardous waste (tonnes per year);
8.3. the total amount of municipal waste generated (tonnes/year);
8.4. the revised total amount of municipal waste (a percentage of the amount emitted per year);
8.5. the total amount of hazardous waste processed (a percentage of the amount emitted per year);
8.6. the total revised production volume (percentage of the year in the amount of waste generated in the production);
8.7. the total amount of municipal waste disposed (tonnes per year);
8.8. the total production volume of the waste disposal (a percentage of the amount emitted per year);
8.9. the total amount of hazardous waste disposal (a percentage of the amount emitted per year).
IV. the waste management plan and public consultation, implementation, assessment and review procedure 9. the waste management plans and programmes of action under the Cabinet of Ministers regulations govern the arrangements.
10. developing the waste management plan and program developer supports companies, organizations and institutions of the information and opinions according to the regulations on public participation in the planning and development of the agenda for strategic environmental impact assessment, enabling at least 40 days to submit proposals for the plan (including programs) project. To assess public opinion before taking a decision on the plan (including programs).
11. the waste management plan (including the program) the introduction, through the relevant plan (including in) certain measures.
12. The protection of the environment and regional development Ministry's waste management plan and the implementation of the programme shall be assessed at least every three years. The protection of the environment and regional development Ministry of the results of the evaluation shall be prepared an informative message and, if necessary, amendment of the relevant waste management plan or program.
13. the national plan of waste management in the development of eight-year-long period. Regional waste management plans in the seven-year period.
14. developing waste management plans and programs, environmental protection and regional development Ministry may cooperate with other Member States of the European Union or the European Commission.
Informative reference to European Union directive regulations include legal provisions 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 – the Minister of Justice, Minister of Interior of the duty of the artist a. Štokenberg of environmental protection and regional development Minister, the Minister of education and science r. Brok of environmental protection and regional development Ministry submitted the attachment Cabinet July 12, 2011 regulations no 564 measures designed to break the link between economic growth and waste generation associated with environmental impacts 1. Planning measures, or other economic instruments that promote the efficient use of resources.
2. The promotion of research and development into the area of achieving cleaner and less wasteful products and technologies and research and development, dissemination and use of results.
3. The development of effective and meaningful indicators to identify with the waste-related impacts on the environment and to the prevention of waste at all levels, for example, the European Union made the comparison of the goods, State and local authorities and to national measures.
4. promotion of eco-design (the systematic integration of environmental aspects into product design, to reduce its impact on the environment throughout its life cycle).
5. The provision of information on waste prevention techniques with a view to facilitating the implementation of best available techniques.
6. Organization of Training national environmental service staff in relation to waste prevention requirements in permits for polluting activities and waste management permit in accordance with the laws and regulations on pollution and waste management.
7. The inclusion of measures to prevent waste production at installations not falling under regulations on pollution, including waste prevention assessments or plans.
8. The use of awareness campaigns or financial, decision making or other support to businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and adapted.
9. Voluntary agreements, consumer and producer discussion or industry consultation to relevant businesses or industrial sectors set their own waste prevention plans or objectives or improve a product or packaging, which produces large quantities of waste.
10. environmental management and audit scheme promoting the use to assess and improve the public and private entities (agencies, merchants, associations, economic actors in URu.tml.) performance of waste prevention activities.
11. Economic instruments, such as encouraging "green shopping" or introducing the mandatory payment by consumers for a given article or element of packaging that would otherwise be provided free of charge.
12. The use of awareness campaigns and information provision directed at the general public or a specific group of consumers.
13. use the eco-label (eco-labelling).

14. agreements between the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry and the Association or Foundation, which represents the industrial or commercial sector, production or use of goods, the application of the integrated product policy, or on waste prevention information and availability of the goods, less impact on the environment; 15. environmental and waste prevention criteria included State and local authorities and economic operators in the procurement documentation under the Green purchase national and European Union recommendations (http://www.vidm.gov.lv/lat/darbibas_veidi/zalais_publiskais_iepirkums/files/text/Darb_jomas//VIDMZino_A_090109_zpi.doc; http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/buying_green_handbook_lv.pdf).
16. remove the waste products or their components reuse or repair, using measures such as education, economic, logistic or other measures, such as creating or supporting the accredited repair and reuse-centres and networks, particularly in densely populated regions.
The protection of the environment and Minister for regional development, Minister for education and science r. Brok