Legislation

• Law no. 211/2011 on waste regime;
• Government Decision (G.D.) no. 235/2007 on used oil management;
• G.D. no. 1132/2008 on batteries and accumulators, and on battery and accumulator waste regime;
• G.D. no. 1079/2011 for amending and supplementing G.D. no. 1132/2008 on batteries and accumulators, and on battery and accumulator waste regime;
• G.D. 621/2005 on packaging and packaging waste management;
• G.D. 1872/2006
• G.D. nr. 247/2011 for amending and supplementing G.D. no. 621/2005 on packaging and packaging waste management;
• G.D.. nr. 856/2002 on waste management records and for the approval of the waste list, including hazardous waste;
• G.D. nr. 170/2004 on the management of used tires;
• G.D. 1061/2008 on the transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste on Romanian territory;
• Order no. 757/26.11.2004 for amending the annex of Order no. 757/26.11.2004 for the approval of technical norms on waste disposal;
• Order no. 1230/2005 on regulating the special management and control regime of polychlorinated biphenyls and other similar compounds;
• G.D. 291/2005 for amending G.D. 173/2000 on regulating the special management and control regime of polychlorinated biphenyls and other similar compounds;
• G.D. 975/2007 for amending and supplementing G.D. 173/2000 on regulating the special management and control regime of polychlorinated biphenyls and other similar compounds;
• G.D. 349/200 on waste disposal;
• G.D. 1292 /2010 for amending and supplementing G.D. no. 349/2005 on waste disposal;
• Order no.1 901/2005 al MMGA on the approval of specific measures for the collection of WEEE with related contamination risk for the security and health of collection centre staff;
• G.D. nr. 1037/2010 On WEEE;
• Order no. 1441/2011 for establishing the financial guarantee constitution and management methodology for EEE producers;
• Order no.1 1226/2012 for the approval of technical norms on the management of waste generated by medical activities, and of the data gathering methodology for the national database on medical waste;

Waste management legislation is extensive. In February 2008 , on a European scale, the community acquis consisted of 29 directives of the European Commission. [4] In order to join the European Union , Romania had to implement these directives in its legislation. The main directives are: [6]

• Directive 2006/12/CE of the European Parliament and Council of April 5th 2006 on waste
• Council Directive 91/689/CEE on hazardous waste (amended by Council Directive 94/31/CE)
• Directive 94/62/CE on packaging and packaging waste (amended by Directive 2004/12/CE of the European Parliament and Council)
• Directive 1999/31/CE on the landfill of waste
• Directive 2000/76/CE on waste incineration
• Council Directive 2002/96/CE on WEEE
• Directiva Consiliului 2002/95/EC privind restricționarea utilizării anumitor substanțe periculoase în echipamentele electrice și electronice
• Council Directive 2002/95/EC on restricting the use of certain hazardous EEE substances European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/53/CE on End of Life Vehicles
• Directive 75/439/CEE on the disposal of used oils (amended by Council Directive 87/101/CEE)
• Directive 2006/66/CE on batteries and accumulators, and on battery and accumulator waste
• Commission Directive 93/86/CE on baterry labelling
• Council Directive 96/59/CE on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB and PCT)
• Council Directive 86/278/CEE on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture.