Waste management/ waste generation

Ukraine: authorities will not be checking environmental complaints made by organisations

05.05.2016

State environmental inspection will only be investigating grounded environmental complaints made by individuals. The amendment to the procedure for environmental inspection of organisations was introduced by Order No. 101 of 16 March 2016. The amendment provides that a non-scheduled environmental inspection may only be conducted following a complaint of an individual (instead of “an individual or an organization” as before) regarding a breach of his or her lawful rights.

Russia: who is to pay environmental fees for 2016 and how these fees are to be paid?

05.05.2016

Environmental fees are payable in Russia for negative impact on the ambient air, water resources or waste disposal.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must calculate and pay the environmental fee for 2016 before 1 March 2017.

Russia: environmental charges are set for product importers and manufacturers

27.04.2016

Decree No. 284 of 9 April 2016 sets the rates for product utilization (environmental) charges, within the concept of extended producer responsibility (introduced in 2015). The charges are set in roubles per one tonne, for each of the 36 relevant product groups.

Kazakhstan Introduces Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

24.01.2016

Product manufacturers and importers will have to organize collection, treatment, transportation, use and utilization of wastes generated from the use of these products. This requirement was initially introduced by the Environmental Code of Kazakhstan. At the first stage, the requirement only applies to the automotive industry producers and manufacturers, such as those importing vehicles, tyres, accumulators, motor oils, etc.

Russia: Collection targets are set for manufacturers and importers of certain products and packaging until 2017

20.12.2015

Manufacturers and importers of certain products (such as electrical equipment - EEE, textiles, glass and paper packaging, etc.) will have to comply with the set collection targets for 2015-2017. For all products the collection targets for 2015 and for most products, including WEEE for 2016, the collection targets have been set to “zero”.