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Waste Management – International Legislation with a Special Focus on EU Law

Author(s): Dragan Prlja, Danica Stepić, Danilo Savović
Subject(s): Human Ecology, EU-Legislation
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: waste management; law; comparative law; EU law
Summary/Abstract: Within the European Union, the area of waste management is regulated through specific forms of legislation such as directives, regulations, decisions, recommendations, and the like. This approach has multiple benefits. On the one hand, directives can be used to efficiently and effectively address problems related to waste. Second, the regulations relating solely to matters of waste management provide the option of comprehensive legal regulation of this area, leaving fewer opportunities for arbitrary action of individual member countries. This results in a greater degree of harmonization of these regulations, and thus a higher level of commitment in their implementation. And finally, strict application of regulations in the sphere of waste management will greatly contribute to improving the environment and general quality of life.

  • Page Range: 150-166
  • Page Count: 17
  • Publication Year: 2012
  • Language: Serbian