Law. Human. Environment

Since signing the Association Agreement with the European Union on June 27, 2014, Ukraine has continued process of adaptation of its legislation in the field of waste management to European standards. According to Annex XXX to Chapter 6 of the Association Agreement, Ukraine should implement the following three Directives: Directive 2008/98/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives; Council Directive 1999/31EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste and Directive 2006/21/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries. The benefits for Ukraine after signing the Association Agreement are unconditional, but more important is to implement its provisions. Taking part in the joint Ukraine-Czech Republicresearch and development project «EU Environmental Policy on Solid Domestic Waste Management and its Implementation in Ukraine and the Czech Republic» we have studied EU waste law, its principles and standards. The state of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the requirements of the European Union in the field of waste management has been investigated and some gaps in Ukrainian legislation have been found.

EU waste policy, EU law, waste management, municipal waste, adaptation of legislation to EU law