The present Ordinance implements the Waste Management Act 2002 (BGBl. I No. 102). The purpose of the Ordinance is to: 1) ensure harmless – both for humans and the environment - recycling of waste wood in the wood material industry; 2) ensure that the associated risk is not higher than for similar products made of primary raw material; 3) avoid accumulation of pollutants in the recycling process; 4) promote source sorting, processing and recycling of suitable waste wood in the timber industry according to the hierarchy listed in article of the Waste Management Act 2002. The text consist of 10 articles as follows: Purpose (1); Sphere of application (2); Definition of terms (3); Duties of waste holder (4); Initial control of used wood (5); Recycling in timber industry (6); Ban of recycling (7); Requirements for waste wood (8); Transitional provisions (8); Entry into force (9).
النمسا · 2012-05-15