This Law defines the legal, organizational and economic principles in the field of handling chemical power sources and is aimed at significantly improving the environmental situation in Ukraine by reducing the impact of spent chemical power sources through the disposal of spent chemical power sources. The Law is mandatory for enterprises, institutions and organizations of all forms of ownership and natural persons who are subjects of relations in the field of chemical power sources. Chemical current sources shall be intended sources of electrical energy produced by converting chemical energy into electrical energy, consisting of one or more non-rechargeable primary cells or rechargeable secondary cells (accumulators), including those integrated into industrial or household products. Specialized disposal enterprise shall be intended a business entity that owns (or leases) appropriate premises, specialized production equipment for the procurement and disposal of spent chemical power sources and carries out technological processes for the primary processing and disposal of spent chemical power sources with provision in accordance with fire, environmental and radiation safety legislation. Specialized recycling production shall be intended a structural unit of a manufacturer that owns (or leases) appropriate premises and carries out technological processes for the primary processing and recycling of spent chemical power sources with provisions in accordance with fire, environmental and radiation safety legislation. Hazardous spent chemical power sources shall be intended spent chemical power sources containing environmentally hazardous substances and their compounds. State support for the development of the production of chemical power sources and the creation of conditions for the disposal of spent chemical power sources is carried out in accordance with national, sectoral, regional and local programs at the expense of state and local budgets in accordance with the procedure established by law. State regulation in the field of chemical power sources is carried out through: (a) implementation of national, sectoral, regional and local programs for the development of domestic chemical power sources; (b) introduction of norms and rules for the production and operation of chemical power sources, procurement and disposal of spent chemical power sources; (c) supervision and control over the implementation of environmentally safe technologies for the production of chemical power sources and the disposal of spent chemical power sources; (d) supervision and control over the compliance of chemical power sources, raw materials, and components for production imported into the customs territory of Ukraine with the requirements of regulatory legal acts; and (e) supervision and control over compliance by sellers, buyers and consumers with the requirements of technical documentation regarding the storage, operation of chemical power sources and the transfer of used chemical power sources for disposal. The production of chemical power sources is carried out by manufacturers who own or lease production facilities and also have technologies for the production of chemical power sources. The collection of spent chemical power sources is carried out by specialized recycling plants and specialized recycling enterprises directly or through a network of collection points. This Law contains VI Sections divided into 22 Articles. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II determines state support, management and regulation in the field of chemical power sources. Section III regards protection of the domestic market and international cooperation in the field of chemical power sources. Section IV regards entrepreneurial activity in the field of chemical power sources. Section V determines state control and responsibility in the field of chemical power sources. Section VI lays down final provisions.
Украина · 2006-02-23