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المادة 1
Article (1) Definitions In application of the provisions of this Law, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto unless the context requires otherwise: State : The United Arab Emirates. The Ministry : Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. the Minister : Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Competent Department : relevant department in the Ministry. Competent Authority : Local Competent Authority in each Emirate in the State. Relevant Authorities : Companies, Institutions and Authorities competent with waste management which are licensed by the Competent Authorities. Person : Natural or legal person Entity : Industrial, tourism and commercial entities, entities of electricity production and generation and desalination, entities operating in the oil business, its derivatives, extraction, transportation, use and all infrastructure projects, and any other entity according to provisions of this Law and its Executive Regulation. Supplier : The entity supplying the products, whatever its type, to the State. Environment : The biosphere where aspects of life in its various forms are reflecting. Hazardous Materials : Solid, liquid, or gas materials with properties harmful to the human health or adversely affect on the environment, such as
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Federal Law No. (12) of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management 3 toxic, explosive or flammable material. Wastes : All types of hazardous and non-hazardous residues or debris which are disposed or required to be disposed including: solid municipal wastes, sewage wastes, hazardous wastes, construction and demolition wastes, industrial wastes, organic waste, marine wastes and oil wastes. Municipal Solid Wastes : Wastes of individuals that come from residential, commercial, vocational and industrial sources or other. Sewage Wastes : Waste water and solid debris resulting from the treatment processes (sludge). Hazardous Wastes : Wastes of the various activities and operations, and used devices and equipment, and medical wastes or other wastes maintaining the properties of the hazardous material. Construction and Demolition Wastes : All non-hazardous wastes resulting during the buildings construction, restoration or demolition, which include the residential and non-residential buildings, roads, bridges and others. Industrial Wastes : Wastes resulting from all industrial and processing activities in the industrial enterprises whether hazardous or non-hazardous; they are being specified according to the manufacturing process or the laboratory tests. Agricultural Wastes : Wastes resulting from the agricultural activities including, wastes of the agricultural crop and gardens, plant wastes, animal waste and fertilisers. Marine Wastes : Wastes resulting from the marine means, such as vessels and oil tankers or others, marine operations and land operations close to coastal areas. Oil Wastes : All oils required to be disposed from the commercial, industrial and service entities including, oils of transportation vehicles,
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Federal Law No. (12) of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management 4 industrial equipment, machineries and cooking oils. Waste Management : Waste segregation, collection, transportation, storage, reuse or recycling, treatment and disposal, including the after-attention at its disposal sites. Waste Segregation : Segregation of wastes generated from its primary source in order to be reused, recycled, treated or properly disposed. Waste Producer : Any entity which the activity thereof resulting in the generation of wastes. Waste Management Facility : The legal person operating whether by or on behalf of the waste producer in the waste management. Waste Depository Sites : Sites for disposing the wastes which are specified by the Competent Authority. Wastes Reuse : Reuse of the wastes without being exposed to any operation. Waste Recycling : The operations made on the wastes in order to extract the raw material therefrom to be used in the commercial and industrial operations again.