Hazardous waste - Managing director
Short description
General information
If hazardous waste (except asbestos cement)
- is to be collected and/or treated by a legal person or
- if the person collecting or treating the waste fails to furnish proof that she/he herself/himself has the necessary technical know-how and skills,
a full-time employee must be appointed as managing director in the field of waste management [" abfallrechtliche Geschäftsführerin/abfallrechtlicher Geschäftsführer "]. The appointment requires a permit .
The authority must be notified of the termination of the appointment of the waste managing director.
Please note
It is permitted to appoint several waste managing directors with clearly defined fields of activity.
Prerequisites
Only those persons can be appointed as waste managing directors that
- are reliable with respect to the activity to be carried out and have the technical know-how and skills required for the collection and treatment of the wastes for which the permit is granted;
- satisfy the requirements of a responsible person in charge [ "verantwortliche Beauftragte/verantwortlicher Beauftragter "] as set out in section 9 of the Verwaltungsstrafgesetz (VStG); and
- is in a position to act accordingly at the enterprise.
Please note
The waste managing director is legally responsible for ensuring that the activity is carried out in a technically proper manner and is responsible for compliance with waste legislation including waste permits.
Deadlines
Please note
In cases where an appointed waste managing director leaves, deadlines must be observed (see " Further information "). The authority must be notified of the termination of the appointment.
Competent authority
for the service Hazardous waste - Managing director:
Abteilung 13 Umwelt und Raumordnung
Stempfergasse 7
8010 Graz,01.Bez.:Innere Stadt
Phone: +43 (316) 877-2491
Fax: +43 (316) 877-3490
Email: abteilung13@stmk.gv.at
Web address: http://verwaltung.steiermark.at
Public office hours
Montag bis Freitag von 8:00 bis 12:30 Uhr und nach Terminvereinbarung
Additional information
The Provincial Governor German text
Procedure
The application for the permit concerning the appointment of the waste managing director must be filed with the competent authority . Using in particular the documents provided, the latter checks whether the requirements for the appointment of the concrete person as waste managing director have been fulfilled and decides on the issue by official notice.
Please note
The application for the granting of the permit for the collection and/or treatment of hazardous waste and the application concerning the appointment of the waste managing director can also be filed together.
Costs
Costs depend on various ordinances on levies and fees. It is recommendable to gather more detailed information from the competent authority beforehand.
Additional information
If the waste managing director leaves the enterprise, the person holding the permit must, without delay, notify to the competent authority , appoint a new waste managing director and apply for the corresponding permit. If this appointment and the application are not carried out within three months, the activity has to be stopped.
Data protection
I have noted that the data provided by me, as well as any data received by the administration over the course of the preliminary investigation, will be automatically processed as per article 6, para. 1 lit. c and e of the General Data Protection Regulation in accordance with the underlying material laws of the legal process. Furthermore, I am aware that this is for the purpose of executing the legal procedure initiated by me, the granting of regulatory approval and also for the purpose of review. I have read the general information regarding:
- the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, withdrawal and objection, as well as on data portability
- the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority
- the responsibilities of the process controller and the data protection officer as per https://datenschutz.stmk.gv.at.
