1. Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Management of waste oils
Macedonian Experience – Initial Steps
MoEPP/POPs Unit

2. Legislation framework connected with waste oil management in the Republic of Macedonia
Law on Waste Management (O.J. of the Republic of Macedonia, No. 68/04, 71/04)
The Law on Waste Management defines waste oils as follows: any mineral, synthetic or industrial oils in liquid or semi-liquid state that have become unfit for the use they had been originally intended, and in particular used oils for internal combustion engines, oils for gearbox, as well as oils for turbines and hydraulic oils

3. Legislation framework connected with waste oil management in the Republic of Macedonia
Law on Waste Management (O.J. of the Republic of Macedonia, No. 68/04, 71/04)
Article 68 of the Framework Law on Waste Management is dedicated to the handling of waste oils:
It prohibits discharging waste oils in soil, water, containers for municipal waste, sewerage and other infrastructural systems and facilities, as well as storage and disposal of the waste oils at locations not intended for that purpose.

4. Legislation framework connected with waste oil management in the Republic of Macedonia
Law on Waste Management (O.J. of the Republic of Macedonia, No. 68/04, 71/04)
Article 68 of the Framework Law on Waste Management is dedicated to the handling of waste oils:
It prohibits mixing waste oils with non-hazardous and hazardous waste, especially mixing waste oils with PCB/PCTs during their collection, transportation, storage, processing and disposal.

5. Legislation framework connected with waste oil management in the Republic of Macedonia
Law on Waste Management (O.J. of the Republic of Macedonia, No. 68/04, 71/04)
Article 68 of the Framework Law on Waste Management is dedicated to the handling of waste oils:
The Minister of environment prescribes the procedures and manner of collection, transportation, processing, storage and disposal of waste oils, the manner of keeping records and submission of data.

6. Legislation framework connected with waste oil management in the Republic of Macedonia
Law on Waste Management (O.J. of the Republic of Macedonia, No. 68/04, 71/04)
Article 69 of the Framework Law on Waste Management is dedicated to the handling of PCB/PCT:
It prohibits production, import and trade in PCB/PCT, re-use and recycling of used PCB/PCT, recharge and top up equipment with PCB/PCT; obliges legal entities handling of PCBs to register the quantities, origin, nature and content of PCBs, label the equipment that contains or had contained PCBs, and keep records.

7. Legislation framework connected with waste oil management in the Republic of Macedonia
Subsidiaries to the Law on Waste Management (in connection with waste oils issue):
Regulation on management and disposal of waste oils, in the phase of preparation,
Regulation on disposal of PCBs/PCTs, in the phase of preparation.

8. National strategies, action plans:
National Waste Management Plan (in the final phase of preparation)
According to the obtained unofficial data there is no system for collection and processing of used engine oils and components in the Republic of Macedonia. The majority of waste oils and oil emulsion generated in the enterprises and other activities are currently burnt.

9. National strategies, action plans:
National Waste Management Plan and NEAP 2 (both in the final phase of preparation)
There is no official inventory on imported oil quantities, but some sources (preliminary) say that imported quantities in the period from 2000 to 2002 were as follows: tons in 2000, tons in 2001, tons in 2002, or an average of around tons/year for the investigated three year period .

10. National strategies, action plans:
National Waste Management Plan and NEAP 2 (both in the final phase of preparation)
There is no official inventory on waste oil generation in the country, but there is an unofficial preliminary data saying that approximately 4000 tones waste oils are generated in the country according to the following ratio: metallurgy (39,4% ), transport (19,1), energy sector (18,8%) and construction (7,8%) .

11. National strategies, action plans:
National Implementation Plan on Reduction and Elimination of POPs
National POPs profile:
Preliminary POPs inventories
National priorities in POPs management
Action Plans for POPs reduction and elimination

12. National strategies, action plans:
National Implementation Plan on Reduction and Elimination of POPs
National priorities on POPs management
Detailed inventory of POPs chemicals
2. Establishment of a National POPs Center
3. Inventory of "hot spots”
4. Preventing uncontrolled waste combustion
5. PCB/OCP containing waste management
6. Preparation of new and amendment of existing legislation
7. Monitoring of POPs
8. Providing necessary equipment for and training on POPs monitoring
9. Public awareness and education
10. Evaluation of adverse effects on human health
11. Monitoring of POPs bioaccumulation in living organisms
12. Measures for the reduction of dioxin and furan emission
13. Control of PAHs

13. National strategies, action plans:
National Implementation Plan on Reduction and Elimination of POPs
Preliminary PCB oils inventory
Total Quantities of Transformer Oil
Total oil quantity in ESM
3.442 tons
In use
8,268 tons
Stockpiles (PSE)
110 tons
Waste oils
21 tons
Annual consumption
577 tons

14. National strategies, action plans:
National Implementation Plan on Reduction and Elimination of POPs
Action Plans
Production, import and export, use, stockpiles and wastes of Annex A POPs pesticides (Annex A, Part I chemicals)
Preparation and adoption of a strategy for inventory completion, collection, and disposal of obsolete pesticide stocks;
Preparation and establishment of control mechanisms and cooperation of inspection bodies to oversee POPs wastes;
Development of schemes for positive influence of business sector, having active roles and responsibilities in this area;
Secure effective support of the program on non-combustion technologies for POPs destruction;
Disposal of POPs pesticides in Macedonia with state contribution, according to the principles of the Stockholm Convention;
Establishment of a system for control of illegal import and application of OCPs

15. National strategies, action plans:
Activities on National Implementation Plan on Reduction and Elimination implementation
On-going projects:
Project title: "Energy Efficiency Distribution Program“- Swiss assistance - SECO Project for ESM to assist the Republic of Macedonia in phasing-out PCB equipment
Project objectives: Identification, labeling, inventory, transport, temporary storage and final disposal/destruction of PCB containing low and medium voltage capacitors in National Power Production and Supply Company

16. National strategies, action plans:
Activities on National Implementation Plan on Reduction and Elimination implementation
On-going projects:
Project title: "Energy Efficiency Distribution Program“- Swiss assistance - SECO Project for ESM to assist the Republic of Macedonia in phasing-out PCB equipment
Project results:performed quantitive and qualitative analysis of transformer oil, the equipment adequately labeled, detailed inventory (electronic data base) defined.