NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK OF MANAGEMENT WITH MEDICAL WASTE IN REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Abstract

Protecting the environment and, within that, waste management, a large number of prescripts is regulated. Given the constitutional and legal position of Serbia in the last twenty years, this, now independent state, was faced with various regulations and they were made in several countries. From the moment of independance in 2006, the Republic of Serbia passed a large number of regulations in environmental ambience and waste management in particular, even the medical waste. However, it is still not enough to normatively regulate this important area of social life. What is encouraging is manifested in two main tendencies. First, the Republic of Serbia with much more intense is governing the environment. This is witnessed by the increasing number of laws and regulations, but also a strong educational and media campaign, which continuously monitors the process. On the other hand, the regulations adopted in this area reflect international standards and achievements, particularly those that apply the European Union in which Serbia has candidate status.