LEGAL REGULATION OF THE USE OF TECHNOGENIC WASTE OF A MINING ENTERPRISES IN UKRAINE.

Purpose. Substantiation of improvement of normative-legal regulation of use of technogenic wastes of mining enterprises for maintenance of requirements of ecological safety of settlements of Ukraine and their conformity to the European standards of realization of economic activity. Methodology. The application of methods of comparative legal research, system and structural-functional analysis, functional method allowed justifying the feasibility of optimizing the regulation of the use of man-made waste from mining enterprises. Findings. The expediency of amending Art. 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On Waste”, supplementing articles of the Mining Law of Ukraine with provisions that will provide for the competence of public authorities in the field of mining waste management, the procedure for handling all types of mining waste, duties and responsibilities of economic entities for violation of legislation in the field of managing mining waste, and others. Originality. Proposals have been formulated to amend the Law of Ukraine “On Waste”, articles of the Mining Law of Ukraine, aimed at consolidating the rights and responsibilities of the subjects of the administrative and legal regime of man-made waste of mining enterprises. Practical value. The obtained results can be used to improve the mechanism of utilization and use of man-made waste from mining enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]