NB: Unofficial translation; legally binding texts are those in Finnish and Swedish Ministry of the Environment, Finland WASTE DECREE (1390/1993; amendments up to 988/2004 included) Chapter 1 – General provisions Section 1 – Further provisions on the scope of the Waste Act (171/2000) The provisions of the Waste Act shall apply to: 1) waste from a ship as referred to in the Act on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (300/1979) as from the time that the waste has been received in the reception equipment referred to in sections 16, 21 and 26 of said Act; and 2) waste or contaminated soil arising from oil pollution accident occurring on land or on water as from the time that the initial measures required to combat oil pollution have been performed. Section 2 – Application of the Waste Act within the Defence Forces (1) If application of the Waste Act or provisions or regulations issued thereunder may jeopardize confidentiality of issues vital to national security or if such application is...