Law No. 99/VIII/2015 establishing the prohibition of production, import, marketing and use of plastic bags for packaging.

This Law, consisting of 20 articles, establishes the prohibition of production, import, marketing and use of plastic bags for packaging, including goods, which are not reusable, provided in the wholesale or retail trade. It also regulates the introduction of protecting measures aimed to reduce progressively plastic bags in the environment or replacing them by degradable and or biodegradable bags and compostable, which are consistent with minimizing the generation and disposal of waste. Offences and penalties are specified in the text.