Order No. 2/2020 regulating the General Regime for Prevention, Production and Waste Management.
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
This Order, consisting of 14 articles and four Annexes, regulates article 44 of the General Regime applicable to the prevention, production and management of waste, approved by Decree-Law No. 56/2015 of 17 October, establishing the quality requirements of compost for use as an organic fertilizer and the rules to which must comply with the placement of the compost on the market, under the aforementioned legal regime. This Order in particular regulates Class I, II, II-A and III composts for use as an organic fertilizer, placed on the national market and destined for organic conventional agriculture, and for soils not intended for human and animal consumption. Article 4 lays down the List of residues that can be used for the production of compost as an organic fertilizer.
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Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force the day after its publication.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Boletim Oficial, Série I, No. 5.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Portaria n. 2/2020 - Regulamentação do Regime Geral da Prevenção, Produção e Gestão de Resíduos.