Decree No. 13/2006 approving the Regulation on residues management.

This Decree approves the Regulation on residues management. The Regulation, consisting of 4 Chapters and 9 Annexes, aims at establishing general rules related to residue disposal, including: production, storage in the ground and under the soil, residues disposal into water discharges or in the atmosphere, treatment, collection, storage and transport of any residue, with exception of those of radioactive nature or subject to specific regulation, in order to prevent or minimize its negative impacts on human health and the environment. It also establishes categories of residues, management of residues and prescribes sanctions to be paid by illegal activity. It is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Non-hazardous residues management (Chap. II); Hazardous residue management (Chap. III); Final provisions (Chap. IV). Annexes list all residue category, classification and related authorized activities.