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Decree-Law No. 239/97 providing for the waste management Regulation.

Country
Portugal
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Decree-Law provides for the waste management Regulation. This Regulation consisting of 6 chapters deals in particular with waste: collection, storage, transport, treatment, re-valorization and disposal in order to avoid environmental disasters and protect human health. The Regulation concerning the requirements to be met for performing the said activity is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. 1); Waste management (2); Waste disposal operations (3); Waste registration (4); Controls and sanctions (5); Final provisions (6).
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/por26131.pdf
Date of text
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Diário da República No. 208/97 (I-A), 9 September 1997, pp. 4775-4780.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implemented by
Order No. 961/98 establishing the licensing for the: storage, treatment, valorization and disposal of industrial, urban an other residues.
Repeals
Decree-Law No. 310/95 regulating waste management.
Repealed by
Decree-Law No. 178/2006 on waste management.