Regional Legislative Decree No. 24/2012/A approving the specific norms regulating, prevention and management of hazardous residues.

This Regional Legislative Decree, consisting of 5 Chapters and 10 Annexes, approves the specific norms applicable for regulating, preventing and managing hazardous residues within the Autonomous Region of Azores to the following polluting agents: tyres, mineral oils, old vehicles and their components, electric and electronic equipments and their residues, batteries and accumulators and respective residues, edible oils. It applies for all activities related with residue management (including: collection, transport, storage, treatment, processing and elimination of residues, soil decontamination and monitoring of final locations for storing harmful residues).