These Regulations, made under the Environmental Management Act, provide rules relative to the placing on the market of a hazardous substance, i.e. any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous or any organism which is injurious to human health or the environment (and including hazardous waste). The Regulations concern, among other things, packaging and labelling of substances, precautions in...

Por medio de la presente Ley se declara de interés general la prevención y reducción del impacto ambiental derivado de la utilización de bolsas plásticas, mediante acciones para desestimular su uso, promover su reuso, reciclado y otras formas de valorización. El alcance de la ley comprende todas las bolsas plásticas utilizadas para contener y transportar productos y bienes que sean entregadas a un...

The Resolution regulates plastic and biodegradable bags. It consists of eight articles: Scope of regulation (1); Purpose and object of regulation (2); Definition of terms (3); Requirements for placing on market of plastic, biodegradable and compostable bags (4); Compliance assessment (5); Labelling (6); Compliance control (7); and Liability for violating these rules. The purpose of the Resolution...

This Act provides general rules relating to commercial and artisanal fishing by nationals of Sierra Leone wherever they are (beyond the fisheries waters, including fishing on the high seas or in waters under the jurisdiction of another State) and commercial fishing by foreigners in the fisheries waters of Sierra Leone and rules relating to aquaculture. The Act consists of 92 sections divided into...

Article 6 obliges business entities to keep record of packaging materials and packaging waste in accordance with the procedure established by the Government. Article 7 (1) establishes that manufacturers and importers who, within the reporting period, supply to the domestic market of the Republic of Lithuania no more than 0.5 tons of packaging (excluding one-time packaging and multiple packaging)...

This Act introduces various measures for ensuring environmentally responsible and sustainable tourism in Palau so as to, among other things, prevent environmentally destructive practices by uneducated visitors. It, among other things, prohibits the importation and manufacture in Palau of reef-toxic sunscreens. It is hereby declared the policy of the government of the Republic of Palau to promote...

El presente Real Decreto tiene por objeto adoptar medidas para reducir el consumo de bolsas de plástico, con la finalidad de prevenir y reducir los impactos adversos que los residuos generados por dichas bolsas de plástico producen en el medio ambiente, con especial atención al daño ocasionado a los ecosistemas acuáticos, y en determinadas actividades económicas, como la pesca o el turismo, entre...

La presente Ley, que adopta medidas para promover el uso de bolsas reutilizables en establecimientos comerciales, prohíbe el uso de bolsas de polietileno en los supermercados, autoservicios, almacenes o comercios en general para transporte de productos o mercaderías. Los establecimientos previstos en esta Ley procederán al reemplazo progresivo de las bolsas de polietileno, dentro de los plazos...

Implementation of EPR for manufacturers, vendors and bulk consumers.