UNEP would like to thank the World Resources Institute, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University and the University of Strathclyde for their invaluable assistance with the collation of these laws, as well as its long-standing partner FAOLEX.
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Showing 151 - 160 of 561 resultsProcedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act| 2017 |Regulation
United States of AmericaAs required under section 6(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is issuing a final rule that establishes the process and criteria that EPA will use to identify chemical substances as either High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation, or Low-Priority Substances for which risk evaluations are not warranted at the time.
Darebin, Victoria Ban on balloons, disposable food containers and cups at events on council property| 2017 |Regulation
AustraliaDecree of 05-17-2017 of approval of the Regulation for the reduction of the consumption of plastic bags.| 2017 |Regulation
AndorraLa Llei 25/2004, del 14 de desembre, de residus adopta els criteris jeràrquics europeus de gestió de residus, integrats i desenvolupats en el Pla nacional de residus (PNR). Per ordre prioritari, aquests criteris són la prevenció en la generació de residus, la reutilització, el reciclatge, la valorització energètica i l’eliminació.
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