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Showing 71 - 80 of 561 resultsLitter Control and Prevention Act No. 3 of 2019.| 2019 |Legislation
Antigua and BarbudaThis Act sets forth provisions on the appointment, duties and authorities of Litter Prevention Wardens; designation of officers of the Ministry of Health to carry out provisions of this Act; responsibilities of business owners; removal of derelict vehicles from a public place; and disposal of removed vehicles. This Act shall apply to any solid or liquid material or combination of solid and liquid...
Environmental Protection (Microbeads) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. No. 18 of 2019).| 2019 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThese Regulations prohibit in Northern Ireland the use of microbeads (any water-insoluble solid plastic particle of less than or equal to 5mm in any dimension) as an ingredient in the manufacture of rinse off personal care products and the sale of any such products containing microbeads. Breach of these prohibitions is an offence. A person who, in the manufacture of any rinse-off personal care...
Décret n° 2019-027 du 21 janvier 2019 fixant les conditions d'octroi de l’autorisation spéciale relative aux sachets en plastique non biodégradables en République du Bénin.| 2019 |Regulation
BeninLe présent décret fixe les conditions d’octroi de l’autorisation spéciale pour la production et l'importation des sachets en plastique non biodégradables. Le présent décret s’applique à la production et à l’importation des sachets en plastique non biodégradables destinés aux activités sanitaires, médicales, militaires, de guerre, de recherches scientifiques et expérimentales ou destinés aux...
Decreto Nº 3/2019 - Se reglamenta la Ley Nº 19.655, del 17 de agosto de 2018, sobre la utilización de bolsas plásticas para contener y transportar productos y bienes entregados al consumidor.| 2019 |Regulation
UruguayPor medio del presente Decreto se reglamenta la Ley Nº 19.655 de 2018, relativa a la utilización de bolsas plásticas para contener y transportar productos y bienes entregados al consumidor. El objetivo de estas disposiciones es prevenir y mitigar el impacto ambiental derivado de luso de dichos materiales. Se excluyen del ámbito de aplicación las bolsas plásticas diseñadas para ser reutilizadas en...
Environmental Protection (Cotton Buds) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. No. 271 of 2019).| 2019 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThese Regulations prohibit the manufacture and the sale of plastic stemmed cotton buds (a rod of plastic which has cotton wrapped around both ends). It shall be an offence for a person to manufacture, supply, offer to supply, or have in their possession for supply, any plastic stemmed cotton bud. The Regulations also provide for powers of entry and examination etc. for purposes of these...
Control of Disposable Plastics Act No.11 of 2019.| 2019 |Legislation
BarbadosRepealedThis Act lays down rules to prohibit the import, distribution, sale and utilization of single use plastic containers, cutlery, straws as well as prohibit the import, manufacture, distribution, sale and use of plastic bags made with a petroleum based resin. The list of exceptions includes bags for garbage, medical use, preservation of food, and a few other uses. This Act allows the import, sale or...
Act on the Sale, Return, and High-Quality Recycling of Packaging (VerpackG)| 2019 |Legislation
GermanyTitle 28: Bag Waste Reduction of Article 27 of the Laws of New York| 2019 |Legislation
United States of AmericaLey 8/2019, de 19 de febrero, de residuos y suelos contaminados de las Illes Balears| 2019 |Legislation
SpainEl objeto de esta ley es la ordenación del régimen de prevención en la producción y la gestión de los residuos y la regulación de los suelos contaminados en el ámbito territorial de las Illes Balears, en el marco de la legislación básica estatal y de la legislación comunitaria.
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