The purpose of this Act is the protection of the environment and human health, the mitigation of environmental impact, the efficient management of natural resources, the reduction of the impact and improvement of efficiency of the use of resources, as well as the prevention of waste and its harmful effects, the reduction of its quantity and hazardousness, the re-use of materials, as well as higher...

The present Regulations are made under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. Section 3 establishes that except as otherwise provided, these Regulations apply in respect of: a) vessels in waters under Canadian jurisdiction; and b) Canadian vessels everywhere. The text consists of 137 sections divided into 4 Parts as follows: General (1); Specific provisions (2); Pollutant discharge reporting (3)...

This Decree-Law, consisting of 10 Chapters, establishes the Environmental Basic Legislation. It specifies the policy on environment and wildlife protection, including the basic principles for conservation, preservation and sustainable use of natural resources in order to improve the quality of life of the local populations. This Decree-Law applies for all the National territory, in particular for...

These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 by, among other things, inserting a new Part (11) on review by the Secretary of State of regulations 2 to 40 of the principal Regulations in relation to England and Wales. The Regulations also amend Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations.

These Regulations give effect to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships so as to prohibit and control the disposal of garbage into the sea in accordance with the type of garbage for disposal and the geographical location of the ship. They also provide for the availability of adequate facilities at ports and terminals for the reception of garbage. In...

This Act is about product stewardship. Product stewardship is an approach to reducing the environmental and other impacts of products by encouraging or requiring manufacturers, importers, distributors and other persons to take responsibility for those products. This Act provides a framework for 3 kinds of product stewardship.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto regular la gestión de los residuos impulsando medidas que prevengan su generación y mitiguen los impactos adversos sobre la salud humana y el medio ambiente asociados a su generación y gestión, mejorando la eficiencia en el uso de los recursos. Tiene asimismo como objeto regular el régimen jurídico de los suelos contaminados. Esta Ley es de aplicación a todo tipo...

Prohibition of littering and dumping, outlines waste disposal facilities and responsibility of Council for collection and disposal of solid and hazardous waste

MEXICAN OFFICIAL REGULATION NOM-161-SEMARNAT-2011, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING SPECIAL HANDLING WASTE AND DETERMINING WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO A MANAGEMENT PLAN; THE LIST OF SUCH WASTES, THE PROCEDURE FOR THEIR INCLUSION OR EXCLUSION FROM SAID LIST; AS WELL AS THE ELEMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE FORMULATION OF MANAGEMENT PLANS.