This Regulation implements the Waste Prevention and Management Act, 2009. The Regulation aims to establish a sound waste management system through the efficient collection, segregation, treatment, storage, transportation, reuse, recycling and safe disposal of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. The Regulation classifies wastes into medical waste, municipal waste, industrial waste and e-waste and for...

The law aims at harmonizing the Greek legislative framework with EU Directives 2008/99/EC and 2008/98/EC as regards the protection of the environment through criminal law and waste management. The law consists of 72 articles divided in four parts. Part I incorporates into the national legislative framework the provisions made under EU Directive 2008/99/EC. Articles 2 to 9 (Part I) establish...

Le présent décret l’interdit l’importation, la fabrication, la commercialisation et l’utilisation des sacs plastiques (les emballages souples, généralement en polyéthylène de basse densité (PEBD), de diverses formes et de diverses poignées, utilisés dans le commerce pour le transport de divers produits) et sachets plastiques (les emballages souples, généralement en polyéthylène de basse densité...

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.

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

The purpose of these Regulations, made under the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act, is to prevent and minimise pollution from all operations and activities of the electrical and electronic sector. According to these Regulations, which apply the Polluter Pays Principle, a facility or a corporate of the sector shall submit to the competent Agency an emergency...

This Act makes provision for integrated environmental management and the protection and conservation of the environment and the sustainable management and use of natural resource and related matters. In Part I its sets out the principles governing environmental management. The Act consists of 135 section divided into 12 Parts: Preliminary (I); The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (II)...

These Regulations, made under section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, 2007, provide for quality control of and quality standards and requirements of surface waters and groundwater in Nigeria. They also provide with respect to enforcement, define offences and prescribe penalties for such offences. The Regulations concern the...

An ordinance banning the use of any form of plastic bags on dry goods and regulating its utilization on wet goods, as well as the use of styrofoam and similar materials as containers for food, produce and other products, providing pentalties for its violation thereof and for other purposes.

Le présent arrêté a pour objet l'interdiction d'importation et de commercialisation au Gabon de sachets plastiques non recyclables.