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Showing 111 - 120 of 180 resultsOrder No. 14/2010/L-CTN on the promulgation of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax.| 2010 |Legislation
Viet NamThis Law provides for the declaration, calculation, payment and refund of environmental protection taxes imposed on products and goods which, when used, cause adverse impacts on the environment. The Law specifies and lists the products and goods subject, and not subject to environmental protection taxes.
KeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Product bans, Waste disposal, Waste managementLey de gestión integral de la basura.| 2010 |Legislation
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofLa presente Ley de gestión integral de la basura, establece las disposiciones regulatorias para la gestión integral de la basura con el fin de reducir su generación y garantizar que su recolección, aprovechamiento y disposición final sea realizada en forma sanitaria y ambientalmente segura.
KeywordsEnforcement, Fiscal incentives, Littering, Stakeholder engagement, Waste, Waste disposal, Waste managementEU Council Regulation No 1224/2009 Establishing a Community Control System for Ensuring Compliance with the Rules of the Common Fisheries Policy| 2009 |Regulation
European UnionThis Regulation establishes a European Community system for control, inspection and enforcement aimed at ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy. These provisions apply to all activities covered by the common fisheries policy carried out on the territory of Member States or in European Community waters or by European Community fishing vessels or, without prejudice to the...
KeywordsEnforcement, Marine litter, Plastic wasteUse of Polystyrene and Compostable Disposable Food Packaging| 2009 |Regulation
United States of AmericaKeywordsCompostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic waste, PolystyreneEnvironmental Management (Hazardous Waste Control and Management) Regulations| 2009 |Regulation
United Republic of TanzaniaThe requirements and responsibilities for controlling and managing hazardous waste in Tanzania. This includes implementing the same guiding principles for solid waste disposal and management
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Waste managementEU Council Regulation No 43/2009 Fixing for 2009 the Fishing Opportunities and Associated Conditions for Certain Fish Stocks| 2009 |Regulation
European UnionThis Regulation lays down some amendments and addenda to Regulation (EC) No. 43/2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. It adds new Chapter VIIIa, which concerns labelling of fish frozen after being caught in the NEAFC Convention Area by Community vessels of third country vessels. Further addenda deal with maximum...
KeywordsEnforcement, Marine litter, Plastic wasteThe National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act| 2009 |Legislation
South AfricaTo establish a system of integrated coastal and estuarine management in the Republic, including norms, standards and policies, in order to promote the conservation of the coastal environment, and maintain the natural attributes of coastal landscapes and seascapes.
KeywordsCertification, Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Integrated coastal zone management, Waste disposal, Waste managementNational Environmental (Sanitation and Wastes Control) Regulations, 2009| 2009 |Regulation
NigeriaThese Regulations, made under section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, 2007, provide for issues of environmental sanitation and all categories of wastes. The purpose of the Regulations is the adoption of sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in environmental sanitation and waste management to minimize pollution. The...
KeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Product bans, Waste, Enforcement, Waste management, Waste management facilities, Hazardous waste, FinesLaw for Packaging and Packaging Waste Management| 2009 |Legislation
North MacedoniaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Product bans, Recycling, Waste managementPagination
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Plastic carrier bags
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