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Showing 121 - 130 of 195 resultsCustoms Management (Prohibited and Restricted Goods) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. 43 of 2014).| 2014 |Regulation
SeychellesRepealedThese Regulations, made by the Minister of Finance, Trade and Investment under section 270 read with section 190(2) of the Customs Management Act, 2011, place restrictions on the importation of goods specified in the Schedule, including (hazardous) wastes, toxic chemicals (including pesticides), species listed under CITES, fish and fish products, wood, animals and animal products, fertilizers...
KeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Plastic wasteProvisions on the Prohibition of the Sale and Use of Disposable Non-Degradable Plastic Bags and Plastic Tableware in Jilin Province (Order No. 244 of the Jilin Provincial People's Government)| 2014 |Regulation
ChinaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsRegional Legislative Decree No. 10/2014/A establishing protecting measures to reduce the consumption of plastic bags.| 2014 |Regulation
PortugalThis Regional Legislative Decree, consisting of 14 articles, establishes protecting measures to reduce the consumption of plastic bags and approves the legal regime for environmental fee for the use of plastic bags distributed to the final consumer, so called Ecotaxa.
KeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic wasteMandaluyong City: Ordinance No. 523| 2013 |Regulation
PhilippinesAn ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags and styrophors in all commerical and business establishments in the city of mandaluyong and prescribing penalties thereof and amending sections 1,2 and 4 of Ordinance No. 479, S-2011 entitled : Ordinance phasing out the use of plastic bags and styrophors in the city of Mandaluyong
KeywordsEnforcement, Just transition, Plastic carrier bags, Product bansEnvironmental Management (Licensing) Regulations (S.I. No 112 of 2013).| 2013 |Regulation
ZambiaThese Regulations, made by the Minister of State under sections 43 and 134 of the Environmental Management Act, concern a wide variety of matters regarding environmental protection including air quality control, waste management, hazardous waste and other substances harmful to the environment such as pesticides and ozone-depleting substances. Discharge of pollutants requires an emission licence to...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Waste managementPlastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013.| 2013 |Legislation
AustraliaThis Act, consisting of eight Sections, aims at establishing protecting measures to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. It establishes inspections, composition, and environmental standards of such plastic bags in order to comply with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, as they are...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchyWaste Management (Plastic Levy) Regulations 2013.| 2013 |Regulation
TongaThese Regulations, made under section 27 of the Waste Management Act 2005, imposes a levy in respect of plastic bag supplies at the point of importation. The Waste Authority shall be the collection authority to whom the levy shall be payable by importers. The Regulations also provide in respect to returns and records, recover and appeals.
KeywordsLevies, Plastic carrier bagsSingle Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 4 of 2013).| 2013 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThese Regulations, made under sections 77 and 90 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Climate Change Act 2008, concern a minimum amount which a seller shall charge for a single use carrier bag and the types of single use carrier bags to which the requirement to charge does not apply (as set out in Schedule 1). They also: specify that the net proceeds of the charge are to be paid to the Department of the...
KeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsOrdinance Adding Chapter 4.114 (Reusable Bags) of Title 4 (Sanitation and Health) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code Relating to Reusable Bags| 2012 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic productsMarikina City: Ordinance No. 18| 2012 |Regulation
PhilippinesOrdinance regulating the use of plastic packaging/bags on wet goods and banned the use of plastic packaging on dry goods
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Enforcement, Exempted products, Plastic carrier bags, Stakeholder engagementPagination
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