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Showing 231 - 240 of 738 resultsWaste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulation| 2017 |Regulation
AustraliaRegulations Governing the Provision of Services for Hazardous Waste Management| 2017 |Regulation
RwandaTo establish a regulatory framework for effective and efficient collection, transportation and treatment of hazardous waste in order to protect the public health and the environment
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017| 2017 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandPlastic Bag Use Reduction Act (RPPL No. l0-14)| 2017 |Legislation
PalauThis Act prohibits the distribution of plastic by retail establishments. Within two years following the effective date of this Act, retail establishments shall not provide plastic bags that are not biodegradable or compostable to their customers at the point of sale or prior to exit for the purpose of transporting groceries, food products, and other merchandise. No individual or business may...
Loi n° 1.456 du 12/12/2017 portant Code de l’environnement.| 2017 |Legislation
MonacoLa présente loi comprend deux articles. L’art. 1 comporte la Première partie du Code de l’environnement, à savoir les dispositions législatives. L’art. 2 abroge deux lois (Loi n° 834 du 28/12/1967 relative aux bruits troublant la tranquillité publique, Loi n° 954 du 19/04/1964 concernant la lutte contre la pollution de l’air et de l’eau), et maintient l’applicabilité en tant que besoin de leurs...
National Solid Waste Management Strategy| 2017 |Policy
NamibiaNational Solid Waste Management Strategy- This plan is prepared by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) on the recognition of the urgent need to improve solid waste management in the country. It provides the framework for future directions, regulations, funding and action plans to improve solid waste management in order to achieve consistency and coordination. The vision of the...
Environment Management Act, 2017 (No. 19 of 2017).| 2017 |Legislation
MalawiThis Act concerns the conservation and management of the environment in Malawi and prescribes environmental standards. It also concerns the conservation and managebasment of biological (genetic) resources. The Act consists of 119 sections divided into 17 Parts, covering main areas of environmental concern as follows: Preliminary (I); General principles (II); the Environment Protection Authority...
Décret n° 2017-010 du 03 Janvier 2017 portant Interdiction de la production, de l’importation, de la commercialisation, de la constitution de stock et de l'utilisation des sachets et des sacs en plastique sur le territoire national.| 2017 |Regulation
MadagascarLe présent Décret fixe les réglementations de l'interdiction de la production, l'importation, la commercialisation, la constitution de stock et de l'utilisation des sachets plastiques sur le territoire national, en application des dispositions générales de la Charte de l'Environnement actualisée, de la Politique Nationale de l'Environnement pour le Développement Durable, et de la Convention de...
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