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Showing 321 - 330 of 738 resultsLaw on Ventures in Mexican Marine Zones| 2014 |Legislation
MexicoThe present law is of federal jurisdiction, its provisions are of public order and its purpose is the control and prevention of pollution or alteration of the sea by dumping in Mexican marine areas.
KeywordsMarine plastic litter, Maritime sources, Pollution of the marine environment, Waste preventionLoi n° 007/2014 du 01 août 2014 relative à la protection de l'environnement en République gabonaise.| 2014 |Legislation
GabonLa présente loi, prise en application des dispositions de l’article 47 de la Constitution, fixe les dispositions spécifiques applicables à la protection de l’environnement en République Gabonaise. La présente loi détermine les principes généraux de la politique nation ale de protection de l'Environnement contribuant à la promotion du développement durable. Ces principes tendent notamment à la...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Toxic waste, Waste disposal, Waste managementSindh Environmental Protection Act, 2014 (No. VIII of 2014).| 2014 |Legislation
PakistanThis Act, consisting of 37 sections divided into eleven Parts, provides for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, for the prevention and control of pollution, and promotion of sustainable development. In addition, it establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the Sindh Environmental Protection Council, entitled to: co-ordinate and supervise...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyPackaging Management Decree| 2014 |Legislation
NetherlandsKeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Plastic packaging, Plastic polymers, RecyclingWaste Management Code of Georgia (No. 2994-RS of 2014)| 2014 |Legislation
GeorgiaThe purpose of the Code is to establish a legal framework in the field of waste management, to implement measures that will facilitate waste prevention and its increased re-use as well as environmentally safe treatment of waste (which includes recycling and separation of secondary raw materials, energy recovery from waste and safe disposal of waste). In addition, the objectives of the Code include...
KeywordsFiscal incentives, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Waste, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste managementCustoms 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 wasteAssignment of Functions (Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement) Notice, 2014 (S.I. 24 of 2014).| 2014 |Regulation
ZimbabweThis Notice of the President assigns to the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement - (a) the administration of the Acts set out in the Schedule; and (b) the functions conferred or imposed on the Minister save to the extent that those functions have not been assigned to some other Minister. The list of Scheduled Acts includes the Acquisition of Farm Equipment and Material Act, the Agricultural...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Labelling, Plastic polymers, Plastic wasteProtection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 No. 666.| 2014 |Regulation
AustraliaThis Regulation, consisting of 115 sections divided into eleven Parts and completed by two Schedules, implements the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 by providing specifications on waste management, transport and disposal. The Regulation is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary (1); Contributions by occupiers of scheduled waste facilities (2); Records, measurement of waste...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Toxic waste, Waste management hierarchyPackaging Ordinance 2014 (Verpackungsverordnung 2014).| 2014 |Regulation
AustriaThe Ordinance aims to reduce and manage packaging waste by promoting reuse, ensuring proper collection and recycling, and setting heavy metal limits. The ordinance prohibits the marketing of packaging that exceeds certain heavy metal concentration limits, aiming to reduce environmental and health risks. It applies to all packaging introduced into the Austrian market, covering both household and...
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Recyclable packagingRegional 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.
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