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Showing 341 - 350 of 738 resultsProhibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products (manufacturing, sale and usage) Regulations 2013.| 2013 |Regulation
PakistanThese Regulations, consisting of 8 sections and one Schedule, establish the prohibition of manufacture, sale and use of non-degradable scheduled plastic products. They apply to the Islamabad Capital Territory and specify that: No person shall import, manufacture, stockpile, trade, supply, distribute, sell or use any scheduled plastic product which is non-degradable. Any license or permission for...
Cabinet Regulation No. 184 of 2013 on Separate Waste Collection, Preparation for Re-use, Recycling and Material Recovery| 2013 |Regulation
LatviaThe Regulation prescribes the waste categories and the time period for separate collection of municipal waste within administrative territories of local governments; the objectives of preparation of municipal waste, recycling and material recovery; and the types of re-usable, recyclable or recoverable construction and building destruction waste, the amount and time period for re-use, recycling or...
Regulation on waste management.| 2013 |Regulation
San MarinoThis Regulation lays down detailed provisions on the management, transport and disposal of urban waste. It aims at protecting public health and the environment against damages caused by waste production. Waste prevention and reduction of harzadous waste is among the main principles of the Regulation. Article 4 provides for the classification of waste. Further the Regulation defines the functions...
Legislation | 2013 |Loi Portant Code de la Marine Marchande
MauritaniaMauritania Loi Portant Code de la Marine Marchande Loi 29 de 2013 Publié en Journal Officiel de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie 1297 sur 15 Octobre 2013 Acceptée 30 Juillet 2013 Commencé [Ceci est la version de ce document de 19 Décembre 2019.] [Modifié par Loi Modifiant Certaines Dispositions de la Loi Portant Code de la Marine Marchande (Loi 38 de 2015) le 19 Décembre 2019] Après l...Legislation | 2013 |Decreto N° 2981 de 2013
ColombiaColombia Decreto N° 2981 de 2013 Decree 2981 of 2013 Published in Diario Oficial on 20 diciembre 2013 Commenced on 20 diciembre 2013 [This is the version of this document from 20 diciembre 2013.] El Presidente de la República de Colombia, en uso de sus atribuciones previstas en el artículo 189, numeral 11 de la Constitución Política, la Ley 142 de 1994 modificada por la Ley 689 de 2001 y...Legislation | 2013 |Ordinance Regulating the Use of Plastic Bags and Styrophors in All Commercial and Business Establishments in the City of Mandaluyong and Prescribing Penalties Thereof
PhilippinesPhilippines Ordinance Regulating the Use of Plastic Bags and Styrophors in All Commercial and Business Establishments in the City of Mandaluyong and Prescribing Penalties Thereof Ordinance 523 of 2013 Assented to on 21 November 2013 Commenced on 21 November 2013 [This is the version of this document from 21 November 2013.] An ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags and styrophors in all...Environmental Management and Co-ordination (E-Waste Management) Regulations| 2013 |Regulation
KenyaProvide an appropriate legal and institutional framework and mechanisms for the management of E-waste handling, collection, transportation, recycling and safe disposal of e-waste.
Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Labels) Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No 27 of 2013).| 2013 |Regulation
SeychellesThese Regulations, made under section 13 of the Environment Protection Act 1994, prescribe environmental standards for bottles and labels for beverages. All beverage containers imported, manufactured, distributed, traded in or use shall be made of PET or glass and labeled by paper or PET film. The import, manufacture, trade and commercial distribution of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) labels shall be...
Single 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...
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