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Showing 451 - 460 of 825 resultsWaste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012.| 2012 |Regulation
BhutanThis Regulation implements the Waste Prevention and Management Act, 2009. The Regulation aims to establish a sound waste management system through the efficient collection, segregation, treatment, storage, transportation, reuse, recycling and safe disposal of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. The Regulation classifies wastes into medical waste, municipal waste, industrial waste and e-waste and for...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Medical waste, Verification of compliance, Waste, Waste collection, Waste managementLaw No. 4042 on the protection of the environment through criminal law, on waste management and other provisions, in compliance with EU Directives 2008/99/EC and 2008/98/EC.| 2012 |Legislation
GreeceThe law aims at harmonizing the Greek legislative framework with EU Directives 2008/99/EC and 2008/98/EC as regards the protection of the environment through criminal law and waste management. The law consists of 72 articles divided in four parts. Part I incorporates into the national legislative framework the provisions made under EU Directive 2008/99/EC. Articles 2 to 9 (Part I) establish...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Waste managementSea Pollution (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 372 of 2012).| 2012 |Regulation
IrelandThese Regulations give effect to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships so as to prohibit and control the disposal of garbage into the sea in accordance with the type of garbage for disposal and the geographical location of the ship. They also provide for the availability of adequate facilities at ports and terminals for the reception of garbage. In...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Waste management hierarchyAct CLXXXV of 2012 on waste.| 2012 |Legislation
HungaryThe purpose of this Act is the protection of the environment and human health, the mitigation of environmental impact, the efficient management of natural resources, the reduction of the impact and improvement of efficiency of the use of resources, as well as the prevention of waste and its harmful effects, the reduction of its quantity and hazardousness, the re-use of materials, as well as higher...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Plastic waste, Recycling, Waste management, Waste management hierarchyProducer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 3082 of 2012).| 2012 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThese Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 by, among other things, inserting a new Part (11) on review by the Secretary of State of regulations 2 to 40 of the principal Regulations in relation to England and Wales. The Regulations also amend Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations.
KeywordsPlastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Waste management hierarchyArrêté interministériel n°001/CAB/MIN/PME/ 2012 et n°003 CAB/MIN/ECO&COM/2012 du 21 août 2012 portant interdiction de fabrication, d'importation ct de commercialisation des emballages non biodégradables.| 2012 |Regulation
Democratic Republic of the CongoLe présent arrêté interdit la fabrication, l’importation et la commercialisation des emballages non biodégradables sur l'ensemble du territoire national de la République Démocratique du Congo .
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Biodegradable plastics, Product bansDelegated Decree No. 44 laying down the Code on the Environment.| 2012 |Legislation
San MarinoThis Delegated Decree lays down the legislative framework concerning the protection of the environment. It sets out general rules and principles concerning the authorities which are responsible in this field and their duties. Further it lays down detailed provisions governing: waste management; protection of human health against asbestos; protection and management of water resources; protection of...
KeywordsWaste, Waste managementEnvironmental Protection Law 2013 (Revised Version No. 29/NA).| 2012 |Legislation
Lao People's Democratic RepublicRepealedThis Environmental Protection Law, consisting of 13 Parts divided into 99 articles, defines principles, regulations and measures related to environmental management, monitoring of protection, control, preservation and rehabilitation, with quality, of mitigating impacts and pollution created by anthropogenic loads or by nature, aiming to provide balance between social and natural environment, to...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Toxic waste, Waste managementRegulation for the Application of the Law on Environmental Protection and Optimization of State Revenues| 2011 |Regulation
EcuadorKeywordsDeposit-refund schemes , Levies, Plastic packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste collectionPagination
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