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Showing 371 - 380 of 738 results(Plastic Packaging and Plastic Bottles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (S.I. No. 84 of 2012)| 2012 |Regulation
ZimbabweMoEF decree No.13/2012 on Guidelines for implementation of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle through Waste Bank| 2012 |Regulation
IndonesiaDecree-Law No. 26/2012 establishing the Environmental Basic Legislation.| 2012 |Legislation
Timor-LesteThis Decree-Law, consisting of 10 Chapters, establishes the Environmental Basic Legislation. It specifies the policy on environment and wildlife protection, including the basic principles for conservation, preservation and sustainable use of natural resources in order to improve the quality of life of the local populations. This Decree-Law applies for all the National territory, in particular for...
Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests declaring Purna Wildlife Sanctuary to be and Eco-sensitive Zone.| 2012 |Regulation
IndiaThe Ministry of Environment and Forests notifies the area up to 2 kilometres from the boundary of the protected area of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary as an Eco-sensitive Zone in order to conserve and protect the protected area from the ecological and environmental point of view by habitat management aimed at improving and preserving the genetic resources of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, and by the...
Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests declaring Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary to be an Eco-sensitive Zone.| 2012 |Regulation
IndiaThe Ministry of Environment and Forests notifies the area up to 5 kilometres from the boundary of the protected area of Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary as an Eco-sensitive Zone in order to conserve and protect the protected area from the ecological and environmental point of view. A Zonal Master Plan for the Eco-sensitive Zone shall be prepared by the State Government and shall provide for restoration...
Regulation on detailed criteria, amount and manner of payment of special fees for waste management.| 2012 |Regulation
MontenegroThis Regulation prescribes all necessary standards and requirements aimed to define the detailed criteria, exact amount and manner of payment of special fees for waste management on the territory of Montenegro. This Regulation will apply to all products listed in the Annex I. The Annex is an integral part of this Regulation.
Décret n° 2012-1047 du 24 octobre 2012, fixant les modalités d'application du principe pollueur-payeur tel que défini par la loi nº 96-766 portant Code de l'environnement.| 2012 |Regulation
Côte d'IvoireLe présent décret fixe les modalités d'application du principe pollueur-payeur tel que défini par l'article 35 de la loi nº 96-766 portant Code de l'environnement. Le décret adopté vise à identifier le pollueur, déterminer le niveau de dégradation de l’environnement, prendre les mesures de réparation des dommages à l’environnement, déterminer la nature du paiement dû par le pollueur en cas de...
Décret n° 2012-157 du 21 juin 2012 portant interdiction de la fabrication, l’importation, la commercialisation et l’utilisation des sacs et sachets plastiques souples.| 2012 |Regulation
MauritaniaLe présent décret l’interdit l’importation, la fabrication, la commercialisation et l’utilisation des sacs plastiques (les emballages souples, généralement en polyéthylène de basse densité (PEBD), de diverses formes et de diverses poignées, utilisés dans le commerce pour le transport de divers produits) et sachets plastiques (les emballages souples, généralement en polyéthylène de basse densité...
Law No. 7.465 on the obligation of using biodegradable packaging.| 2012 |Legislation
BrazilThis Law, consisting of 8 articles, establishes the obligation of using biodegradable packaging by commercial purpose within the State of Sergipe. It specifies that any plastic material used to pack for commercial purpose must be oxo-biodegradable plastic packaging – OBP.
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