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Showing 51 - 60 of 738 resultsWaste Management Framework Law No.16 of 2020.| 2020 |Legislation
JordanThis Framework Law consisting of 32 articles and IV Annexes aims at organizing the waste management, including the related installations and its division into classes and categories, except for radioactive waste, gaseous emissions to atmosphere, wastewater and the solid biomass residues. It divides waste into the following two categories, non-hazardous and hazardous, which are listed in details in...
Presidential Decree No. 16 “On improvement of the procedure for waste and package management.”| 2020 |Regulation
BelarusThe President, for the purpose of reduction of the amount of disposal (burial) of waste and prevention of negative environmental impact thereof, and also for the purpose of increase of recycling, decrees that producers and suppliers must ensure collection, processing and (or) management of waste and packages by one of the following means at their choice: (a) application during the calendar quarter...
Legislation | 2020 |National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations, 2020
UgandaUganda National Environment Act, 2019 National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations, 2020 Statutory Instrument 49 of 2020 Published in Uganda Gazette Supplement 10 on 20 March 2020 Commenced on 20 March 2020 [This is the version of this document from 20 March 2020.] In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 179 of the National Environment Act, 2019 and in consultation...Legislation | 2020 |Regulation on the Labelling of Tyres with Respect to Fuel Efficiency and other Parameters
European UnionEuropean Union Regulation on the Labelling of Tyres with Respect to Fuel Efficiency and other Parameters Directive 740 of 2020 Published in Official Journal of the European Union L177 on 5 June 2020 Assented to on 25 May 2020 Commenced on 1 May 2021 [This is the version of this document at 28 October 2021.] Corrected by: C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 241, 27.7.2020, p. 46 (2020/740) C2 Corrigendum, OJ L...Legislation | 2020 |Loi relative à la lutte contre le gaspillage et à l’économie circulaire
FranceFrance Loi relative à la lutte contre le gaspillage et à l’économie circulaire Loi 105 de 2020 Publié dans Journal Officiel de la République Française le 11 Février 2020 Acceptée 10 Février 2020 Commencé [Ceci est la version de ce document de 11 Février 2020.] L’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat ont adopté, Le Président de la République promulgue la loi dont la teneur suit: Titre IerObjectifs...Legislation | 2020 |Decreto 12
ChileChile Decreto 12 Decree 12 of 2020 Published on 16 marzo 2021 Commenced [This is the version of this document from 16 marzo 2021.] Lo dispuesto en la Ley N° 20.920, marco para la gestión de residuos, la responsabilidad extendida del productor y fomento al reciclaje; la Ley N° 19.300, sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente; la Ley N° 18.575, Orgánica Constitucional de Bases Generales de la...
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