This Decree, composed of 81 articles divided in five Titles, introduces in the national legal order the Directives no. 2006/12/EC on waste and Council and No. 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. It defines the general system for waste management, including collection, transport, storage, disposal, treatment, valorization and elimination. Moreover, it rules on soil decontamination. Finally, the Decree-Law rules on licensing, registration and control procedures. Among the principles undergoing waste management is worth mentioning: self-sufficiency, management responsibility, prevention and reduction, hierarchy of waste management operations and citizens’ responsibility.
This Decree, composed of 81 articles divided in five Titles, introduces in the national legal order the Directives no. 2006/12/EC on waste and Council and No. 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. It defines the general system for waste management, including collection, transport, storage, disposal, treatment, valorization and elimination. Moreover, it rules on soil decontamination. Finally, the Decree-Law rules on licensing, registration and control procedures. Among the principles undergoing waste ma
This Decree-Law amends articles 12, 20 and 31 of Decree-Law No. 194/2000, of 21 August 2000 and Article 13 of Decree-Law No. 111/2001 of 6 April 2001. Moreover, it repeals Decree-Law No. 268/98 of 28 August 1998.
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Decree-Law No. 178/2006 on waste management.
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Portugal
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