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Decree-Law No. 102-D/2020 approving the general waste management regime, the legal regime for the disposal of waste in landfills and amending the management regime for specific waste flows, transposing EU Directives 2018/849, 2018/850, 2018/851 and 2018/852.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, 1 Série, No. 239, 10 December 2020.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Solid waste Hazardous waste Waste disposal Pollution control Waste management Freshwater pollution Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on the day te of publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law approves the general waste management regime, the legal regime for the disposal of waste in landfills and amends the management regime for specific waste flows. It transposes to the internal legal order: i) Directive 94/62/EC, of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994, on packaging, as amended; ii) Directive 1999/31/EU of the Council of 26 April 1999, on the disposal of waste in landfills, as amended; iii) Directives 2000/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September on vehicles, 2006/66/EC, of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 4 July 2012, on electrical and electronic equipment waste, as amended; iv) Directive 2008/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste, as amended; b) Approves the new general waste management regime; c) Approves the new legal regime for the disposal of waste in landfills; d) Amends the legal framework for environmental impact assessment (RJAIA), established by Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013 of 31 October, as amended; e) Amends Decree-Law No. 42-A/2016 of 12 August, as amended; f) Amends Decree-Law No. 152-D/2017 of 11 December, as amended. Annex I approves the new General Regime for Waste Management; Annex II approves the new legal regime for the waste disposal in landfills.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013 establishing the legal regime of environmental impact assessment.

Legislation | Portugal | 2013 (2017)

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental standards, Waste disposal, Basic legislation, Standards, Protection of environment, Classification/declassification, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree-Law No. 152-D/2017 unifying the regime for the management of specific waste streams subject to the principle of extended producer responsibility, transposing Directives No. 2015/720/EU, 2016/774/EU and 2017/2096/EU.

Legislation | Portugal | 2017

Keyword: Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Pollution control, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX