Decree-Law No. 178/2006 on waste management. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No.171, 5 September 2006, pp. 6526-6545. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Waste prevention Polluter pays principle Hazardous waste Transport/storage Authorization/permit Basic legislation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract 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. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Decree-Law No. 230/2004 instituting the Legal Regime of Waste Derived from Electric and Electronic Equipment (REEE). Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Environmental audit, Standards, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Inspection, Institution, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 85/2005 ruling on waste incineration. Legislation | Portugal | 2005 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Surface water Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 366-A/97 on the management of packaging and of waste originated by packaging. Legislation | Portugal | 1997 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Waste management, Waste prevention, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 196/2003. Legislation | Portugal | 2003 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Certification, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 153/2003 on oil management (old and new). Legislation | Portugal | 2003 Keyword: Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Waste management, Waste prevention, Oil Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 3/2004 establishing the legal regime for the licensing of the installation and management of the integrated centres for structural improvement, added value and elimination of hazardous wastes (CIRVER). Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree-Law No. 239/97 providing for the waste management Regulation. Legislation | Portugal | 1997 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Transport/storage, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 961/98 establishing the licensing for the: storage, treatment, valorization and disposal of industrial, urban an other residues. Legislation | Portugal | 1998 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree-Law No. 109/2012 implementing EU Regulation No. 1102/2008 on the prohibition of import export of metallic mercury and other components. Legislation | Portugal | 2012 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 187/2007 approving the Solid Urban Waste Strategic Plan (PERSU II). Legislation | Portugal | 2007 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 1408/2006 approving the Regulation on the Integrated System for Waste Electronic Register (SIRER). Legislation | Portugal | 2006 Keyword: Waste management, Registration, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 50/2007 approving the licensing model for carrying out waste management operations. Legislation | Portugal | 2007 Keyword: Waste management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 320/2007 on waste management. Legislation | Portugal | 2007 Keyword: Waste management, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 84/2011 simplifying the legal regimes for waste disposal, cartography production and licensing for underground water captation research. Legislation | Portugal | 2011 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 46/2008 approving the regime for construction and demolition waste management. Legislation | Portugal | 2008 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Transport/storage, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 165/2014 regulating specific existing establishments and exploitation. Legislation | Portugal | 2014 Keyword: Research, Business/industry/corporations, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Animal production, Minerals, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 20/2018 establishing criteria for assigning the End of Waste Statute (RES) to rubber material derived from used tires. Legislation | Portugal | 2018 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 276/2009 establishing the regime for the use of sewage sludge in agricultural soils, in order to avoid harmful effects for human beings, water, soil, plants and animals, promoting its correct use, transposing for the National legal order the Council Directive No. 86/278/EEC. Legislation | Portugal | 2009 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Authorization/permit, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Public health, Sewerage, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree-Law No. 183/2009 establishing technical requirements for the monitoring of water chemical parameters. Legislation | Portugal | 2009 Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Water abstraction, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 75/2015 approving the Environmental License Regime, aiming to simplify the procedures of environmental licensing, regulating the issuing procedures for environmental title. Legislation | Portugal | 2015 Keyword: Waste management, Waste prevention, Authorization/permit, Procedural matters, Offences/penalties, Environmental fees/charges, EIA, Monitoring, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX