Decree-Law No. 239/97 providing for the waste management Regulation. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 208/97 (I-A), 9 September 1997, pp. 4775-4780. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Registration Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Transport/storage Recycling/reuse Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law provides for the waste management Regulation. This Regulation consisting of 6 chapters deals in particular with waste: collection, storage, transport, treatment, re-valorization and disposal in order to avoid environmental disasters and protect human health. The Regulation concerning the requirements to be met for performing the said activity is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. 1); Waste management (2); Waste disposal operations (3); Waste registration (4); Controls and sanctions (5); Final provisions (6). Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Repeals Decree-Law No. 310/95 regulating waste management. Legislation | Portugal | 1995 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Transport/storage, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by 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Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree-Law No. 178/2006 on waste management. Legislation | Portugal | 2006 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX