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Decree-Law No. 273/98 approving EC Council Directive No. 94/67 on dangerous waste incineration.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 202/98 (I-A), 2 September 1998, pp. 4581-4591.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous waste Waste disposal Pollution control Freshwater pollution Soil pollution/quality Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Waste management
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law approves EC Council Directive No. 94/67 of 16 December on dangerous waste incineration. It consists of 4 chapters and 5 annexes regulating the aforementioned activity in order to protect human health and to reduce environmental damages, in particular in the air, soil, surface and underground freshwater. It is divided as follows: General provisions (chap. 1); Incineration activity (chap. 2); Controls and sanctions (chap. 3); Final provisions (chap. 4). Annexes list dangerous wastes and incineration methods in order to control environmental pollution.

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 20/99 on industrial residues treatment.

Legislation | Portugal | 1999

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Research, Institution, Pollution control, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

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