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Decree-Law No. 407/98 establishing packaging requirements in order to prevent environmental pollution.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1989
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 293/98 (I-A), 21 December 1998, pp. 6951 and 6952.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Packaging/labelling Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Pollution control Waste management
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law establishes the requirements to be met by packaging in order to prevent environmental pollution. It consists of 4 articles and 2 Annexes specifying the standards to be satisfied by packaging according to the provisions established by Decree-Law No. 366-A/97 of 20 December. Annex 1 lists composition of these packages to be re-used and recycled. Annex 2 establishes criteria and methods to be applied for the construction of these products.

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