Decree No. 10.430 providing for the Interministerial Committee on Basic Sanitation. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Institution Environmental planning Ecosystem preservation Freshwater pollution Policy/planning Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Sewerage Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree provides for the Interministerial Committee on Basic Sanitation. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Committee, as a body established by art. 53-A of Law No. 11.445 of 5 January 2007, with the purpose of ensuring the implementation of the federal basic sanitation policy, by articulating the activities regarding the basic sanitation actions. The Interministerial Committee on Basic Sanitation is responsible for: coordinate, integrate, articulate and evaluate the management at the federal level of the National Basic Sanitation Plan; monitor the articulation process and measures aimed at the allocation of resources for basic sanitation, within the scope of the federal Executive Branch; guarantee the rationality of the application of federal resources in the basic sanitation sector, with a view to expand public and private investments in the sector; prepare technical studies to support decision-making on the allocation of federal resources under the federal basic sanitation policy; and evaluate and approve guidelines for the application of federal resources in basic sanitation. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 11.445 defining national guidelines on basic sanitation. Legislation | Brazil | 2007 (2023) Keyword: Public health, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Environmental planning, Sewerage, Water supply, Potable water, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX