Decree No. 38.356 approving the implementing Regulation of Law No. 9.921 on solid waste management. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Sul Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Solid waste Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Recycling/reuse Special fund Registration 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 date of its publication. Abstract This Decree, composed of three articles and one Annex, approves the implementing Regulation of Law No. 9.921 on solid waste management. The aim is to grant the most appropriate measure for solid waste minimization, reutilization, recycling and treatment. Any waste management activity shall be licensed by the State Foundation for Environmental Protection (FEMAP). The Decree compels municipal spatial plans to include adequate areas for installing solid waste treatment and disposal plants. FEMAP shall set-up a national Solid Waste Register. Finally, the Decree provides the relevant sanctions for non-compliance. Full text Portuguese Website www.sema.rs.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 9.921 on solid waste management. Legislation | Brazil | 1993 (1994) Keyword: Basic legislation, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX