Decree No. 47.629 regulating Law No. 22.805 on the measures related to accidents in the transport of dangerous products or waste in the State. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste non-domestic sources Transport/storage Hazardous waste Hazardous substances Waste disposal Waste management Early warning system Enforcement/compliance Procedural matters 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 regulates Law No. 22.805 on the measures to be taken in the occurrence of accidents in the transport of dangerous products or waste in the State. The preventive measures to be adopted in the executive projects of implementation and improvement of highways, in terms of art. 4 of Law No. 22.805 will take into account the specific characteristics of each project, and the stretches whose paths intersect or border urban area, body of water, flooded area, and Conservation Units, except for Environmental Protection Areas (APA) and Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN). In all improvement projects for the adequacy of roadway capacity, duplication or change of route in stretches of already established highways, the technical responsible for the elaboration of the project should identify the socio-environmental vulnerable people and those with a higher incidence of road accidents, aiming at identify the critical points. Full text Portuguese Website www.almg.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 22.805 establishing measures related to accidents in the transport of dangerous products or waste in the State. Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Waste disposal, Waste management, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Decree No. 47.383 establishing norms for environmental licensing, classifying infractions to the norms of protection to the environment and to water resources and establishing administrative procedures of inspection and application of the penalties. Legislation | Brazil | 2018 Keyword: Institution, Pollution control, Environmental standards, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Polluter pays principle, Financing, Tax/levy, Classification/declassification, Procedural matters, Environmental fees/charges, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX