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Decree No. 76.872 implementing Law No. 6.050 on water fluoridation in public supply systems.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
1975
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Potable water Water quality standards Water supply
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 publication.
Abstract

This Decree, composed of 9 articles, implements Law No. 6.050 on water fluoridation in public water supply systems. It establishes the competence of the Ministry of Health to set norms and standards for public water supply systems providing water for human consumption. In particula, it establishes the minimum and maximum concentration of fluoride permitted, the methods and procedures for determining the concentration and the type of equipment and techniques to be used in the fluoridation processes.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.saude.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 6.050 on water fluoridation in public supply systems.

Legislation | Brazil | 1974

Keyword: Potable water, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX