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Dispatch No. 242/96 on hospital waste management.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diario Da Republica, II Serie No. 246, 13 August 1996, pp. 11380 and 11381.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Classification/declassification Registration Waste management
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Dispatch, composed of 11 articles, rules on hospital waste management. In particular, it provides a classification of hospital waste and regulates its disposal. Moreover, it institutes a special registry for hospital waste.

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