Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Country/Territory Mauritius Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Notice No. 309 of 2021, pp. 2678 to 2679. Subject Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Packaging/labelling Waste management Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes These regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 15 January 2021. Abstract The purpose of these regulations is to amend the Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) Regulations 2020. Specifically, the document modifies articles 2 and 17 of the regulations and introduces the definition of “modified atmosphere packaging” meaning a preservation technique in which the composition of the atmosphere of a package of food is modified so that its composition is different from air. Full text English Website environment.govmu.org