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Executive Decree No. 296/14 approving the Technical Regulation for the designing, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities storage of petroleum products.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 183.
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Oil Transport/storage Policy/planning Environmental standards Offences/penalties Classification/declassification Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Executive Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Executive Decree approves the Technical Regulation for the designing, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities storage of petroleum products. This Technical Regulation, consisting of nine Chapters and 2 Annexes, defines and sets out the technical and safety conditions to be met by these facilities and the classification of oil products (including the risk of fire or explosion), being applicable to storage facilities and equipment for regulating the implementation, maintenance and repairs, security provisions in exploration and environmental protection. In addition, it also prescribes offences and penalties. It does not apply for the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

Full text
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