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Interministerial Regulation No. 19 prohibiting PCB diphenil polychloride production, use and trade.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Pollution control Internal trade
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on the date of publication.
Abstract

This Regulation prohibits PCB diphenil polychloride production, use or trade. It establishes that use, or whatever activity envolving the aforementioned substance is strictly prohibited within national territory in order to avoid environmental disaster.

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