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Law No. 11.241 regulating the gradual elimination of the practice of burning sugar cane straw.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
São Paulo
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário Oficial, v.112, n.180, 20 September 2002.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Authorization/permit Crops/grasses Farming Agricultural development
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Abstract

This Law, composed of 15 articles, regulates the gradual elimination of fire as method for removing straw from sugar cane for its cleaving. In particular, it provides technical norms for eliminating sugar cane straw and defines the exceptions to such veto. Moreover, it defines authorization procedures and the competent authorities.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.imesp.com.br