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Law No. 14.026 updating the legal framework for basic sanitation and amending Law No. 9.984 of 17 July 2000, to give the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) new competence to edit reference standards on the sanitation service.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Freshwater resources management Water rights Environmental planning Sustainable use Water charges Water quality standards Waterworks Sewerage Policy/planning
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law updates the legal framework for basic sanitation and amends the following: Law No. 9.984 of 17 July 2000, to give the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) the authority to edit reference standards on the sanitation service; Law No. 10.768 of 19 November 2003, to change the name and attributions of the position of Specialist in Water Resources; Law No. 11.107 of 6 April 2005, to prohibit the provision by contract of the public services programme referred to in art. 175 of the Federal Constitution; Law No. 11.445 of 5 January 2007, to improve the structural conditions of basic sanitation in the country; Law No. 12.305 of 2 August 2010, to address the deadlines for environmentally adequate final disposal of tailings, Law No. 13.089 of 12 January 2015 (Metropolis Statute), to extend its scope of application to microregions, and Law No. 13.529 of 4 December 2017, to authorize the Union to participate in a fund for the sole purpose of financing specialized technical services.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 9.984 creating the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA).

Legislation | Brazil | 2000 (2023)

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Freshwater resources management, Water rights, Environmental planning, Sustainable use, Water charges, Water quality standards, Waterworks, Sewerage, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX