Law No. 17/VIII/2012 establishing the legal and fiscal regime of the Ecological Tax. Country/Territory Cabo Verde Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial, Série I, No. 50. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Tax/levy Fiscal and market measures Ecosystem preservation Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 22 articles and 2 Tables, establishes the legal and fiscal regime of the Ecological Tax. It re-defines the above mentioned tax regime for any authorized products (specified in the Tables) including declaration, eligibility and offences and penalties to be paid for illegal activities. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implemented by Decree-Law No. 40/2013 establishing the financing regime of projects related to environmental preservation activities. Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2013 Keyword: Tax/levy, Fiscal and market measures, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Residues, Recycling/reuse, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX