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Ministerial Decree No. 91 of 11 October 2017 validating the Sanitary norms and rules "Requirements for sanitary protection zones organizations, structures and other objects affecting human health and the environment".

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Cattle Swine Slaughtering Public health Processing/handling Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Animal production Drugs Poultry Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Biological control agents Pesticides Fertilizers/nutrients Plant production Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Decree enters into force 15 working days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

These Sanitary norms and rules set forth requirements for sanitary and hygienic protection zones of the operating, planned and designed facilities, organizations under construction, structures and other edifices affecting human health and the environment, except for facilities that were designed and constructed prior to entry into force of these Sanitary norms and rules. In particular, they shall be applicable to food production facilities - organizations engaged in industrial production of foodstuffs in finished form or in the form of semi-finished products, as well as beverages, tobacco products, except for public catering facilities. Degree of landscaping of sanitary and hygienic protection zones of agricultural facilities, including livestock, pork, animal husbandry, poultry and complexes free from construction must be at least 15%, and in the case of the construction coefficient of the sanitary and hygienic protection zone territory of the object is more than 50% - not less than 10% of the total territory. Wholesale storage facilities for foodstuffs and alimentary raw materials in hermetic packages on condition of ensuring safety of foodstuffs can be located within sanitary and hygienic protection zone. These Sanitary norms and rules establish the dimensions of sanitary and hygienic protection zone for livestock breeding, swine breeding and poultry breeding enterprises, storage facilities for pesticides and fertilizers, compulsory slaughter, production facilities for non-edible animal products, veterinary drugs, including antibiotics, feed additives and biological agents, pesticides and plant protection agents, and waste management and waste disposal facilities.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.pravo.by

References - Legislation

Repeals

Decree No. 35 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary rules and regulations “Requirements for organization of sanitary protection areas at enterprises, constructions and other sites causing impact on human health and environment”.

Legislation | Belarus | 2014

Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Public health, EIA, Land-use planning, Urban land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX