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Order No. 40/2014 regulating asbestos waste management.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 33, 17 February 2014.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Waste disposal Waste prevention Transport/storage Solid waste Hazardous waste
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Order regulates waste management regime for materials and packaging containing asbestos, including transportation and management of the respective construction and demolition waste, with a view to protecting the environment and human health. This regime is applicable to the following activities involving handling of materials containing asbestos and the respective management of construction and demolition waste containing asbestos. It specifies requirements to be satisfied for: demolition of buildings where there is asbestos or materials containing asbestos; distruction of buildings where there is asbestos or materials containing asbestos; removal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos in installations, structures and buildings; in transportation, treatment and disposal; the disposal of waste in authorized areas.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 46/2008 approving the regime for construction and demolition waste management.

Legislation | Portugal | 2008

Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Transport/storage, Solid waste

Source: FAO, FAOLEX