Plastic Bag Prohibition on Importation Regulations 2006. Country/Territory Samoa Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract These Regulations prescribe plastic products as "environment pollutant" as defined in section 2 of the Lands Surveys and Environment Act 1989, establish minimum standards of biodegradability for plastic products and provide rules for the importation of plastic products. “Plastic products” means plastics bags and plastic film sheets or pellets used for the production of plastics bags and plastic film sheets. Full text English Website www.paclli.org References - Legislation Implements Lands, Surveys and Environment Act 1989. Legislation | Samoa | 1990 Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Pollution control, Coastal zone management, Fishery management and conservation, Land reform, Land tenure, Expropriation, Public land, Lease, Survey/mapping, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Protected area, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX