Presidential Decree No. 181/14 approving the Statute of the National Waste Agency. Country/Territory Angola Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 138. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Institution Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Policy/planning Pollution control Research Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Presidential Decree creates and approves the Statute of the National Waste Agency (ANR). This Statute, consisting of 5 Chapters and 2 Annexes, establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Agency, under the Ministry of Environment, which is entitled to regulate the activity of public service in the sector of waste, implementing the policy of waste management, based on the management principles applicable in the prevention of production, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste, aiming at the environmental protection, economic viability, quality and efficiency of services, and to study and propose legislative, technical and economic-financial policy regarding waste management and contribute to the implementation of laws, regulations and standards, and approval of its statute. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implements Executive Decree No. 234/13 approving the Guiding Norms to design Provincial Plans for Urban Waste Management. Legislation | Angola | 2013 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental planning, Standards, Waste prevention, Soil pollution/quality, Solid waste, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Legislative Presidential Decree No. 2/13 regulating creation, structure and functioning of Public Institutions. Legislation | Angola | 2013 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX