Prevention of Industrial Pollution council of Ministers Regulation (No. 159/2009). Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Institution Waste management Waste prevention Hazardous waste Data collection/reporting Monitoring Waste disposal Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Regulation, issued under the Environmental Pollution Control Proclamation of 2002, shall apply to factories listed in a Directive issued under this Regulation or notified by the competent environmental organ in accordance with this Regulation. The competent organ for the issuing of a business licence shall issue a licence only after verifying that the effluent is not a pollutant or will not exceed the limit set under the relevant environmental standard and it will not entail damage if relea Full text English References - Legislation Implements Environmental Pollution Control Proclamation (No. 300 of 2002). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2002 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Institution, Waste management, Waste prevention, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous waste, Inspection, Recycling/reuse, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX