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Waste Management Framework Law No.16 of 2020.

País/Territorio
Jordania
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2020
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Gestión de desechos Principio contaminador-pagador Control de la contaminación Eliminación de desechos Prevención de residuos Ley marco Residuos peligrosos Reciclado/reutilización Transporte/depósito Salud pública Alcantarillado Residuos sólidos Principio de cautela Monitoreo Autorización/permiso Inspección
Área geográphica
Asia, Medio Oriente, Africa del Norte y Cercano Oriente, Mar Rojo & Golfo de Adén, Asia Occidental
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force six months after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Resumen

This Framework Law consisting of 32 articles and IV Annexes aims at organizing the waste management, including the related installations and its division into classes and categories, except for radioactive waste, gaseous emissions to atmosphere, wastewater and the solid biomass residues. It divides waste into the following two categories, non-hazardous and hazardous, which are listed in details in Annex I and Annex II. Article 4 defines the activities included in the waste management, such as waste minimization, reuse, sorting at source, collection, transport, sorting, storage, recovery, recycling, treatment and final disposal, and waste treatment installations closure and after-closed phase. Article 6 lists the measures to be taken to reduce pollution and limit its harmfulness to the environment, public health and sustainable development. Basic principles to be adopted in waste management are set out in article 6, and they are (i) prevention; (ii) precautionary principle; (iii) principle of extended producer responsibility; (iv) polluter pays principle; and (v) proximity principle. Article 9 provides for the establishment of the Supreme Steering Committee for Waste Management with the following tasks (i) approval of the national Waste Management Plan; (ii) adoption of waste management policies, strategies and action plans; (iii) reviewing of progress reports on plans implementation; and (iv) establishment of the concerned committees. At article 10 are set out the competences of the Ministry of the Environment and all the other ministries and local authorities connected and involved in waste management, which mainly concern the activity of environmental control, through the environmental inspectors, and approval relating to waste management plants.

Texto completo
Árabe
Página web
moenv.gov.jo

Referencias - Legislación

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Regulation No. 44 of 2022 - Non-hazardous solid waste management system issued in accordance with Article 31 of the Waste Management Framework Law No. 16 of 2020.

Legislación | Jordania | 2022

Palabra clave: Residuos sólidos, Eliminación de desechos, Gestión de desechos, Residuos no domésticos, Prevención de residuos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Instructions for implementing the national mechanism for the principle of extended producer responsibility to address the negative effects resulting from waste packaging materials of 2022 issued pursuant to Article 7/C of the Waste Management Framework Law No.16 of 2020.

Legislación | Jordania | 2022

Palabra clave: Eliminación de desechos, Gestión de desechos, Residuos no domésticos, Institución, Monitoreo, Envasado/etiquetado, Principio contaminador-pagador, Protección del medio ambiente, Residuos sólidos, Prevención de residuos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Solid Waste Management System issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of the Waste Management Framework Law No.16 of 2020.

Legislación | Jordania | 2020

Palabra clave: Protección del medio ambiente, Salud pública, Recopilación de datos/informes, Residuos peligrosos, Monitoreo, Política/planificación, Reciclado/reutilización, Registro, Residuos sólidos, Transporte/depósito, Eliminación de desechos, Residuos domésticos, Gestión de desechos, Residuos no domésticos, Prevención de residuos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX