Decree No. 1.197 regulating toxic wastes importation. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Règlement Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Autorisation/permis Enregistrement Substances dangereuses Commerce international Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Decree shall come into force sixty days after this publication, until which time current procedures shall remain valid. Résumé This Decree regulates toxic wastes importation licensing. It consists of 9 articles and 3 annexes establishing the requirements to be satisfied in order to import dangerous wastes (included in the list contained in Annex I) and that they can be imported only on the prior authorization of the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA). Any enterprise that imports materials must: register with IBAMA, using the appropriate form, an example of which is contained in Annex II; use of appropriate techniques, comply with national and international regulations on packaging and transportation and comply with the conditions laid down by federal state legislation. Texte intégral Anglais