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Law No. 14.250 on the controlled disposal of materials, fluids, transformers, capacitors and other electrical equipment contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their residues.

Pays/Territoire
Brésil
Type du document
Législation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets Lutte contre la pollution Déchets solides
Aire géographique
Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Résumé

This Law provides for the mandatory controlled disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their residues and the decontamination and disposal of transformers, capacitors and other equipment considered as contaminated by PCBs and complements the provisions contained in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, enacted by Decree No. 5.472 of 20 June 2005. In particular, it establishes that public or private legal entities that use or have under their custody the above mentioned materials, as well as others such as: oils or other substances contaminated by PCBs, are obliged to remove them by promoting environmentally appropriate final disposal, in accordance with the Convention.

Texte intégral
Portugais
Site web
www.planalto.gov.br