Law No. 39 of 1999 on the hygiene and environmental health. Pays/Territoire Yémen Type du document Législation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 15, 15 August 1999, 10 pp Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Élimination de déchets Lutte contre la pollution Transport/dépôt Gestion des déchets Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Asie, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 9 August 1999. Résumé This Law is composed of 7 Chapters divided into 45 articles. Chapter I gives terms and definitions and defines objectives which are: protection of the environment and public health; safety disposal and treatment of wastes; and, realization of the decentralization principle in hygiene and waste disposal activities as well as regulating and simplifying execution procedures. Chapter II deals with waste collecting, transportation and disposal. Chapter III provides for the transportation and disposal of liquid wastes. Chapter IV pertains to waste dumps. Chapter V defines requirements and conditions for contractors operating in hygiene and environmental health. Chapters VI and VII contain offences, penalties and general provisions. Texte intégral Arabe