Regulation No. 053 on solid waste disposal. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Règlement Date 1979 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Déchets solides Lutte contre la pollution Élimination de déchets Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des déchets Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of publication. Résumé This Regulation establishes the requirements to be satisfied for solid waste disposal. It consists of 14 articles establishing that specific plans for treatment and disposal of solid waste, as well as control of their installation, operations and maintenance, shall be subject to approval from the State Pollution Control and Environmental Protection Agency, and copies of the authorizations granted for said plans must be sent to the Special Secretary of the Environment (SEMA). Refuse or solid waste should not be permitted into waterways, lakes or ponds, unless there is a need to level the ground in an artificial pond, as authorized by the aforementioned Agency. Texte intégral Anglais