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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (107/1998) - REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, IMPORT, EXPORT, SALE AND USE OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS THAT ARE LISTED BY THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

Posted 20 July 2021

The purpose of these Regulations is to prohibit the production, distribution, import, export, sale and use of the substances contemplated in Regulation 3, which include but are not limited to:

  1. Hexabromocyclododecane;
  2. Hexachlorobutadlene;
  3. Polychlorinated naphthalenes;
  4. Short-chain chlorinated paraffins.

Any person convicted of an offense under these Regulations is liable to either a fine or imprisonment or both.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (107/1998) - REGULATIONS TO DOMESTICATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT (59/2008) - EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENT ON THE DRAFT NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORGANIC WASTE