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IRQ-2014-M-100325
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Instructions No. 2 of 2014 on Environmental Protection from Municipal Waste.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iraq
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-07-07
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
These Instructions, consisting of 5 articles, aim at protecting the urban environment with a proper management of wastes, such as solid materials, recyclable and non-recyclable derived from domestic, commercial and professional activities, from the cleaning of streets, gardens, farms and public places, and construction waste.The Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works and the Municipality of Baghdad are responsible for collecting and transporting waste materials in places for the treatment and disposal; for creating the necessary supplies and equipment; for identifying appropriate locations and the development of containers to throw municipal waste; for distributing of special bags for waste producers; and for identifying waste collection dates. The aforementioned Ministry and Municipality have to decide also how to treat the reusable materials and dispose of others through landfills. Special provisions are established for waste weighing more than 50 kilograms and for farms owners and investors in farming.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-07-07
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2009-12-13 (IRQ-2009-L-89060)
Iraqi Law of Protection and Improvement of the Environment, No. 27 of 2009.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation online in Arabic
Author
Ministry of Justice
Country
Republic of Iraq
URL
http://www.moj.gov.iq/
Page range
P.4
File
iraq 4.pdf (PDF in Arabic)