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Legislative Decree No. 530 Seed Law El Salvador

This law's main objective is to guarantee the identity and genetic purity, physical, physiological and sanitary quality of seeds, as well as to regulate their research, production and marketing in the...

Law 24-2001 Special Fund for Contingency Credits (FECC)

Panamanian law creating the Special Fund for Contingency Credits (FECC), aimed at providing financing to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions, abrupt market price declines, or...

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Water Industry Act (EN) (Belice)

An Act to make new provision with respect to the supply and control of water and sewerage services in Belize; to promote the conservation and proper use of water resources; to provide for the issue of...

Law 1179 (Colombia)

ARTICLE 3. Competencies of the departments. Without prejudice to what is established in other legal regulations, it is up to the departments to exercise the following powers related to the provision o...

Waste Management Act (EN)(Granada)

An Act to provide for the management of waste in conformity with the best environmental practices, and for related matters.

Wa­ter Pol­lu­tion Rules (WPR) (EN)(Trinidad y Tobago)

The pri­ma­ry goal of the WPR is to get in­dus­tries in T&T to re­duce the lev­els of wa­ter pol­lu­tants in their ef­flu­ent (point-source dis­charges), there­by im­prov­ing the over­...

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board Guyana, Act 13 of 2000

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board Act of Guyana establishes the legal framework to regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, and use of pesticides and toxic ...

General Law of the Environment and Natural Resources law 64 (Dominican Republic)

The law establishes the standards for the conservation, protection, improvement and restoration of the environment and natural resources, ensuring their sustainable use. Likewise, it establishes a gen...

Law No. 9,985 of July 18, 2000, which establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC)

This law establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC) in Brazil. It defines different categories of protected areas and establishes norms for their creation, implementation and ...

Law No. 9,984 for the creation of the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) of Brazil

Law that creates the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) of Brazil as the federal entity responsible for implementing the National Water Resources Policy, integrating the National Water R...

Biological Diversity Management Law

The Biological Diversity Management Law establishes provisions for the management of biological diversity in its various components, including natural or manipulated genomes, genetic material and its ...

Law on the Provision and Use of Drinking Water and Sanitary Sewage Services (Law 2066) (Bolivia)

This law establishes the powers of the entities in the sector, creates the Superintendency of Basic Sanitation, and outlines the procedure for granting concessions for the provision of services and th...