| Decrees of publication of international agreements in the field of waste management signed by Tunisia |
| 1/ Decree no. 95-2680 of 25 December on the publication of the Basel Convention controlling trans-boundary movements of hazardous waste and its disposal, adopted in Basel on 22 March 1989 2/ Decree no. 92-1445 of July 1992 on the publication of Bamako Convention banning hazardous waste import into Africa and on controlling and monitoring hazardous waste produced in Africa |
| Laws |
| 1/ Law no. 96-41 of 10 June 1996 on waste, management control and waste disposal. 2/ Law no. 2001-14 of 30 January 2001, on simplifying administrative procedures relating to licenses issued by the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning in its areas of competence. 3/ Extract from the Finance Act of years 2003-2004-2005 |
| Enforcement decrees of Law 1996 |
| 1/ Decree no. 2001-843 of 10 April 2001 amending decree no. 97-1102 of 2 June 1997 establishing the terms and modes for return and management of packing bags and used packages. 2/ Decree no. 2000-2339 of 10 October 2000 establishing the list of hazardous wastes. 3/ Decree no. 2008-2565 of 7 July 2008 amending and supplementing decree no. 2002693 of 1st April 2002 on terms and modes for return and management of lubricating oils and used oil filters. 4/ Decree no. 2005-3395 of 26 December 2005 establishing the terms and modes for return of used batteries and accumulators. 5/ Decree no. 2007-13 of 3 January 2007, establishing the terms and modes for management of sludge from used water treatment in view of using it in agriculture. 6/ Decree no. 2008-2745 of 28 July 2008 establishing modes and terms for management of waste from activities in the health sector. |
| Other regulatory decrees relating to waste |
| 1/ Decree no. 93-1429 of 23 June 1993, on suspension of customs duties and value added tax payable on imports and domestic plan on waste collection materials and equipment owned by companies working on behalf of local governments. 2/ Decree no. 93-1614 of 2 August 1993 on suspension of value added tax payable on procedure of admission to landfills, of treatment and of disposal of garbage. 3/ Decree no. 2005-1156 of 12 April 2005 amending decree no. 2004-1191 of 25 May 2004 on establishing the list of goods exempted from tax for environmental protection. |
| Orders |
| 1/ Order of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of 23 March 2006 establishing a unit of hazardous waste treatment and a facility for reception, storage and transfer. 2/ Order of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of 17 January 2007 on the approval of specifications setting out the terms and modes of collection, transportation, storage, treatment, recycling and conversion activities of non hazardous waste. 3/ Joint order of the Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development, Finance, and Trade and Handicrafts of 23 April 2008, establishing modes and amount of the deposit required for returning accumulators used in means of transport and for various industrial purposes. 4/ Order of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of 11 July 2008 amending Order of 11 October 2005 on administrative services provided by departments under the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development and on the terms of granting them. 5/ Order of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of 30 June 2009 amending Order of 11 October 2005 on administrative services provided by departments under the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development and on the terms of granting them. |
