Prime Minister's Order determining the List of Chemicals and other Prohibited Pollutants

Citation
Prime Ministers Order 26 of 2008
Date
1 November 2008
Language
English
Type
Legislation
Rwanda

Prime Minister's Order determining the List of Chemicals and other Prohibited Pollutants

Prime Ministers Order 26 of 2008

The Prime Minister;Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 04 June, 2003 as amended to date especially in Articles 49, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 201;Pursuant to Organic Law nº 04/2005 of 08/04/2005 determining the modalities of protection, conservation and promotion of the environment in Rwanda especially in Article 91;On proposal by the Minister of Natural Resources;After consideration and approval by the Cabinet in its session of 14/11/2007;ORDERS:

Chapter One
General provisions

Article One – Scope

This Order determines the list of chemicals and other pollutants that are prohibited to purchase, sell, import, export, transit, store and pile chemicals, diversity of chemicals and other pollutants.

Article 2 – Chemicals and other prohibited pollutants

The list of Chemicals and other prohibited pollutants is annexed to this Order.

Article 3 – Revision of the list

The list of chemicals and other prohibited pollutants annexed to this order may be revised at any time when it is deemed necessary.

Chapter II
Final provisions

Article 4 – Provisions not provided for by this Order

Save for what is provided for by this Prime Ministerial Order, other aspects not provided for hereunder shall be governed by laws and regulations in force regulating chemical products.

Article 5 – Authorities responsible for the implementation of this Order

The Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Health are entrusted with the implementation of this Order.

Article 6 – Repealing of inconsistent provisions

All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.

Article 7 – Commencement

This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.

Annex

Chemical substanceCAS numberCategory
Aldrine309-00-2Pesticide
Chlordane57-74-9Pesticide
Dieldrine60-57-1Pesticide
Endrine72-20-8Pesticide
Heptachlor76-44-8Pesticide
Hexachlorobenzene118-74-1Pesticide
Mirex2385-85-5Pesticide
Toxaphene8001-35-2Pesticide
Polychlorinated Biephenyls «1» Industrial
DDT (1-1-1-Trichloro-2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl) ethane)50-29-3Pesticide
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins «1» and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) **«1»  
«1»No Codification number provided since they are constituted of different isomers«1»No Codification number provided since they are constituted of different isomers**Category 2 des POPs: Un-intended Production of POPs«1»No Codification number provided since they are constituted of different isomers
**Category of POPs: Intended Production of POPsCAS: Chemical Abstract System (International code of chemicals)
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