Sadiq members National People’s AssemblyToday, Monday, the draft law amending and supplementing Law 01-19 relating to the management of… Waste Monitoring and eliminating them, which aims to build a green economy and support future generations with effective tools that allow them to preserve Public health and environment.
Authentication took place during Public session At the National People’s Assembly, it was chaired by Zohir Nasseri, Vice-President of the Assembly, in the presence of the Minister of Environment and Quality of Life, Najiba Djilali, and the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Kawthar Krikou.
The proposed amendments to the draft law, which were included in the supplementary report, were voted onAgriculture, Fisheries and Environmental Protection Committee Most of which consist of formal amendments affecting the wording of some articles. After approving this text, Mrs. Jilali confirmed, “This law is part of a comprehensive vision that reflects the state’s commitment to fulfilling international conventions and global environmental standards and working to improve the environment for citizens.”
The Minister also stated that the law’s measures “contribute to strengthening the circular economy and reduce pressure on our country’s natural resources,” appreciating its approval, which she considered “an essential step towards achieving sustainable development and improving the quality of life in society, which our country seeks.” For his part, the head of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Environmental Protection Committee, Mohamed Warti, confirmed that the law, amending the 2001 law, confirms “the commitment of the state that intends to move forward towards building a new, victorious Algeria in the field of challenges, most notably those facing the environmental sector, which obliges us to do more.” of efforts to develop it.”
In the same regard, he added that the law is “an additional brick in… The national legislative system for the environmental sector,” considering that the vote “constitutes support for new mechanisms in forming strategies for managing waste as an economic wealth.” Before the vote, the committee’s rapporteur, Muhammad Sanusi, read out the supplementary report on the text of the law, which included a number of recommendations, most notably providing the necessary requirements to develop and encourage investment by emerging enterprises in the field of the circular economy, and urging Emerging institutions Those active in the field of the circular economy must coordinate and cooperate among themselves, as well as cooperate with leading foreign emerging institutions to benefit from their expertise.
The committee also recommended modernizing waste valuation processes by creating digital platforms for buying and selling recycled materials and products from waste, in addition to intensifying the processes of sensitizing and educating citizens about the importance of their role in implementing the strategy of integrated and integrated waste management and moving towards a circular economy by embodying the incentives and penalties approach. The new law includes several measures, most notably the establishment of a national strategy For integrated waste management And also establishing a digitization system for waste management, in addition to including new definitions derived from those devoted by the United Nations to introduce the basic principles of the recycling economy of waste. It also includes establishing planning tools that include preparing the national plan for the integrated management of household and similar waste and inanimate waste, including hazardous ones.
On the other hand, basic principles have been introduced Circular economy in lawespecially the principle of extended producer responsibility, which is considered essential in the circular economy, as every waste producer or holder is obligated to guarantee or work to ensure the waste is valued. The text also includes ecological design related to the systematic inclusion of environmental aspects starting from the design and development of products with the aim of reducing negative environmental impacts throughout their life cycle, in addition to moving from the character of waste to the character of a material or product when it undergoes the valorization process.
The law also includes a hierarchy of treatment patterns and the gradual replacement of use Plastic products For single use, an appropriate system should be put in place by producers and distributors to motivate consumers to contribute to the selective collection of waste. It also includes reviewing and strengthening penal provisions and punishments so that they are more deterrent.
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