Order of Minister of Environment under Section 23 W (1)(a) of the National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980 on Baning the Use of PET/PVC for Packing Agrochemicals

The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශී ලංකා පජාතාන්තික සමාජවාදී ජනරජෙය් ගැසට් පතය අති විෙශෂ අංක 2211/51 - 2021 ජනවාරි මස 21 වැනි බහස්පතින්දා - 2021.01.21 No. 2211/51 – THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 EXTRAORDINARY PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications L.D.O.4/81 (XIII) THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACT, No. 47 OF 1980 Order Under Section 23 W (1)(a) BY virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 23W(1)(a) of the National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980, I, Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Environment, do by this Order, with effect from March 31st, 2021, prohibit the use of (a) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material for packing agrochemicals used for any process, trade or industry; and (b) any plastic item specified herein for any process, trade or industry: (i) Sachets having less than or equal to a net volume of 20ml/ net weight of 20g (except for packing food and medicines). (ii) Inflatable toys (except balloons, balls, water floating/pool toys and water sports gear). (iii) Cotton buds with plastic stems (except plastic cotton buds used for medical/clinical treatment). This Gazette Extraordinary can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk 1A - PG 005278 - 2525(01/2021) (Published by Authority) 2 A I ෙකොටස - (I) ෙඡදය - ශී ලංකා පජාතාන්තික සමාජවාදී ජනරජෙය් අති විෙශෂ ගැසට් පතය - 2021.01.21 PART I – SECTION (I) GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA – 21.01.2021 For the purposes of this Order “agrochemicals” means all chemicals used in Agriculture including Pesticide, growth regulators, liquid fertilizer; “plastic item” means a product manufactured using polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, biodegradable plastic or any other similar raw material or any mixture thereof; “process” includes manufacturing; and “trade” includes sale and offer for sale. MAHINDA AMARAWEERA, Minister of Environment, Colombo. 19th January, 2021. 02 - 16 PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA.