Law No. 8.999 prohibiting the use of disposable foam packaging under specific conditions and offers other provisions

Law No. 8.999 of 26 December 1994 (Bill no. 911/91 by Deputy Ivan Valente) Prohibits the use of disposable foam packaging under specific conditions and offers other provisions. The Governor of the State of São Paulo: Let it be known that the Legislative Assembly decrees, and I publish the following law: Article 1. The use of disposable packaging manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as an expansion agent is prohibited in the territory of the state of Sao Paulo. Sole paragraph. In fulfillment of the provisions established in the main body of this article, the following deadlines are granted: I -- the date of the regulation of this law for snack packaging; and II -- one hundred twenty (120) days after the regulation of this law -- for all other packaging applications. Article 2. Pursuant to the provisions established in the preceding article, individuals and corporations who distribute or sell products using disposable foam packaging shall require from the respective supplier, whether dealer or manufacturer, a document of proof that the packaging supplied contains no CFCs. Sole paragraph. The document to which this article refers shall be available for inspection purposes within a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this law. Article 3. Without impairment to civil sanctions and applicable penalties, violations of the provisions established by this law shall result in the enforcement of fines of from 100 to 3.000 UFESP (Tax Reference Index for the State of Sao Paulo). Sole paragraph. The fine amount shall be: I -- Adjusted according to the economic and financial situation of the perpetrator; and II -- Doubled, in case of recurrence. Article 4. The Executive Branch shall regulate the present law for full compliance, and shall appoint a qualified agency for control and the respective procedures. Article 5. This Law shall take effect on the date of its publication. Palacio dos Bandeirantes, 26 December 1994 Luiz Antonio Fleury Filho Edis Milare, Secretary of the Environment Frederico Pinto Ferreira Coelho Neto, Government Secretary Published in the office of the Technical and Legislative Staff on 26 December 1994.