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Loi nº 57/2008 portant interdiction de la fabrication, l'importation, l'utilisation et la commercialisation des sachets en plastique au Rwanda

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French
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East African Community (EAC)
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Rwanda
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Environment, Waste and hazardous substances
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pollution control, hazardous substances, waste prevention, waste management, plastic

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  1. OC:- N" 12bis of 23 03 2009 ITEGEKO N°57/2008 RYO KUWA l0/09/2008 . LAW N° '57/2008 · OF 10/09/2008 RYEREKEYE kUBUZA . lKORWA, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF ITUMIZWA; IKORESHWA N'ICURUZWA "MANUFACTURING, IMPORTATION; RY' AMASAS HE AKOZWE . MURI USE AND SALE OF PO.L YTHENE BAGS PULASITIKl MU RWANDA IN RWANDA JSKAKIRO UMUTWE WA MBERE: RUSANGE TABLE OF CONTENTS INGINGO CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS lngingo ya mbere: lcyo ,tegel<o rigamije Arikle One : Purpose o( this Law LOI N°57/2008 DU 10/09/2008 PORTANT INTERDICTION DE. LA FAlfRICATION, L'IMPORTATION, L'UTILISATION ET . LA COMMERCIALISATION DES SACHETS EN PLASTIQUE AU RWANDA TABLE DES MATIERES CHAPITRE PREMIER: DISPOSITIONS GENERALES ArticlePreinier: Objet de laloi lpgingo )!;a 2; lgisoba!1uro cyil "sashe ikozwe Article 2: Definition of the term "polythene Article. 2: -Oeti:nition de- « sachet. en muri pulasitiki" bags~ plastique » lngingo1:I 3 : Ibibujijwe Article 3: Prohibitions hJgingo· ya 4 ; Jk.,reshwa ridasanzwe kllruli rya Article 4, £xcepti<1nal 11nd necessary .use ngombwa UMUTWf;; WAJ¾ GUTANGkURUHUSHYA CHAPTER II: AUTHORlSATIOl".i AND NO KUGENtU CONTROL lngirigo'ya 5 ~ Uangwii.\i-y' uruhushya Ingingo r, 6:I~eilzuni' UMUTWE WA III: INGJN<;O ZIHANA Article 5; Authorisation ~:Control CHAPTER Ill: PENAL, PRO,V1,SJ()NS 78 Article 3 : Interdictions ~ : l!tili5atiQns exceptionrielles et essentielles CHAPITRE II: C0NTR0LE F;T AUTORiSATION Article 5 ! Autor.isation Article 6 : Coptrple CHAPITRE III: DISPosmQNSPENALES l111!ineo ya 7 : lbihano A..!'ti.l;k1 : Penalties lpgingo yjt 8: Ivanwaho ry'ingingo zinyuranyije Article 8 : Abrogating provisions a 'iri tegeko lngjngo ya 9: lgih-e · iri tegeko • ritangira ~: Commencement gulsutikizwa 79 0G N° l2bis of 23 032009 Artide 7 : Peines Article 8: Disposition abrogatoire Article 9: Entree en vi1?,ueur 0G N° llbu of23 03 2009 ITEGEKO N°57/2008 RYO KUWA 10(09/2008 RYEREKEYE KU BUZA IKORWA, ITUMJZWA, IKOt{ESHWA N'JCURUZWA RY'AMASASHE AKOZWE MURI PULASITIKl MU RWANDA Twebwe, KAGAME Paul, Perezida wa Repuliulika; INTEKO ISHINGA AMA TEGEKO YEMEJE, NONE NATWE DUHAMIJE, DUTANGAJE ITEGEKO RlTEYE .. RlTYA KANDI OUTEGETSE KO RYANI)JKWA MU IGAZETI YA LET A YA REPUBULIKA · Y'U RWANDA. INTEKO ISHINGA AMA TEGEKO: Umutwc w'Abadcpitc, mu nama yawo yo ku wa 02 Nyakanga 2008: Ishingiye ku Itcgeko Nshinga rya Rcpubulikay"u Rwand:\ ryo ku . wa 4 Kamena 2003 · nk · uko ryavuguruwe kugeza ubu cyane cyane mu ngihgo zarvo, iva 49, iva 62, iva 66, iva 67, iva 90. iva 93,-iya 108, iya i1s n'i):a201: · · · lshingi~·e ku ltegeko Ngenga nQ 4/2005 ryo ku wa 08/04(2005 · rigi:rta uuur;'O · bwo kurengeni.. kubungabunga no guteza · irnbcrc 1bidukikijc mu Rwanda tyane cyane mu ngingo zarvo iya 26. iya LAW N°57/2008 OF 10/09/2008 RELATING TO tHE PROHIBITION . Of MANutACTURJNG, JMPORTATlON, USE AND SALE OF POL YTHEN'E BAGS IN RWANDA We, KAGAME Paul, President of the Republic: THE PARLIAMENT HAS ADOPTED AND WE SANCTlON, PROMULGATE THE . FOLLOWING LAW AND ORDER IT BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA. THE PARLIAMENT: The Chamber of Deputies, in its session of 02 July 2008: Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of R,,ai1da of 04 June 2003 as amended to date. especially in Articles 49, 62. 66, 67. 66. 90. 93,. 108. l 18, and 20L Pursuant to. Organic Law n° 04/2005 of 08/04/200-5 tlctemrining the modalities for protection Conservation and Management of the Enviroiunertt especially in Articles 26, 32, · LOI N"57/2008. DU 10/09/2008 PORTANT INTERDICTION DE ·1A FABRICATION, L'IMPORTATJON, L'lJULJSATlON ET LA COMMERCIALISATION DES SACHETS EN PLASTIOUE AU RWANDA Nous, KAGAME Paul, President de la Republiquc : LE PARLEMENT A ADOPTE ET NOUS SANCTIONNONS, PROMULGUONS LA LOI DONT LA T-ENEUR SUIT ET ORDON!'IIO!\"S QU'ELLE son PUBLIEE AU-JOURNAL OFFICJEL DELA. REP-UBLIQUE DC.RWANDA. LE PARLEMENT: La Chambrc des Deputes, en sa seance du 02 Jlll\\el 2008: Vu l.i Constitution de la Republique du Rwanda du·· 04 juin 2003, .tetle .que revisee a ce jour, speciaJ~ment en ses articles 49, 62. 66, 67, 90. 93.108. ll8.et201: Vu la Loi Organique n° 04/2005 du 08/0412005, ponant protection, sauvegarde t;t promotion de I"cnvironncrnent au Rwanda, spccialemcnt en scs ilrticles 2 ();32. 33.34. 3.5, 65, 74, 75. 77, 88 et QC N° llbis ofll 03 2009 32, iya -33, iya 3il,. iya 35 n'iya o5, iya 74, iya 75, 33, 34, 35; 6~. 74, 75, 77, 88 andJ09; 109; iya 77, iya 8& n'iya 109; ishin~ye ku Itegeko n°O3/2002 ryo kuwa: Pursuant to Law n° 03l7{)Qi of 19/01/2002 Vu la Loi 11° 03/2002 du 19/01/2002 portant 19/0!12002 · rishyiratu:i U,igo cy'lgihugu Gitsura estabfishing the Rwandan Bure;iu of Standards; · cr6ation de !'Office llwand,ais de Ubiuiraneng~ N~rinalisation ; lshin8iy~ ku Itegeko Ila . 16/2000 [)'O laf wa 03/tk/W06 r'igerta imiterere, imikorere n'i~Q . by'Jkigo . · C)''l~i\ugil cyo kttbtl~u11ga lbidlikikije (l(EMA,J; JJM!IDY& WA MBEBI: PIIJ1l~ to .. L.a~: n~ 1.6/20,06 ,of 0,3I04/2QU6 determiniag the organization, functioning and ~ J~W!ffl~ . .Eµvirorunent Management Authority (REMA); Article One : PurJXjse o(lhi$ L11w Vu la Loi n" lti/2006 du Q3/04/2q06 pottant organi~ti-;,ri, forictionnemen't et.' attributions de !'Office Rwanda.is de Protection de t:Envitonndhi'elii (REMAJ ; AOOPTE: ~rcru rm;Mif:s: ¥PosmoNSGENERALES IS,rtige Premjer : Objet de la loi lri tegeko' rigamije kubliza gukora, gukoresha, T!lis Law prohibits the manufacturing, usage, gutumiza nci gucumza ainasashe akozwe iriuri importation and ~ale of polythene bags jn La presente loi ~ pout objct J"iriterdictiol! de la fabrication, de !"utilisation, de rirnportation et de la commercialisation des sachets en plastiquc auRw1111.da. pµlasitiki mo Rwanda. Rwanda .. IPCiUll ya 2: Igisobanuro cya "sashe ikozwe ~: Definition of the term "polythene ,:\[tide 2 : Definition de « uchet en m~ri pulasitiki" bags" plastique » Muri iri itegeko "isashe ikozwe muri pulasitiki" ni ig;ikoresho mvaruganda cy'uhuremere buke (faihle demiite/low density) gikozwe , n'uruhe~erekane rw"imiti y\1butabire yitwa ''etlielieY 6th~1ene iteye itya: (CHiseCHei ). Akenshi fn this. Law, a "poythene bag" is a synt),etic Aux termes de la presente Joi, le terme « sachet induttljal product with.a low dcnsitv composed en plastique » cles1gne un materiel. synthetique 6f' mi;,,erons chemical molecules ethene with a de faible ' 'densite compose de plusieurs chemical formula; (CH2=CH,l. ln most .·=es molecules chimiques simples, · appele the• bag is ·used in packaging of various 1'et~ylene ;, de fonmtle chimiquc ': (CH2"'CrJ:,;1 8J 0G N" 12bls of23 031009 iyo sa!!he ikoreshwa mu gupfunyika ibintu bitandukaiiye. . . lngin go ya 3 : Ibibujijwe products. Article 3: Prohibitions .Dans . plusieurs c as,ce sachet est utilise comme emballage pour divers prodilits. Article 3 : .Interdictions O'ukora, gukoresJia; gutumb.a no gucuruza amaS;aShe akozwe muri pull!,Sitiki birabujijwe.mu Rwanda: Manufacturing, using, importing and selling La fabrication, !"utilisation; rimponarion et la polythene bags ishef!:by prohibited.in Rwanda. commercialisation des sachets en plastiqui; sont interdites au Rwanda. l,urjngo ya 4 : Ikoreshwa ridasllnzwe kandi rya Article 4: Exceptional and necessary use ngombwa Haseguriwe ibivugwa niu ngihgo ya 3 y'iri tegeko, iteka rya Miriisitiri w 'liltebe rishyiraho ·umtorlde rw'amasashe akozwi: muri pulas,itiki akenewe .gukoreshwa mu buryo budasartzwe mu Rwanda. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of this Law, an Order of the Prime Mini<rter shall flstablish a list of pqlythene l?ags necessary to be used in exceptiona!'cases in Rwanda. Urw<> 1fi111111e tuvugul'llrwa mu gihe cy<>Se bibaye The list shall be up dated at any time. where it is ngombwa.., deemi:d neccss!U"Y •. UMJJTWE WA II: GUTANGA URUHUSHYA CHAl'TERII :AUTHORISATION i\l'fD. NO KUGENZURA CONTROL Ingjngji Y!l s :l~angwa ry' uruhushya Hakankijwe ibivu gwa - mu ngjngo · ya 4 , y m tegelcci, umuittu ushaka gukora, -gukoresha, guturiliza no gucuruza. amasashe akozwe muri pulasitiki. abisabira uruhusbya mu nyandiko Ikigo cy'Igiin\gu cyo kubungabunga ibidukikije. Article 5; Aut horisation ·Pursuant to Article 4 -of this Law. ailv person who reii uires to ·manufactutci,' to use, to import and to sell pol)thene bags shall apply for ;i written ·authorisation from . Rwanda Environment Management Authority. ~ : Utilisation~ exceptionnelles et essentielles . Sans prejudice aux dispositions de !"article 3 de. la presente loi. 'un amlte du Premier Ministre determine la . liste des types de sachets en plastique · qui pourront etre utilises exceptiortnellement au Rwanda. Cette liste est actualiste chaque fois que de besoin'. · · CHAPITRE II: CONTROL!!: ET AUTORISATION . ~: Autorisation Dans le cadre des dispositions de rarticle 4 de la prcserite loi, toute persortne qui . desire fabriqucr, importer, utiliser OU cominercialiscr Jes sachets en pl;tstique, adresse une demandc d'autorisation ecrite a rOffice Rwandais de Protection de l'Environilemt;nt. Iyo nyandiko igomba kugaragaza impamvu asaba The application letter should indicate the· La dcmande doit &trc dilmcnt motivcc ct 82 OG :\0 12bis of 23 03 2009 ur110, ruhushya n ·uburvo azacunga umwanda reasons for the rcq1iest and the \\ays through presenter les modalitcs de gcstion des dcchcts uturuka kuri ayo masashc akozwc muri pulasitik1. \\hich he or she "·ill 111,.wagc the pol)thcnc issus de rmilisation de ccs sachets en plastiquc. \\.1St0. UwasabYe uruhush,·a ahab,Ya igisubizo mu gihe kitarenze iminsi makum\abiri (20) y'akaz1 . lngingo ya 6: Igenzura lnzego zishinzwe kugenzura imikoreshereze ~.-amasashc akozwc muri pulasitiki mu Rwanda ni abagenzacvaha ba Polisi, abagen7.uzi ba gasutamo, abakozi b 'fkigo C\'. Iginugu cyo Kubungabunga lbidukikije, abakozi b'lkigo cy'lgihugu Gitsura Ubuziranenge. inzcgo z 'umutekano. aba~:obozi b · inzego z"ibanzc. n'abandi bakozi bakcne\\·c bahabwa ububasha n 'iteka rya Minisitiri ufite ubutabera mu n~h!llgano ze, UMUTWE WA III: INGINGO ZIHANA lngingo· ya 7 : lbihano Umuntu wese utubahirijc ibivilgwa mu ngingo ya 3 y"iri tegeko ahanwa ku buryo bukurikira: lnganda zikora amasashe akoze muri pu lasitiki. ibigo by'ubucuruzi cyangwa umuntu wese bafalahywe amasasbc akozwc muri pulasitiki ahujijwc hatabycmcrcwc .biri muri bubiko bwabo bayakora cvang,va barnkoresha. bahanishwa igtfungo cy·;mc~j atand;tu (6) k~geza ku mezi The applicam shall be given a· response in a period not exceeding r,1cntv (20) 11orking da\'s. Article 6: Control Institutions it:i charge of controlling the use of pohthene bags arc Judicial Police, Custom officers, Rwanda Environment Management Authont1· staff. Rwanda Bureau of Standards staff .. S~curitv Organs. Local Authorities and other necessary personnel authorized by ari Order of the Minister in charge of justice. CHAPTER Ill ; PENAL PROVISIONS Article 7 : Penalties Ai1y person who contravenes provisions of Article 3 of this Law shall be punished ·as foilo\\s . Industries which manufacture pohthene bags, commercial companies or any person found in possession of prohibited polythene bags ·without autorisation in thmr stores. manufacturing or usmg them. shall be punished by an imprisonment of six (6) months to tv.:-et,,c ( 12) 83 Le rcqucrant doit obtenir la rcponsc dans un ddai nc depassant pas vingt (20) jours ouvrablcs. Article 6 : Controle Les institutions habilitees a exercer le controle de !"utilisation des sachets en plastique son! la police judiciairc, lcs Agents de la douanc.le personnel de !"Office R\\'andais de Protection de !'Environnement. le personnel de !"Office R\\anda1s. de Normal!sat1011. les Orga.nes en charge de la .. Securitc Nationak, les autorites locales et autre personnel necessaire designe par arrete du Mini~trc ayant la justice dans sc·s attributions. CflAPITRE III; DISPOSITIONS PE'\'ALES Artide 7 : Peines Quieonquc agil contraiten1rnt aux ,dispositions de l'article 3 de la presente loi est. sanctionne des peines suivanl~s : Les industries qui fabriquent les sachets en plastique. !es entreprises commerciales ou toute pcrsonne physique ayant dans.leurs stocks des sachets inrcrclits ~ans a11torisation en Jes fabricant. ou en lcs utilisant. sont punis d"unc peine d"cmprisonncmcnt de six (6) a douzc ( I 2) · OG N° 12bi, of 23 llJ 2009 cumi n"abiri (12) n·~hazabu- y'amafaranga y'u Rwanda kuva ku bihumbi ijana (100.000 Frw). kugeza ku mafaranga ibihumbi magana atanu (500.000 Frw) cyangwa kimwe muri ibyo bihano. months and a· fine of one hundred thousand (100.000 Rwf) to five hundred . thousand (500.000 Rwf) Rwand:ffi francs or one of the · . two penalties. mois et d'cine amende de cent mille (100.000 Fm) ji cinq cent millc (500.000 Fnv) francs n\"andais ou J:unc de ces pcmcs sculcment. Uriumtti ,,·csc utabyemerewe ugurisha amasashe akozwe muri pulasitiki ahanish\\'ll ihazabu y·amafaranga y·u·Rwanda kuva ku bihumbi icumi (10.000 Frw) kugeza ku mararanga ibihumbi magana ilatu (300.000 Frw). Any unauthorized pcrs01i who sells polythene bags shall be punished· by a fine ranging frorrt (en tho'\Jsand· (I000Jl. Rwf) to three hundred . thousand (300'.000 R,,f) Rwandan francs. Toute personne non autorjscc qui vend des sachets ert plastique est purtic · d'une amei1dc allant de dix millc (!0.000 Fm:) a troi's cent mille (300.000 Frw) fr<)li.cs rnandais .. Uinuntu \\·ese utabyemerewe ukoresha amasashe a)<ozwe muri pulasitjki ahanish\\'ll · · ihazabu y'amafuranga y'·u Rwanda kuva ku bihumb i bitanu (5.000) kugeza lu bihum~i ijana 100.000 Frw kandi akambun,a ayo masashe. Abavugwa. bose muri iyi ngingo bamburwa ayo masashe akajyan,ia mu bubiko b\\'llbugenewe bushyirwaho na ·REMA:: A.nv unauthorized person who uses polvthene bag; shall be punishc4 by a. fine ranging from' five thousand (5000 Rwf) ~o one hundred thousand (100.000 Rwf)' Rwandan francs and his/her bags shall be confiscated. · All persons mentioned in this Article shall be dispossessed of.their Pol)thene bags and tlic bags shall be taken to the appropriate. stores established b)' REMA. Toute personne non autorisee qui. l!tilisc des sachets en plastique·est punic d·une amende de cinq inille (5.000 Frw) :i cent mille ·(100.000 Frn·) fn\IICS rnandais . ct scs sachets sont co nfisques .. Tous ks sachets appartenatJt aux categories mentlonnces au present article sont confisques et gardes dans im cnrrepot amcnage a cet effct par REMA. Iyo habaye isubiracyaha; igihano cyikuba kabiri. Iri case of recidivism. the· penalty shall be En cas de recidivc, fos sanctions sont doublees. doubled. UMUTWE WA IV: INGINGO ZISOZA CHAPTER IV: FINAL PIWVISIONS [ngingo ya 8: lvanwaho ry'ingingo zinyursnyije Article 8 : Abro2atin2 provisions n'iriteg~ku . CHAPITRE IV : DISP0$1TIONS FINALES Article 8: Disposition abroeatoire lngingo zose z · amategeko abanziriza iri ·kandi All prior legal provisions contrary to this Law Toutes lcs dispositions le gales antcricures et zin)uranyije na ryo zivanyweho. . are hereby repealed. contraires a la prescntc loi sont a~rogccs. 84 Ingingo. ya 9: lgibe. ir:i tegeko rita'ngira ~: Cgµmiencement . , pkurikizwa. OG N" llbil of 23 ~ 2009 ~: Entree en vigueur In te~ko. ritangira gukirikizi.\a kil · munsi . This Law·slia!J come into· force on the date of La presente Joi .entr e en vigueur ·1e jour de sa ritangarijweho mu lgnzeti ya Letn ya Repubµlika its publication in -th9. Official Gazette· of "the p1:1blication au Ioun:ial Officicl de la Ro:pu~lique y'il R~da. Republic ofR\\'anda. du Rwanda. Kigali, ku~, 10/09/2008 Perezida wa Repubµlika. . KA.GAME Paul . tse). Minisitiri w ·.1ntebi: . MAKUZA'Berna,d <se> Bi~ kaodi biiibyizwelril lktrango q,ll •• Repubulika: . . Mmiiftiri w'Ubutabcrallntum,,11 Nl<uru·ya Leta. . ·KARUGARAMA Tharcisse (se) ~gali~ on 10/09/2008 The President of the Rep\lblic KA.GAME P.aul (se"f The Prime Minist.er MAKOtA'-Betltlil'.d· (s~) Seeni;.,d i\\altcf with t'fie· ~j of the' . Republic· i .. Tiii:>;Miriister of"iustice/Ait<irncv General · KARUGAJL\MA Tharcisse · . (st!) 85 Kig;ili, le l0109/20()JI .. Le President de la Republique . 'KAGAMF,; Paul · ls,1 · -· 'Le·l'reritfer Min Istre 'MA.kl.Ji.A llt<-r~.-~d · ·· (se) Vu et'scelle du'Sccau de la Republique ; Le Ministrc' di:'la Just1ee/6llruc·des Si:eaux K-ARUGARAMATharcisse · (se) '

Loi nº 57/2008 portant interdiction de la fabrication, l'importation, l'utilisation et la commercialisation des sachets en plastique au Rwanda · Nelum