This Law is composed of nine Chapters divided in 60 articles. It defines national guidelines on basic sanitation. Among main guiding principles, the Law sets the universalization of access, economic efficiency, sustainability, use of best technologies. The law regulates the holdership, institutes a supply of basic sanitation public services managed at regional level, regulates planning procedures as well as technical, economic and social aspects. Finally, it rules on the Federal Policy of basic sanitation.
Brazil · 2007-01-05