This Order, consisting of 14 articles and four Annexes, regulates article 44 of the General Regime applicable to the prevention, production and management of waste, approved by Decree-Law No. 56/2015 of 17 October, establishing the quality requirements of compost for use as an organic fertilizer and the rules to which must comply with the placement of the compost on the market, under the aforementioned legal regime. This Order in particular regulates Class I, II, II-A and III composts for use as an organic fertilizer, placed on the national market and destined for organic conventional agriculture, and for soils not intended for human and animal consumption. Article 4 lays down the List of residues that can be used for the production of compost as an organic fertilizer.
Cabo Verde · 2020-01-10