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2022 May 23

Laws, ordinances and ordinances related to the environment


Law No. 1/13 of 28 July 2009 relating to industrial property in Burundi

Text on the organization and missions of the Burundian Office for Environmental Protection (OBPE)

Decree 100/099 prohibiting the manufacture, import, marketing and use of plastic bags and other packaging

Draft decree on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from them

Legal and institutional framework for the water sector in Burundi

Law no. 1/8 on the organization of the seed sector in Burundi

Burundi policy reform project: Legal and institutional framework for the water sector in Burundi

Harmonized Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) seed trade regulations

International Environmental Law and the Law of Transboundary Watercourses: Combating Pollution and Other Measures to Protect the Biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika (RAF/92/G32)

Decree 100/240 establishing the Burundian Office for Environmental Protection (OBPE)

Decree No. 100/087 of 26 July 2018 on the organization of the Ministry of the Environment, Agriculture and Livestock

Policies and legislative provisions governing water management and use in Burundi

Law No. 1/010 on the Environmental Code of the Republic of Burundi

Decree 100/22 on measures to implement the Environmental Code

Texts implementing the Burundi Environmental Code

Law No. 1/02 on the Water Code in Burundi

Law No. 1/13 revising the Burundi Land Code

Law No. 1/21 on the Mining Code of Burundi

National biodiversity bill

Ministerial Order No. 710/1721 of 3 September 2019 on the general regulation of fisheries and aquaculture

Decree No. 100/22 of 7 October 2010 on measures to implement the Environmental Code in relation to the environmental impact assessment procedure in Burundi

Analysis of the political, legal and institutional framework in Burundi in relation to access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits (APA) arising from their use

Decree No. 100/129 of 23 June 2016 laying down procedures for the application of the provisions of Chapter 3: “Certified land rights”, of Law No. 1/13 of 9 August 2011 on the revision of the land code in Burundi”.

Laws No. 1/08 of 23 April 2012 on the organization of the seed sector

Law no. 1/21 on permanent housing and the prohibition of the wandering of domestic and farmyard animals in Burundi

Legal and Institutional Provisions for the Management of Lake and River Basins

Law No. 1/17 on trade in wild flora and fauna

Code of ethics and ethics of the Burundian Office for Environmental Protection (OBPE)

Decree-Law No. 1/16 on the Public Health Code of Burundi

Guide to raising awareness among stakeholders on the application of the forest code and the law on protected areas in Burundi

Awareness-raising guide on the application of the Forest Code in Burundi

Ministerial Order No. 710/1720 of 03/9/2019 on the organization of the breeding and exploitation of ornamental fish

Law No. 11 of 10 September 2011 on trade in wild fauna and flora in Burundi

Law no. 1/10 of 30 May 2011 on the creation and management of protected areas in Burundi

Law N01/08/2018 on the management of pesticides in Burundi

Law No. 1/07 modifying certain provisions of Decree-Law No. 1/032 on the production and marketing of plant seeds in Burundi

Law 1/28 on the health police for domestic, wild, aquaculture and bee animals in Burundi

Decree-Law No. 1/033 of 30 June 1993 on the protection of plants in Burundi

Presentation note of the draft ministerial ordinance establishing the Technical Committee on Biodiversity

Current and future types of governance and categories of protected areas in Burundi

Draft ordinance for the establishment of participatory management frameworks for the Kibira and Ruvubu national parks

Draft ordinance on invasive species in Burundi

Ministerial Order 770/083 relating to environmental impact assessment procedures

Ordinance No. 710/292 prohibiting the planting of forest species that absorb a lot of water near water sources

The missions of the Department for the Promotion of Fishery Sectors