Client Alert
Environment Law
October 2013
Take Back Proposals for Used/Expired Drugs and their Packaging
The Ministry of the Environment has published invitation 02/2013 for manufacturers,
importers, distributors and retailers to present take back proposals for used/expired drugs
and their packaging. Relevant data from the invitation is:
Call for Proposals – Take back of Drugs
Waste
Used/Expired Drugs from Domestic Users and their packaging
Stakeholders Manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers
involved
Purpose
Present take back proposal (involving collection, transportation and
final disposal in compliance with environmental rules)
Deadline
February 7, 2014
Goals
The proposed take back system should:
Qualitative targets:
• Encompass 100% of cities with more than 100.000
habitants within 5 years;
• Implement a collection point/bin for every 20.000 habitants in
the cities encompassed by the system within 5 years;
• Provide an environmentally appropriate final destination for
100% of the drugs received from consumers.
Quantitative targets:
• Ensure that 3.79Kg/month and 237,336.00 Kg/year of drugs
are received from consumers.
Environment Law Practice
Area
Coordinator
Ana Luci Grizzi
Offices
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Porto Alegre
Brasília
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