II- Specific Legislations 574. This international normative framework had been strengthened by the promulgation of new laws relative to the development of the industrial zones, to the protection of the waters and of the earth, to waste management and its elimination, including notably: - The promulgation of Decree n° 2001-1534 of 25th June 2001 amending the Decree n° 94-2050 of 3rd October 1994, in order to establish the conditions for the connection to the public drainage network in the intervention zones of the National Cleansing Service (ONAS); -The promulgation of the Decree n° 2001-329 of 23rd January 2001 amending the Decree n° 87-50 of 13th January 1987, by instituting compulsory and periodic controls on the use of the energy; -The promulgation of the Decree n° 2001-843 of 10th April amending the Decree n° 97-1102 of 2nd June 1997, establishing the conditions and modalities for the recovery, recycling and management of used wrapping bags and boxes; -Law n° 95-72 of 24th July 1995 creating the Agency for the Protection and Development of the Coastline; -The promulgation of the Decree n° 2001-2419 of 8th October 2001 instituted the fiscal incentives aimed at encouraging the use of equipment promoting energy conservation or the development of alternative sources of renewable energy. III- Appropriate Programmes and Structures 575. The attention given to the protection of the environment is manifested notably through the creation of several Agencies with mutually completing missions such as « the National Environment Protection Agency » (ANPE), « the Coastline Protection and Development Agency » (APAL), « the National Agency for Renewable Energy » (ANER) and the « International Environment Technology Centre of Tunis » (CITET). This attention is also reflected in the control of pollution, the management and treatment of waste, the draining of the cities and the protection of the urban aesthetics, the control of energy consumption, the development of ecological and pleasure parks, the preservation of bio-diversity and the sensitization of the citizens with regard to the need to protect the environment, besides the control of the sources of pollution. 576. In this connection, Tunisia had drawn up a national strategy which takes into account current and future constraints. This strategy is based principally on the following aspects: • Drainage; • The recycling and protection of the environment against contamination and pollution; • The control of industrial pollution and the management of special wastes; • The treatment of solid and household waste; • The control of desertification and the protection of the waters and the earth; • The protection of nature and bio-diversity. 120