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Act amending Paragraph 1 of Chapter 11 of the Water Act (688/2014).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Hydropower generation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act amend the Water Act in Paragraph 1 of Chapter 11 by adding a provision on the authorization procedures and requirements for energy project of common interest according to Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure. Such projects shall be subject to conditions set out in Chapter 3 of the principal Act, the EU Regulation and the Act on the authorization process for energy projects of common interest within the European Union (684/2014).

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Act (No. 587 of 2011).

Legislation | Finland | 2011 (2023)

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Inland fisheries, Liability/compensation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Transport/storage, Framework law, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Surface water, Groundwater, Institution, Allocation/quota, Water conservation zone, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Priorities, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Drainage/land reclamation, Water rights, Sub-national agreement, Equipment, Data collection/reporting, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Servitude, Sewerage, Recreational water use, Waterworks, Sustainable use, Sustainable development, Transboundary effects, Hydropower generation, Business/industry/corporations, Pollution control, Wetlands, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX