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Act amending sections 50 and 52 of the Environment Protection Act (No. 622 of 2010).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
EIA Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental planning Policy/planning Freshwater pollution Inland waters Pollution control
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act amends the Environment Protection Act in section 50 on the impact that certain plans mentioned in the Law on Water Resource Management have on assessment of significant pollution referred to in section 42 of the principal Act, which shall be taken into consideration when granting an environmental permit. It also amends section 52 concerning the content of a decision regarding a permit, again referring to water management and risk plans.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Amends

Environment Protection Act (No. 86 of 2000).

Legislation | Finland | 2000 (2006)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, EIA, Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX