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Act amending the Environment Protection Act (No. 1106 of 2011).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Offences/penalties Hazardous substances Transport/storage International trade
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 116 and by adding a new section 108h. Section 116 concerns penalties whereas section 108h concerns the enforcement of specified provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the banning of exports of metallic mercury and certain mercury compounds and mixtures and the safe storage of metallic mercury

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