Act amending the Environment Protection Act (No. 385 of 2009). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Data collection/reporting Freshwater pollution Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends the Environment Protection Act with respect to a wide variety of matters and adds new sections 84a-c. The amendments concern, among other things, general principles and the prohibition to pollute land. The new sections concern notification, assessment of and remedies for significant pollution of watercourses. 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