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Act amending the Environment Protection Act (No. 588 of 2011).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Freshwater pollution Inland waters Effluent waste water/discharge Authorization/permit Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Sewerage
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 a new section 103c. The amended provisions concern, among other things: definitions of watercourse, limit values and effluent water; local environment requirements regarding effluent water; effluent water and quality of fishery waters; the right to discharge sewage on land of others (sect. 103c); environmental permits for discharge of wastewater, etc.

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