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