Act amending the Environment Protection Act (No. 647 of 2011). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Waste management Monitoring Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties 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 including: application sphere of the Act (sect. 2); general principles regarding activities that may bring about the risk of contamination (sect. 5); detailed rules governing specified activities that may bring about the risk of contamination (sect. 12); the Environmental Protection Base (sect. 27); environmental permits (sect. 28); exemptions from permit requirements (sect. 30a); waste treatment and collateral that must be pledged by an operator (sect. 43a); waste management and treatment (sect. 45); monitoring and control conditions (sect. 46). 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 Amended by Act amending the provisions regarding entry into force of the Environment Protection Act (No. 196 of 2012). Legislation | Finland | 2012 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX