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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