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Act No. 173 of 2008 amending the Environment Protection Act (adjustment definition substances (air quality requirements)).

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Staatsblad, No. 173, 27 May 2008, 2 pp.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Waste management
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

This Act amends the Environment Protection Act in section 5.7 by giving a definition of "substances" applicable only to the Title to which section 5.7 belongs, Schedule 2 and provisions made under the Title. "Substances" here means chemical elements and their compounds present in nature or made by man.

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Amends

Act containing provisions concerning general matters of environmental hygiene (Environment Management Act).

Legislation | Netherlands | 1979 (2023)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, EIA, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Marine pollution, Environmental standards, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Protection of environment, Emissions, Emissions trading, Policy/planning, Standards, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX