Act No. 371 of 1999 amending the Nature Conservation Act. Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Land-use planning EIA Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The amendments of the principal Act concern the responsibility of the State to pay compensation for, and in particular for assessment of compensation in the case no settlement can be reached, the assessment of projects and plans on significant adverse effect on the ecological value a site included in, or proposed by the Council of State for inclusion in, the Natura 2000 network. Section 66 concerns granting of permits to implement a project and adoption and ratification of plans Full text English Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amends Nature Conservation Act (No. 1096 of 1996). Legislation | Finland | 1996 (2011) Keyword: Biodiversity, Management/conservation, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX