Act on Special Measures against Dioxins (No. 105 of 1999). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen. Keyword Air quality/air pollution Emissions Public health Clean development mechanism Offences/penalties Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Inspection Geographical area Asia, Eastern Asia Abstract The purpose of this Act is to ensure protection of the people’s health by providing standards for which policies on dioxins should be based, as it is a known fact that dioxins are substances that pose a risk of having serious influences on human life and health while providing necessary regulations and measures pertaining to polluted soil, and clean-up in order to implement prevention, removal, and other measures concerning environmental pollution caused by dioxins. The text consists of 49 artic Full text English Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp