Act on the national eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2004 No. 70 Pos. 630 and 631. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental audit Non-governmental entity Access-to-information Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Act entered into force on the day when Poland became a member of the European Union. Abstract The present Act, which is composed of ten Paragraphs, implements Regulation (EC) No. 761/2001 of the European Parliament and Council of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). The Minister of Environment is obliged to keep the national register of organizations registered in the EMAS. The register contains the following information: unique number, name, address, date of registration, date of verification, notes concerning suspension of the registration in a provincial register. The provincial register is kept by the governors of provinces. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Repealed by Act on the national eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). Legislation | Poland | 2011 (2020) Keyword: Environmental audit, Non-governmental entity, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX