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Act to amend the Water Act (No. 87 of 1993).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Finlands Författningssamling Nos. 84-105 of 1993, pp. 192-194.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Surface water Groundwater Freshwater pollution Pollution control
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on a date to be appointed by Order.
Abstract

These amendments to the principal Act implement, in Finland, obligations deriving from the participation to the Agreement on the common economic area concluded with the European Communities and concern the following Chapters: General provisions (Chap. 1); Diversion of water for use in liquid form and the abstraction of groundwater (Chap. 9); Waste water and other substances which pollute watercourses (Chap. 10); and Miscellaneous provisions (Chap. 21).

Full text
Swedish

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Act (No. 264 of 1961).

Legislation | Finland | 1961 (2005)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Allocation/quota, Water conservation zone, Authorization/permit, Concession, Priorities, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Water rights, Institution, Sub-national agreement, Equipment, Data collection/reporting, Surface water, Groundwater, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Servitude, Water supply, Sewerage, Recreational water use, Waterworks, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX