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Code of Conduct on Accidental Pollution of Transboundary Inland Waters.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Doc. No. E/ECE/1225; ECE/ENVWA/16, 38 pp.(Photocopy).
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters Pollution control Transboundary effects EIA Early warning system Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

The Code of Conduct is intended to guide Governments in the protection of transboundary inland waters against pollution resulting from hazardous activities in case of accidents or natural disasters and in mitigating their impacts on the aquatic environment. It deals, in particular, with the transboundary effects of such pollution and it is aimed at the harmonization of national measures to be taken and at the formulation of basic frames of international cooperation. The Code establishes the following measures to be implemented according to the provisions contained in the Annexes: 1) National legislative and administrative measures against pollution as well as measures aimed at the mitigation and containment of damage resulting therefrom; 2) International cooperation by means of agreements and institutional arrangements; 3) Exchange of relevant information between riparian countries; 4) Participation of the public concerned in hearings, preliminary inquiries and administrative and judicial proceedings; 5) Adoption of economic instruments; 6) Definition of criteria and procedures for the authorization of hazardous activities; 7) Risk and vulnerability analyses and assessments; 8) Application of contingency plans; 9) Setting up of efficient warning and alarm systems; 10) Prompt and adequate damage compensation; 11) Post-accident surveillance.

Full text
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Website
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