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Complementary Law No. 153 amending Complementary Law No. 7/94 on the Environmental Protection Code.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Roraima
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Environmental planning Environmental standards Pollution control Water quality standards Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law adds and amends Complementary Law No. 7 of 1994 on the Environmental Protection Code. Amendments contained in this Law aim, above all, to preserve the federate pact, in order to establish environmental standards that meet the following matters: regional peculiarities and needs, its geographic conformation, respect of the characteristics of the territory of Roraima and the norms of environmental preservation, including water resources quality standards and the regional productive system.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.tjrr.jus.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Complementary Act No. 7 on the Environmental Protection Code of Roraima State.

Legislation | Brazil | 1994

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Classification/declassification, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Land-use planning, Monitoring, Noise pollution, Pollution control, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Public land, Research, Soil pollution/quality, Solid waste, Special fund, Use restrictions, Waste management, Zoning, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Surface water, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX