Decree No. 165 of 2001 to amend the Decree relative to transactions for offences in the field of the environment. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 165, 3 April 2001, 4 pp. Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Wildlife products Offences/penalties Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The authority of transaction shall be conferred in accordance with the Act Economic Offences to mayors, provincial authorities, inspectors of ministries and other specified central public bodies. Here this authority is extended to the Director of Direct Customs and the management council of the Polder Board of Friesland. Some changes in the list of offences regard the illegal discharge of waste water and the importation of trophies and protected animal and plant species. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 320 of 2000 relative to transactions for offences in the field of the environment. Legislation | Netherlands | 2000 Keyword: Pollution control, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Polluter pays principle Source: FAO, FAOLEX