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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