Decree No. 2275 of 2009 regulating units of the Ministry of Environment and defining their functions and terms of appointment. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 31, 25 June 2009, 27 pp Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Institution Pollution control Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Decree is composed of 3 Chapters divided into 35 articles and 2 Annexes. Chapter I gives terms and definitions. Chapter II defines functions of the following departments and offices of the Ministry of Environment: General Department of Environment; Regional Departments; Central Administration; Department of Legal Affairs; Department of Function, Finance and Supplies; Department of Administration Affairs and Documentation; Division of Functional Affairs; Division of Finance Affairs; Department of Foreign Affairs and Public Relations; Department of Environmental Guidance; Department of Awareness and Guidance ; Department of Private Sector; Department of Environmental Information; Department of Residential Environment; Department of Natural Resources; department of Environment Technology; Department of Planning and Programming; Department of Regional Offices and Environmental Guard; Department of Residential Environment Protection; Ecosystem Department; Department of Chemical Safety; Air Quality Office; Department of Integrated Environmental Systems; Department of Environmental Policies; and, Department of Monitoring and Environmental Statistics. Chapter III contains general provisions. Full text Arabic