Decree No. 29.621 regulating the Environmental Protection System. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Sul Document type Regulation Date 1908 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Institution Protection of habitats Policy/planning Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication. Abstract This Decree, composed of seven articles, implements Decree No. 23.082 on the Environmental Protection Policy. In particular, it institutes the Environmental Protection System, to be established within the Secretary for Health and Environment. Moreover, the Decree defines the bodies integrated in the System and provides the System’s basic functions, such as the definition of normative guidelines, technical monitoring and specific control of all bodies related to the System. Full text Portuguese Website www.sema.rs.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 23.082 on the Environmental Protection Policy. Legislation | Brazil | 1974 Keyword: Environmental planning, Institution, Protection of habitats, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX