Decree No. 302 of 2001 of the Council of State on the conformity assessment of packagings and tanks used for the transport of dangerous goods. Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Authorization/permit Transport/storage Waste management Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree lays down detailed provisions on the assessment of conformity of packaging and tanks used for the transport of dangerous goods in addition to the Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods (719/1994. It also makes provision for the inspection bodies performing assessment and defines their tasks. Conformity of a packaging and a tank used for the transport of dangerous goods shall be assessed by testing the packaging and tank and by approving its structure type unless otherwise provided for in a Decree of the Ministry on the transport of dangerous goods by road or by rail or in a Decision of the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority or the Finnish Maritime Authority or in international conventions binding on Finland. Full text English Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Implements Environment Protection Act (No. 86 of 2000). Legislation | Finland | 2000 (2006) Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, EIA, Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX