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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