Decree No. 492 of 2001 relative to publication of the text of the Discharge Decree made under the Soil Protection Act as amended recently. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad, No. 392 of 1 November 2001, 10 pp. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Waste disposal Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Groundwater Surface water Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Decree to regulate the discharge of solid waste. The text consists of 20 articles divided into 3 Chapters: General provisions (I); Requirements relative to obtaining a permit (II); Further provisions (III). Article 1 contains definitions. Article 2 defines the application sphere of the Regulation. Chapter II concerns the conditions and requirements which the Competent Authority may prescribe in relation with the application for and the granting of permits to discharge solid waste. Article 8 concerns control systems for possible pollution of groundwater, whereas article 8A concerns possible pollution of surface water. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Act containing rules relative to protection of the soil (Soil Protection Act). Legislation | Netherlands | 1986 (2010) Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Basic legislation, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 189 of 2002 to amend various Decrees to adjust to new terminology of the Environment Protection Act. Legislation | Netherlands | 2002 Keyword: Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Institution, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX