Decree No. 59 regulating the State Environmental Council (COEMA). Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Pará Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental standards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Pollution control Standards Protection of environment 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 day of its publication. Abstract This Decree, consisting of 11 articles, regulates the State Environmental Council (COEMA). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned COEMA, as a consultative, deliberative and normative body, part of the State System for Environment and Water Resources (SISEMA) and linked to the Secretariat of State for Environment and Sustainability. The Council is entitled to regulate any environmental activity carried out within the State of Pará. Full text Portuguese Website www.sistemas.pa.gov.br References - Legislation Repeals Decree No. 1.697 regulating the State Environmental Council of Pará (COEMA/PA). Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Institution, Environmental standards, Environmental audit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX