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Decreto Nº 17 - Reglamento general de la Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Country/Territory
El Salvador
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diario Oficial Nº 73, 12 de abril de 2000, págs. 14-33, que publica nuevamente y substituye el Decreto Nº 17 que apareció en el Diario Oficial Nº 63, 29 de marzo de 2000, págs. 27-44, por haber salido incompleto.
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil, Sea, Water, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
EIA Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Environmental planning Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Freshwater pollution Marine pollution Hazards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Ecosystem preservation Institution Concession Environmental audit Environmental standards Waste disposal Waste prevention Waste management Energy conservation/energy production Monitoring Inspection Public participation Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Climate change Subsidy/incentive Protected area Protection of environment Policy/planning Standards Land-use planning Offences/penalties Biodiversity Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific
Abstract

El presente Reglamento General tiene por objeto desarrollar las normas y preceptos contenidos en la Ley del Medio Ambiente, a la cual se adhiere como su instrumento ejecutorio principal. El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales será la autoridad competente para la aplicación de las disposiciones del presente Reglamento. El Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Medio Ambiente (SINAMA), estará integrado por el Ministerio, las Unidades Ambientales de cada Ministerio y de las Instituciones Autónomas y Municipales. Corresponde al SINAMA: a) coordinar las actividades sectoriales e intersectoriales para lograr los objetivos de la gestión ambiental; b) proporcionar detalles para la elaboración del Informe Nacional del Estado del Medio Ambiente del país; c) y otras indicadas expresamente en la Ley.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Decreto Legislativo Nº 233 - Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | El Salvador | 1998 (2012)

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, EIA, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Marine pollution, Hazards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Concession, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Waste management, Energy conservation/energy production, Monitoring, Protected area, Policy/planning, Standards, Offences/penalties, Integrated management, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Acuerdo Nº 69 - Reglamento interno del Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Medio Ambiente (SINAMA).

Legislation | El Salvador | 2008

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, EIA, Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Inspection, Standards, Protection of environment, Protected area, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 39 - Categorización de actividades, obras o proyectos según la Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | El Salvador | 2007

Keyword: EIA, Classification/declassification, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Marine pollution, Hazards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Concession, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Waste management, Energy conservation/energy production, Monitoring, Inspection, Protected area, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Offences/penalties, Freshwater pollution, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 81 - Reglamento interno del Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Medio Ambiente (SINAMA).

Legislation | El Salvador | 2018

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, EIA, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Inspection, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decreto Nº 17 - Reformas al Reglamento general de la Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | El Salvador | 2007

Keyword: EIA, Environmental audit, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 39 - Reformas al Reglamento general de la Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | El Salvador | 2009

Keyword: EIA, Environmental audit, Ecosystem preservation, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental standards, Environmental planning, Soil pollution/quality, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 76 - Disposición transitoria al Reglamento general de la Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | El Salvador | 2010

Keyword: EIA, Environmental audit, Ecosystem preservation, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental standards, Environmental planning, Soil pollution/quality, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX