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Decreto Nº 3.516 - Norma de Calidad Ambiental y de descarga de efluentes: recurso agua (Anexo I, Libro VI: De la Calidad Ambiental, del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente).

Country/Territory
Ecuador
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Registro Oficial Edición Especial Nº 2, 31 de marzo de 2003.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South-Eastern Pacific
Abstract

El presente Decreto expide el Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente, en lo referente al Libro VI: Calidad ambiental, Anexo I: Norma de Calidad Ambiental y de descarga de efluentes: recurso agua, que tiene como objetivo proteger la calidad del recurso agua para salvaguardar y preservar la integridad de las personas, de los ecosistemas y sus interrelaciones y del ambiente en general.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.ambiente.gov.ec

References - Legislation

Implements

Decreto Nº 3.399 - Expide el Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2002

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Energy conservation/energy production, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Bioenergy, Certification, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Institution, Research, Climate change, Royalties/fees, Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Registration, Private forest, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Erosion, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Coastal zone management, Management/conservation, Wetlands, Maritime zone, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Biodiversity, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Wildlife products, International trade, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Seasons, Ranching/captive breeding, Alien species, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Acuerdo Nº 28 - Sustituye el Libro VI de la Calidad Ambiental, del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2015

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Access-to-information, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Soil pollution/quality, Noise pollution, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX