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Decreto Nº 3.516 - Reglamento para la Prevención y Control de la Contaminación Ambiental (Título IV, 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
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Noise pollution Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Ecosystem preservation EIA Protected area Environmental planning Institution Research Climate change Royalties/fees Policy/planning Erosion Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil rehabilitation Waste management Waste disposal Hazardous waste Hazardous substances Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge
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, Título IV: Reglamento para la Prevención y Control de la Contaminación Ambiental, que tiene como objetivo determinar los límites permisibles para las descargas en cuerpos de aguas o sistemas de alcantarillado, emisiones al aire incluyendo ruido, vibraciones y otras formas de energía, vertidos, aplicación o disposición de líquidos, sólidos o combinación, en el suelo; y establecer los criterios de calidad de un recurso y criterios u objetivos de remediación para un recurso afectado.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.ambiente.gov.ec

References - Legislation

Implements

Ley Nº 37 - Ley de gestión ambiental. Texto refundido.

Legislation | Ecuador | 1999 (2004)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental planning, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, EIA, Capacity building, Environmental audit, Recycling/reuse, Waste management, Inspection, Environmental standards, Protected area, Sustainable development, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste prevention, Monitoring, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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