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Decreto No. 44.820 providing for the Environmental Licensing System (SLAM).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio de Janeiro
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Environmental planning Land-use planning Authorization/permit Environmental standards Protected area Protection of habitats EIA Polluter pays principle Pollution control Policy/planning 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 10 Chapters and 1 Annex, provides for the Environmental Licensing System, regulating the relevant legislation on environment. It establishes that are subject to environmental licensing both activities and infrastructures using natural resources, which may be considered as effective or potentially polluting or to cause environmental degradation. Projects and activities subject to environmental licensing are grouped in classes, according to their potential of pollution, which determine the magnitude of the environmental impact.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.normasbrasil.com.br