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EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01 Clarification on the Implementation of Section 10 of DENR Administrative Order No. 2016-08.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Authorization/permit Effluent waste water/discharge Offences/penalties Freshwater resources management Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and upon acknowledgment of receipt of a copy thereof by the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR).
Abstract

This Circular provides clarifications on the grace period referred in Section 10 of DENR Administrative Order No. 2016-08. Section 10 provides that grace period of not more than five (5) years may be given, provided that the establishment submits Compliance Action Plan and periodic status of implementation to the DENR on the steps taken for the establishment’s compliance schedule within the prescribed grace period.

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