Environment Protection Act. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2008 No. 25 Pos. 150 Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Environmental planning Liability/compensation Institution Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union Countries Abstract This Act, which is composed of nine sections, lays down the general principles of environment protection in Poland, creates a framework for administration, planning and decision-making at the national level, and regulates various matters related to environment protection. These matters include: general provisions (sec. 1); protection of environmental resources, i.e. air, water, land, noise pollution, electro-magnetic pollution, animals and plants (sec. 2); pollution prevention (sec. 3); serious Full text Polish Website isip.sejm.gov.pl