Environmental Protection Law (Emissions and Transfers to the Environment - Reporting and Registration Obligations), 2012. Country/Territory Israel Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Air quality/air pollution Business/industry/corporations Emissions Monitoring Offences/penalties Protection of environment Public health Pollution control Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Data collection/reporting Geographical area Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract The primary objectives of this Law encompass ensuring the maintenance of a suitable environment, guided by the precautionary principle, to preempt and diminish environmental and health risks, enhance the overall quality of life and the environment, and safeguard the interests of the public and future generations. The Law's specific goals encompass: (i) enhancing the transparency of environmental information in Israel; (ii) incentivizing businesses to curtail emissions and the release of pollutants and waste into the environment; (iii) establishing an invaluable instrument for decision-making, research, and the formulation of a sustainable policy grounded in environmental equity. These objectives encompass (a) obligating factories to report emissions and the transfer of pollutants and waste from their facilities into the environment; (b) establishing a publicly accessible registry containing information on emissions and transfers of pollutants and waste from factories to the environment; (c) compiling an inventory encompassing data on pollutants and waste discharged or transferred from diverse sources into the environment. Full text Hebrew Website www.ilo.org