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Environmental Register Act (2002)

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
RT I 2002, 58, 361
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Registration Policy/planning Pollution control
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act provides the grounds for the entry of data regarding natural resources, natural heritage, the status of the environment and environmental factors in the environmental register, for the retention of data in the register and for the processing and release of data. The environmental register is a general national register. The function of the environmental register is to retain and process data regarding natural resources, natural heritage, the status of the environment and environmental factors and to provide information for the grant of permits, temporary permits or integrated environmental permits for the right to use natural resources, for waste management or for release of pollutants or organisms into the environment; for determination of the scope of use corresponding to the quality of the natural resources; for organisation of the international exchange of data; for the preparation of development plans and other plans; concerning restrictions of rights of ownership, freedom of movement and economic activities established for the purpose of environmental protection; for disclosure of the status of the environment; for the maintenance of other databases of the state; and for projecting natural environmental factors and their impact.

Full text
English/Estonian
Website
www.riigiteataja.ee