Law No. 002 establishing the Environmental Code within the Municipality of Barra do Piraí in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio de Janeiro Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Environmental standards Pollution control Protection forest Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Research EIA Zoning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 3 Titles, divided into 229 articles, establishes the Basic Environmental Code within the Municipality of Barra do Piraí in the State of Rio de Janeiro. This Code regulates authorised public action to be performed within the Municipality of Barra do Pirai in defense of the Environment; it establishes environmental management standards for preservation, conservation, protection, enhancement, restoration, protection of environmental resources; it establishes the necessary legal relations between the municipal government, the citizens, the public and private institutions seeking to control potentially harmful activities in environmental sector; it supports the construction of an ecologically balanced environment and the common and rational use of natural resources, including research and environmental impact assessment, municipal environmental policy, which is essential to a healthy quality of life as a universal right. Full text Portuguese Website www.pmbp.rj.gov.br