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Law No. 111/2012 on the integrated management of water resources.

Country/Territory
Albania
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 157/2012.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Framework law Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Inland waters Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Institution Policy/planning Water supply Concession Groundwater Sewerage Disasters Effluent waste water/discharge Water conservation zone Waterworks Servitude Water users' associations Bank Non-governmental entity Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Offences/penalties Water rights Pollution control
Geographical area
Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
Enters into force one year after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Law aims at protecting and improving the water environment and water resources, ensuring their rational exploitation, fair distribution, protection from pollution, and set forth establishment of central and local institutional frameworks required to implement national policies of management and administration. It consists of the following chapters: I- General Provisions, II- Structures of Administration and Management of Water Resources, III- Management of Water Resources, IV- Pollution Control, V- Usage of Water Resources, VI- Resources of curative, thermo mineral and geothermal waters, VII- Authorizations, Permits, and Concessions, VIII- Zones and Protecting Areas, IX- Coastal Protection, X- Water Harmful Affect, XI- Water Works, XII- Discharges, XIII – Permits and Authorizations for the Polluted Waters Discharge, XIV- Servitudes, XV- Monitoring, XVI- National Cadastre of Water Resources and National Register of Authorizations, Permits, and Concessions, XVII- Public Information and Consulting, XVIII- Financial Provisions, XIX- Administrative Infringements, and XX- Transitional and Final Provisions.

Full text
Albanian
Website
www.qbz.gov.al; www.ligjet.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 8093 on water resources.

Legislation | Albania | 1996

Keyword: Marine pollution, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Institution, Policy/planning, Water supply, Concession, Groundwater, Sewerage, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water conservation zone, Waterworks, Servitude, Water users' associations, Non-governmental entity, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Offences/penalties, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX