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Law No. 15.434 establishing the Environmental Code within the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio Grande do Sul
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Forestry, Water
Keyword
Framework law Environmental planning Environmental standards Pollution control Protection forest Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Research Polluter pays principle Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Sustainable use Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Protection of species Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures
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 233 articles divided into 19 Chapters, establishes the Environmental Code within the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The Code aims to guarantee an ecologically balanced environment, ensuring quality of life and citizens' rights, such as: access to public information on the quality and availability of environmental resources; information on the environmental impacts of projects and activities that are potentially harmful to health and the stability of the environment; environmental education, as an essential and permanent element of state education, in a formal and non-formal character; access to Conservation Units and other legally protected areas in the public domain, safeguarding the achievement of their protection objective; and give opinion for projects and activities potentially harmful to health and the environment, on their location and operating standards. The State must have efficient and intelligible public databases in order to guarantee the rights provided for, in addition to establishing the State Environmental Information System. Everyone is responsible for maintaining a healthy environment that provides quality of life for present and future generations, and individuals and companies are responsible for the damages they cause to the environment, as well as correcting, at their expense, the effects of the degrading or polluting activity.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.normasbrasil.com.br

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 11.877 regulating environmental penalties in Rio Grande do Sul State.

Legislation | Brazil | 2002

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 11.520 creating the Environmental Code of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Legislation | Brazil | 2000

Keyword: Framework law, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Protection forest, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Research, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Monitoring, Mining, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX