Law No. 1634 ratifying the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean sea against pollution form land-based sources (1980) and the Protocol concerning Mediterranean specially protected areas (1982).

Subject

Sea, Wild species & ecosystems, Environment gen.

Keyword

Marine pollution Pollution control Protected area Ecosystem preservation Data collection/reporting Wild fauna Policy/planning Biodiversity Community management

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Entry into force notes

The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Abstract

The law ratifies all the provisions of the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean sea against pollution form land-based sources and the Protocol concerning Mediterranean specially protected areas and the Annexes related thereto. The law, consisting of six articles, is composed as follows: ratification of the protocols (art. 1). This article contains the original text of the Protocols; implementation (art. 2). The article lays down the requirements and procedures for the implementation of the Protocols and establishes the competent authorities for this purpose; requirements, sanctions and appeals (art. 3). In this article are prescribed the obligations of those responsible for pollution and the procedures for the imposition of sanctions and request for appeals; amendment and completion of the Protocols (art. 4). The article provides for the issuance of presidential decrees to align the national provisions with future amendments and completions of the present Protocols; revocation (art. 5). It is possible, in case of war occurrence, the partial or total revocation of the implementation of the ratified texts of the Protocols; entry into force (art. 6).

Full text

Greek

Website

www.et.gr

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 3022 ratifying the amendments to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and the amendments to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources.

Legislation | Greece | 2002

Keyword: Marine pollution, Authorization/permit, Liability/compensation, Hazards, Early warning system, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Transport/storage, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Data collection/reporting, Wild fauna, Policy/planning, Biodiversity, Community management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX