Law No. 2.257 on Environmental Licence and Authorization. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Mato Grosso do Sul Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Ecosystem preservation Authorization/permit Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning 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 17 articles, establishes terms and conditions to obtain Environmental Licence and Authorization within the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. It establishes requirements to be satisfied in order to perform any activity related to environmetal sector which must be approved through the above mentioned environmental licences. The State Fundation for Environment-Pantanal is the competent authority to issue such authorizations and establish their duration. Full text Portuguese Website www.soleis.adv.br References - Legislation Implemented by Resolution SEMAC No. 24 regulating procedures for State Environmental Licensing. Legislation | Brazil | 2014 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Procedural matters, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Resolution SEMADE No. 9 regulating procedures for environmental State licensing. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Certification, Classification/declassification, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental standards, Registration, Pollution control, Monitoring, Standards, Protection of environment, Aquaculture, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest fires, Animal health, Animal production, Mining, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Resolution SEMAC No. 19 regulating the procedures of supplementary State Environmental Licensing related to the exceptional use of controlled fires as a method of phytosanitary management and control. Legislation | Brazil | 2014 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Residues, Policy/planning, Plant production, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 3.992 amending Law No. 2.257 on Environmental Licence and Authorization. Legislation | Brazil | 2010 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 3.839 creating the Territorial Management Programme (PGT/MS) and approving the first Economic Ecological Zoning of the State (EEZ). Legislation | Brazil | 2009 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Zoning, Land-use planning, Ecosystem preservation, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX