Law No. 3 of 1997 on the protection and improvement of the environment. Country/Territory Iraq Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Alwaqai Aliraqiya No. 32, 6 August 1997, pp. 1-8. Subject Environment gen., Sea, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Institution Pollution control EIA Environmental planning Research Offences/penalties Marine pollution Freshwater pollution Policy/planning Waste prevention Waste management Geographical area Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia Entry into force notes 23 May 1997. Abstract The Act consists of 25 articles divided into 7 Chapters: Objectives and definitions (1); Council for Protecting and Improving the Environment (2); Council for Protecting and Improving the Environment in the Governorates (3); Department for Protecting and Improving the Environment (4); Provisions relative to protecting and improving the environment (5); Penal provisions (6); Final provisions (7). Full text English References - Legislation Repeals Law on environmental protection and improvement (No. 76 of 1986). Legislation | Iraq | 1986 Keyword: Environmental planning, Institution, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 73 of 2001 amending the Law on the protection and improvement of the environment. Legislation | Iraq | 2001 Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Law No. 27 of 2009 on the protection and improvement of the environment. Legislation | Iraq | 2009 Keyword: Framework law, Pollution control, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution, Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Hazardous waste, Biodiversity, EIA, Effluent waste water/discharge, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX