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Law No. 3851 enhancing the development of renewable energy sources for assessing the impact of climatic change and bringing forth other provisions on issues falling under the competence of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 85, Part I, 4 June 2010, pp. 1753-1779.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen., Fisheries
Keyword
Authorization/permit Certification Climate change EIA Energy conservation/energy production Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Renewable energy Basic legislation Marine protected areas Protected area Aquaculture Inland fisheries
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 unless otherwise provided for by the individual sections of this law.
Abstract

In addition to producing electric power from renewable energy sources, as set forth in law No. 3468/2006, the present law establishes climate protection as another strategic objective, of the highest importance for the country, in environmental and energetic terms. The text of the law makes amendments to various legislative texts regarding this issue. Articles 2 to 11establish procedures for obtaining a license to produce electric power, the approval of environmental impacts of the plants and their inclusion to the national network of electricity, pricing of the energy produced, marine eolic parks and energy efficiency in buildings. Article 12 which deal with miscellaneous provisions, amends, amongst others, article 2 of law No. 3010/2002 on the institution of new aquaculture plants. Law No. 2742/1999 provides for the Special Framework of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development for Aquaculture. During the transitional period and until the Special Framework has been approved and for a maximum time limit of one year from the entry into force of the present law, in order to establish new units of aquaculture plants, or to relocate, modernize, extend or modify existing units, in areas for which land-use planning plans are not yet approved, a preliminary environmental study and evaluation is required, in accordance with the provisions of article 4, paragraph 6 of law 1650/1986 as replaced with article 2 of law No. 3010/2000. The Study must be made considering the available elements of the broader spatial planning strategies, taking into consideration what is reported in point bb΄ up to point ee΄ of paragraph 6b of the aforementioned article (4).

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References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 2742 providing for spatial planning, sustainable development and other provisions.

Legislation | Greece | 1999

Keyword: Land-use planning, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 3661 on measures for the reduction of energy consumption of buildings and other provisions related thereto.

Legislation | Greece | 2008

Keyword: Certification, Climate change, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Energy conservation/energy production, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 3468 on the production of electricity obtained from renewable energy sources and cogeneration of high performance heat and power.

Legislation | Greece | 2006

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 1650 on the protection for the environment.

Legislation | Greece | 1986

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Protected area, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Waste disposal, EIA, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 3054 regulating the petroleum market and other provisions.

Legislation | Greece | 2002

Keyword: Oil, Internal trade, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX