Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Law No. 7.653 providing for activities subject to the control of air pollution, standards and air quality management.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Alagoas
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental standards Basic legislation Pollution control Standards Protection of environment
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 16 Chapters, provides for activities subject to the control of air pollution, standards and air quality management. It establishes as a principle that any enterprises and potentially polluting activities of the air must use technologies, materials and energy sources that avoid the emission in the air of atmospherical pollutants and while impossibile to use this condition, to minimize emissions, compared with those arising from conventional procedures.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.ambimet.com.br