Law No. 9890 amending and supplementing Law No. 8934 of 2002 on environmental protection.

Subject

Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Ecosystem preservation Polluter pays principle Precautionary principle Liability/compensation Monitoring Environmental planning Authorization/permit Policy/planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Waste management Hazardous substances Freshwater pollution Management/conservation Biodiversity Wild fauna Wild flora

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Abstract

This Law lays down several amendments and addenda to Law No. 8934 on environmental protection. In particular, it adds new definitions such as “integrated environmental permit”, “accident”, “environmental threat”, “environmental risk” , “climate change”, “clean development mechanisms”. The Law establishes the environmental cadastre under the Agency of Environment and Forestry to identify the pollution and the damages of the environment and its elements. The cadastre is the database of all the quantitative and qualitative indicators, pollution sources and the polluted areas. At the national level the cadastre is administered by the Agency of Forests and Environment while, at local level, by the regional environment agencies.

Full text

Albanian

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 8934 on environmental protection.

Legislation | Albania | 2002

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Polluter pays principle, Precautionary principle, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Effluent waste water/discharge, EIA, Institution, Registration, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Recycling/reuse, International trade, Transport/storage, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Management/conservation, Biodiversity, Wild fauna, Wild flora

Source: FAO, FAOLEX