Law on environmental noise protection. Country/Territory North Macedonia Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Business/industry/corporations Noise pollution Offences/penalties Protection of environment Public health Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This text entered into force on 3 July 2007. Abstract This Law regulates the rights and obligations of state administration bodies, as well as the rights and duties of legal and natural persons in relation to environmental noise management and environmental noise protection, among rules on implementation of limit values. The objectives of this Law are: creating healthy conditions for human life and protection of the environment from noise; taking measures and activities to avoid, prevent or reduce noise; taking measures for protection from noise that is imposed in close environments and which causes discomfort and harassment; elimination or reduction of harmful effects that are a consequence of noise exposure in environmental areas; providing a basis for developing measures aimed to reduce the noise emitted by the large sources, in particular road, rail and water transport and infrastructure, aircraft, equipment used outdoors and in industry, as well as mobile mechanical devices for work. Chapter XIII prescribes the penalty measures and sanctions. Full text Macedonian Website www.moepp.gov.mk References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation on the manner of cooperation of bodies responsible for preparation of strategic noise maps and noise action plans with bodies responsible for adoption of strategic noise maps and preparation of action plans for noise from neighboring country. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2010 Keyword: Noise pollution, Data collection/reporting, International relations/cooperation, Risk assessment/management, Transboundary effects Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the application of noise indicators, additional noise indicators, the manner of noise measurement and the methods of assessment with environmental noise indicators. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2008 Keyword: Noise pollution, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Standards, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on limit values for levels of environmental noise. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2008 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Noise pollution, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the contents of strategic noise maps and noise action plans, the manner of preparation and the manner of data collection for the preparation of strategic noise maps and noise action plans, as well as the manner of their collection, storage and recording. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2010 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Noise pollution, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on special types of noise sources as well as on conditions that must be met by plants, equipment, installations and devices used in open space in terms of emitted noise and noise protection standard. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2013 Keyword: Noise pollution, Protection of environment, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the manner, conditions and procedure for establishment and operation of networks, methodology and manner of monitoring, as well as conditions, manner and procedure for submission of information and data from the monitoring of the situation in the field of noise. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2009 Keyword: Monitoring, Noise pollution, Pollution control, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on locations of measuring stations and measuring points. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2008 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Noise pollution, Protection of environment, Public health, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on conditions regarding the necessary equipment that should be possessed by authorized scientific professional organizations and institutions as well as other legal and natural persons, for performing certain noise monitoring professional activities. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2008 Keyword: Monitoring, Noise pollution, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX