Law on the principles on environmental protection. Country/Territory Serbia and Montenegro Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Sluzbeni list SRJ No. 24, 15 May 1998. Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Air quality/air pollution Emissions Pollution control Basic legislation Disasters Ecosystem preservation Offences/penalties Registration EIA Early warning system/emergency intervention system Access-to-information Protection of habitats Transboundary movement of waste Waste prevention Authorization/permit Transport/storage Waste management Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, Mediterranean Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 23 May 1998. Abstract In order to provide for a healthy environment this Law establishes principles and measures of environmental protection in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The text consists of 48 sections divided into 9 Parts as follows: Basic Provisions (1); Principles and Criteria of the Environmental Protection (2); Measures on Environmental Protection (3); Monitoring (4); Funding (5); Responsibilities for Pollution (6); Supervision (7); Penalties (8) and Transitional Provisions (9). The first part contains the definition of terms employed in the text such as: environment, natural resources, environmental protection, pollution, environmental impact assessment, polluting substance, waste, biotechnology, protected natural resource, disaster, etc. Data on the state and quality of the environment and data on the emission of polluting substances shall be public. The Government shall ensure monitoring of the state of environment and a Pollution Register shall be set up. Full text Serbian References - Legislation Repealed by Environmental Protection Law. Legislation | Serbia | 2004 (2018) Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Pollution control, Framework law, Hazards, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Registration, EIA, Early warning system, Access-to-information, Protection of habitats, Noise pollution, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Transboundary movement of waste, Waste prevention, Authorization/permit, Transport/storage, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Groundwater, Monitoring, Protection of environment, Surface water, Sustainable use, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX