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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Repealed by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