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Legislative Decree No. 14/97 regulating specific situations provided for the Basic Legislation on the Environmental Policy.

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim Oficial, I Série, 2nd Supplement, No. 25.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Environmental planning Environmental standards Drugs Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Legislative Decree enters into force 30 days after the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Legislative Decree, consisting of 11 Chapters and 2 Annexes, regulates situations provided for the Basic Legislation on the Environmental Policy and the fundamental principles designed to manage and protect the environment against all forms of pollution and degradation. It establishes protecting measures in order to promote natural resources, to fight pollution of diverse nature and origin and to improve the living conditions of the population in respect of the balance of the environment.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

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Decree-Law No. 59/2020 approving new Statutes of the Environment Fund, extinguishing the Water and Sanitation Fund and, furthermore, amending Legislative Decree No. 14/97 of 1 July

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