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Legislative Decree No. 287 amending Legislative Decree No. 300 of 30 July 1999 concerning the Ministries’ organizational structure as well as functions and tasks belonging to the Ministry of the Environment

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 304, 30 December 2002
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Institution Pollution control Biodiversity
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Legislative Decree entered into force on 14 January 2003.
Abstract

The present Legislative Decree amends certain provisions of Legislative Decree No. 300 of 1999 as regards the institutional organization at ministerial level. In particular, articles 3 and 4 make new provision with respect to the functions, tasks and duties of the Ministry of the Environment, which was set up by Act No. 349 of 1986. The Ministry of the Environment shall exercise all those functions which fall within the competence of the central Government and which are connected with the protection of the environment and ecosystem preservation, giving particular consideration to the following issues: (a) definition, conservation and improvement of protected natural areas; biodiversity preservation; protection of the coastal and marine environment; (b) waste management; protection of water resources; (c) promotion of sustainable development policies at national and international levels; (d) surveillance and monitoring on environmental impact; (e) soil protection. Moreover, the Ministry of the Environment shall supervise the Agency for the Protection of the Environment and for Technical Services (APAT) as well as the Central Insitute for Marine Research (ICRAM).

Full text
Italian
Website
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