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Ley Nº 7.779 - Ley sobre uso, manejo y conservación de suelos.

Country/Territory
Costa Rica
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Soil conservation/soil improvement Environmental planning Institution Soil pollution/quality Protected area Subsidy/incentive Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Desertification Soil rehabilitation Pollution control Offences/penalties Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Agroecology
Geographical area
Americas, Central America
Abstract

La Ley consta de 6 títulos y 67 artículos. INDICE: Disposiciones generales (I); Organización institucional (II); Manejo y conservación de suelos (III); Participación de los particulares (IV); Acciones punibles (V); Disposiciones finales (VI).

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References - Legislation

Amends

Ley Nº 6.877 - Ley de creación del Servicio Nacional de Aguas Subterráneas, Riego y Avenamiento (SENARA).

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1983

Keyword: Institution, Groundwater, Irrigation, Water abstraction, Water conservation zone, Flood, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Water users' associations, Drainage/land reclamation, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 2.825 - Ley de Tierras y Colonización.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1961

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Ownership, Public land, Agricultural land, Institution, Land commission, Land reform, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Traditional rights/customary rights, Credit, Expropriation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Cooperative/producer organization, Smallholders/peasants, Size

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 7593 - Ley de la Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP). Texto Consolidado.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1996 (2008)

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Contract/agreement, Energy conservation/energy production, Transport/storage, Oil, EIA, Royalties/fees, Waste management, Waste disposal, Solid waste, Water supply, Water quality standards, Potable water, Sewerage, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decreto Nº 37.757/S - Reglamento sobre valores guía en suelos para descontaminación de sitios afectados por emergencias ambientales y derrames.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2013

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Environmental planning, Institution, Soil pollution/quality, Protected area, Soil rehabilitation, Pollution control, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Environmental standards, Waste disposal, Disasters, Hazardous waste, Monitoring, Oil pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 29.375/MAG/MINAE/S/MOPT - Reglamento a la Ley sobre uso, manejo y conservación de suelos.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2000

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Environmental planning, Institution, Soil pollution/quality, Protected area, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Desertification, Soil rehabilitation, Pollution control, Offences/penalties, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Land-use planning, Environmental standards, Erosion, Special fund, Waste disposal, Agroecology

Source: FAO, FAOLEX