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Measures for the administration of entrusted issuance of licenses for dumping wastes into the sea.

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Waste disposal Authorization/permit Institution Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
These Measures enter into force on 1 January 2005.
Abstract

These Measures provide for the control over dumping wastes into the seas and effectively protecting the marine environment. The state administrative department of marine affairs may entrust the provincial administrative departments of marine affairs to issue common licenses for the dumping of wastes, listed in article 3, into the sea. The application for a common license for dumping wastes into the sea areas contiguous to the Shenzhen and Zhuhai municipalities shall be respectively put forward to the administrative offices of marine affairs of the State Oceanic Administration in Shenzhen and Zhuha. Issuance and valid terms for licenses are described in articles 10 and 11. Administrative departments' responsibilities are outlined in article 14.

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