Ministerial Instructions No. 0745/MONRE on Pollution Control. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Miscellaneous Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Water Keyword Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental planning Environmental standards EIA Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Industrial water use Waste non-domestic sources Water quality standards Liability/compensation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes These Instructions enter into force from the date of their signature. Abstract These Instructions of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment aims to ensuring relations, cooperation, coordination between the public-private sectors and community, and implementing each sector's obligation to prevent and control pollution, according to the Environmental Protection Law. These Instructions establish the following objectives: to prevent, control and reduce unavoidable pollution generated from hazardous substances, to reduce the impact in a timely manner in order to meet the Environmental Quality and/or National Pollution Control Standards. The Pollution Control shall be based on the following principles: 1) Focus on prevention and prioritize reduction. The third option is restoration. 2) Ensure law enforcement; 3) Application of technologies and engineering measures. 4) Monitor operations from pollution generating activities in a timely manner; 5) to inspect and assess the impacts of pollution; 6) to compensate when there are negative impacts to the social and ecosystems; 7) Intergrade pollution prevention and control into each period of NSDP; and 8) Awareness raising. Full text English Website laotradeportal.gov.la References - Legislation Implements Environmental Protection Law. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 1999 Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Pollution control, Environmental planning, EIA, Inspection, Special fund, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Biodiversity, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX