Ordinance concerning environmentally hazardous activities and the protection of public health (1998:899).

Subject

Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

EIA Institution Authorization/permit Waste management Waste prevention Sewerage Hazardous waste Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Ordinance concerns environmentally hazardous activities as defined in Chapter 9 of the Swedish Environmental Code. It provides for compulsory review of applications to conduct environmentally hazardous activities in accordance with section 6 of Chapter 6 and review of other cases, provides special rules for the establishment of sewage facilities and installations to extract heat from the earth, contains provisions on temporary storage, recycling and removal of special wastes, contains rules relative to environment reporting, provides authority to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to issue rules, provides for legal proceedings, etc. The Schedule lists environmentally hazardous activities that must be reported or require authorization in accordance with articles 5 or 21 of this Ordinance.

Full text

English/Swedish

Website

www.sweden.gov.se; 62.95.69.15

References - Legislation

Implements

Swedish Environmental Code (1998:808).

Legislation | Sweden | 1998

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Pollution control, EIA, Access-to-information, Agricultural land, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, GMO, Environmental standards, Inspection, Polluter pays principle, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Soil rehabilitation, Management/conservation, Waste management, Waste prevention, Water conservation zone, Waterworks, Drainage/land reclamation, Authorization/permit, Protected area, National parks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX