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Presidential Decree No. 309, organising the Service for the protection of waterways, waste treatment, land reclamation and the prevention of the pollution of nature, and the Service for air and noise pollution, and for high-risk industry, at the Ministry of the Environment.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 136, 11 June 1992, pp. 3-7.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances, Water
Keyword
Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Noise pollution Institution Soil pollution/quality Waste management Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations establish the powers of the Service for the protection of waterways, waste treatment, land reclamation and the prevention of the pollution of nature, and the Service for air and noise pollution, and for high-risk industry, at the Ministry of the Environment. Their powers include: laying down the thresholds and the quality targets for the discharge of certain hazardous substances; drawing up specific programmes with regard to pollutants; the quality of drinking and bathing water; waste disposal and land reclamation; environmental protection; soil protection; controlling pollution; laying down ceilings for exposure to air and noise pollution, and risks deriving from industrial activity.

Full text
Italian