Regional Act No. 17 making provision on environmental restoration and disposal of asbestos. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Lombardia Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lombardia No. 40, 3 October 2003. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Waste disposal Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Policy/planning Registration Waste management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract In implementation of Act No. 257 of 1992, the present Regional Act lays down provisions intended to ensure the protection of public health against pollution caused by asbestos. The Act establishes preventive measures to be applied when decontamination interventions are carried out. Article 3 regards the Regional Plan on Asbestos to be adopted by the Lombardia Region. Further, article 5 concerns the registers and the information to be kept by each competent local health authority as regards those sites where asbestos exists. Full text Italian Website www.regione.lombardia.it References - Legislation Implements Act No. 257 on the cessation of the use of asbestos. Legislation | Italy | 1992 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Institution, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regional Act No. 14 amending and supplementing Regional Act No. 17 of 2013 making provision on environmental restoration and disposal of asbestos. Legislation | Italy | 2012 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties, Education, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Policy/planning, Registration, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX