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Regulation No. 473/2000 amending the Regulation No. 92/1996 Coll. of the Government of the Slovak Republic implementing the Act No. 309/1991 Coll. on air protection against pollutants (Act on Air) as amended.

Country/Territory
Slovakia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Classification/declassification Emissions Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
The Regulation entered into force on 1 January 2001.
Abstract

The Regulation No. 92/1996 Coll. amending the Act No. 309/1991 Coll. on air protection against pollutants (Act on Air) as the wording of later regulations shall be amended as follows: 1) Paragraph 7 shall be inserted into Article 4 as follows, reading: ”(7) Emission limit determined for new source of pollution, expressed as mass concentration, mass flow or emission level is valid also for each point of release of waste gases from parts, technological units or equipment of existing source of pollution (hereinafter only referred to as ”part of the source”), if the air protection authority in the case of modernization1a or reconstruction of the source will grant a permit1b for change of existing source of pollution after 1 January 2001 and conducted waste gases from these parts are not connected to common cleaning device equipment with other parts of the source. In the case when 70% and more of waste gases connected to cleaning device equipment come from parts of the source authorized by air protection authority after 1 January 2001, the emission limits for new sources of pollution are valid shall apply for waste gases from cleaning device equipment. If specially defined emission limits valid for new sources of pollution are appointed set for the source of pollution in Annex 4, for which the administration procedure on granting permit for construction will start after 31 December 2001, then these limits are valid shall apply under defined conditions also for parts of the source permitted after 31 December 2001.” Article 13a shall be inserted after Article 13 as follows, reading:” Article 13a. The changes in classification of the sources of pollution defined by Annex 2 are valid shall apply from 1 January 2001. The competent air protection authority6 shall decide for the change of classification of pollution source after stated term if, in doubts, prove the reasons have been proven. The validity of the change of classification of pollution source shall be appoint fixed always to 1st January of the year following the year of decision issuing.”

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Website
www.government.gov.sk

References - Legislation

Amends

Order 92/1996 by means of which the Act on the protection of the ambient air against pollutants as subsequently amended in implemented.

Legislation | Slovakia | 1996

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX