State Decree No. 40/1969 on fines for effluent discharge. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Regulation Date 1969 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Magyar Közlöny No. 88, 25 November 1969, p. 813. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Hazardous substances Standards Offences/penalties Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract "Those enterprises which cause harmful pollution to waters must pay a fine for effluent discharges". The National Water Authority may, under certain circumstances, establish individual permissible discharge levels (sect. 1). Revenues shall be used for specified purposes (sect. 5). Types and limits of harmful polluting substances are specified in the annex. Full text English