Water Pollution Control (Amendment) Law, 2005 (Law No. 160(I)/2005).

Subject

Environment gen., Water

Keyword

Access-to-information Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Pollution control Freshwater pollution

Geographical area

Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia

Abstract

This Law may be cited as the Water Pollution Control (Amendment) Law of 2005 and shall be read as one with the Water Pollution Control Law of 2002 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Law"). The principal Law and the present Law shall be read as one and will be referred to as the Water Pollution Control Laws of 2002 and 2005. The present law, for a better alignment with Directive (EC) No. 2003/35 of the European Parliament and of the Council, carries forward amendments to articles 7 and adds six new articles right after it (7A to 7F). The amendments to the principal law provide for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment.

Full text

Greek

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-justice, Governance, Public participation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Water and Soil Pollution Control Law, 2002 (Law No. 106(I)/2002).

Legislation | Cyprus | 2002

Keyword: Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Basic legislation, Data collection/reporting, Environmental planning, Groundwater, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Surface water, Freshwater pollution, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX