Water Pollution Control (Discharge of Dangerous Substances in Ground Waters) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 508/2002). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 3647, Supplement III, Part I, 25 October 2002, pp. 5562-5568. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Groundwater Authorization/permit Hazardous substances Registration Geographical area Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes The present Regulations enter into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract For a better alignment of the Cypriot legislation with Council Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances, the present regulations are issued pursuant to article 34(2.1) of Law No. 106(I)/2002. Aim of the Regulations is to prevent the pollution of groundwater by substances belonging to the families and groups of substances in lists I or II in the Annex to these Regulations, and as far as possible to check or eliminate the consequences of pollution which has already occurred. Taking into consideration the obligations referred to in Regulation 10, all direct discharges, without authorization, of substances in list I shall be prohibited. Such authorizations shall be granted by the Minister, according to the provisions of article 11 of the principal law and shall be subject to prior investigation performed by the national Technical Committee. However, the authorizations referred to in Regulations No. 6 and 7 may not be issued until it has been checked that the groundwater, and in particular its quality, will undergo the requisite surveillance. The regulations also set forth the specific conditions that have to occur in case discharge is authorized, or when waste water disposal which inevitably causes indirect discharge is authorized. Full text Greek References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances. Legislation | European Union | 1979 Keyword: Pollution control, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX