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Law No. LP108/2020 “On control of the risk of major accidents caused by hazardous substances.”

País/Territorio
Moldova, República de
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2020
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Peligros Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Sustancias peligrosas Residuos peligrosos Salud pública Recopilación de datos/informes Acceso-a-la-información
Área geográphica
CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa Oriental, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force six months after the date of its official publication.
Resumen

This Law regulates measures for the prevention of major accidents caused by hazardous substances, as well as to limit their consequences for human health and the environment in order to ensure a high level of protection throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova. The provisions of this law shall apply without prejudice to the laws and regulations on civil protection, safety and labour health. This Law shall not be applicable to: (a) enterprises, installations or storage facilities of military units; (b) the hazard caused by ionizing radiation from radioactive materials; (c) transportation of dangerous substances and temporary storage thereof directly related to transportation; (d) transportation of hazardous substances through pipelines, including pumping stations, outside the enterprises to which the provisions of this Law apply; (e) development, in particular exploration, extraction and processing of minerals in mines and quarries, including by drilling wells; and (f) landfills, including underground waste storage, with the exception of landfills for hazardous waste, the properties of which fall within the scope of Appendix 1. Major accident shall be intended an event such as a large-scale release, fire or explosion that occurs as a result of uncontrolled development of the situation in the course of the work of any enterprise, subject to the provisions of this Law, giving rise to serious, both direct and delayed danger to human health or the environment on the premises or outside the enterprise and caused by one or more hazardous substances. The operator is obliged: (a) to take measures to prevent major accidents and limit their consequences for human health and the environment in strict accordance with the regulatory technical documents establishing mandatory rules and regulations for safe operation of hazardous production facilities; and (b) to demonstrate to the competent authorities that they have taken all measures to prevent major accidents caused by hazardous substances and restricted their consequences for human health and the environment. In order to ensure the application of the provisions of this Law, the operator shall appoint the person responsible for managing safety at the enterprise level who has passed training and certification in the field of industrial safety. Operator shall periodically file to the competent authority report on the state of safety at hazardous production facilities. After a major accident occurs, the operator is required to take the following measures: (a) immediately notify the local public administration authority in whose territory the enterprise is located, the Environment Agency, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations and the Agency for Technical Supervision on the occurrence of an accident; (b) immediately submit to the local public administration authority, on the territory of which the enterprise is located, and the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations information regarding the circumstances of the accident and hazardous substances that caused it, available data to assess the impact of the accident on human health, the environment and property, as well as emergency measures taken; (c) inform the competent authorities of planned activities to mitigate medium and long term impacts of the accident, as well as to prevent the recurrence of a similar accident; and (d) update the information provided if further investigation reveals new facts that change the original information or conclusions. This Law consists of III Sections divided into 24 Articles. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II establishes duties and liabilities. Section III lays down conclusive and transitional provisions.

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