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Act No.128/1991 of 1991 regarding setting up state environmental fund.

Pays/Territoire
Slovaquie
Type du document
Législation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Fonds spécial Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement
Aire géographique
Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne
Entry into force notes
Entry into force from the date of its official publication.
Résumé

State Environmental Fund of the Slovak Republic has been established with the purpose to gather financial resources and use them for the support of the environment. The administration of the Fund is carried out by the Slovak Commission for the Environment. The Fund is another state organization it may acquire rights and obligations on its own behalf. The Fund is managed by a director. The director is appointed and recalled by the Minister-Chairman of the Slovak Commission for the Environment. The Chairman establishes the Board of Fund as his advisory body. Details of the organization and activities of the Fund and the Board are set up by the statute of the Fund that is approved by the Slovak Government. The following mainly constitutes resources of the Fund: a) payments for sewage discharge into surface waters, b) penalties imposed by authorities of the state administration of water management, c) fines for air pollution d) from large and medium sources of air pollution, e) penalties imposed by authorities of the state administration of air protection f) penalties imposed by authorities for the protection of nature, g) the interest from finances of the Fund deposited in financial institutions and from loans granted by the Fund based upon the permission according to a special provision, h) subsidies from the state budget, i) bank credit and loans, j) payments of credits and loans that were granted by the Fund based upon the permission according to a special provision, k) income from the public fund raising and lotteries, l) gifts and other contributions from home and foreign persons, legal entities and/or natural persons, m) income from the financial recourse of applicants for the unauthorized use or retention of finances granted by the Fund, n) other sources established by special provisions.

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