Decree No. 7.269 regulating Act No. 8.361 on pollution control. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Pernambuco Type du document Règlement Date 1981 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Pollution des eaux douces Pollution du sol/qualité Résidus Autorisation/permis Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the date of publication. Résumé This Decree regulates Act No. 8.361 on pollution control. It consists of XII Chapters establishing environmental policy to be applied within the State of Pernambuco and controls to be carried out in order to avoid environmental pollution. It lays down the definition of "polluting substance" as well as the requirements to be satisfied for obtaining a licence, issued by 'CPRH' ("Companhia Pernambucana de Controle da Poluição Ambiental e de Administração dos Recursos Hídricos") for performing potentially polluting activities. Chapter IV concerns potentially polluting industries' requirements. Chapter V establishes a classification of waters and lists maximum residue limit of chemical substances to be content in waters. Chapter VI concerns atmospherical polluting substances. Chapter VII specifies soil pollution prohibition and Chapters VIII-X prescribe sanctions to be paid by offenders. Texte intégral Portugais Références - Législation Implemente Act No. 7.541 regulating pollution control. Législation | Brésil | 1977 Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, Pollution du sol/qualité, Autorisation/permis, Infractions/sanctions, Pollution des eaux douces Source: FAO, FAOLEX