Decreto No. 44.820 providing for the Environmental Licensing System (SLAM). Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Rio de Janeiro Type du document Règlement Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Planification environnementale Planification territoriale Autorisation/permis Normes environnementales Aire protégée Protection de l'habitat EIA Principe pollueur-payeur Lutte contre la pollution Politique/planification Normes Protection de l’environnement 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 day of its publication. Résumé This Decree, consisting of 10 Chapters and 1 Annex, provides for the Environmental Licensing System, regulating the relevant legislation on environment. It establishes that are subject to environmental licensing both activities and infrastructures using natural resources, which may be considered as effective or potentially polluting or to cause environmental degradation. Projects and activities subject to environmental licensing are grouped in classes, according to their potential of pollution, which determine the magnitude of the environmental impact. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.normasbrasil.com.br