Environmental Protection Act 1991 (Law No. 326 of 1991). Pays/Territoire Bulgarie Type du document Législation Date 1991 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Législation de base Fonds spécial EIA Collecte de données/déclarations Infractions/sanctions Responsabilité/indemnisation Aire géographique Mer Noire, Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne Résumé This Act outlines the general principles of environment protection in Bulgaria and provides the framework for the control of the state of the environment and supervision over activities which may harm the environment. The text of the Act consists in 35 articles divided into 6 Chapters, 11 additional sections and 1 annex. Chapter I contains general provisions. The principal that the polluter pays in established in article 3. Moneys raised by pollution charges shall be made available to local, regional and national environment protection funds (art. 3). Chapter II provides for the collection of information on the condition of the environment whereas provisions of Chapter III for control of the state of the environment. Differentiated state control, based on the source of pollution, may be requested by affected citizens and organizations (art. 18). Chapter 4 deals with environment impact assessment: All activities, whether public or private, may be subject to evaluation of their impact on the environment; for those listed in comma 2 environment impact assessment is mandatory (art. 19). Article 20 establishes the right of all parties interested to participate in discussing the results of an evaluation. Chapter 5 outlines duties and powers of state and local authorities. Chapter 6 prescribes offences and provides for compensation of damages. The additional stipulations contain definitions and temporary and concluding provisions. Annex 1 lists projects subject to environment impact assessment. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implementé par Decree No. 4 about Environmental Impact Assessment. Législation | Bulgarie | 1998 Mot clé: EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Amendments to the Law on protection of the environment. Législation | Bulgarie | 1992 Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, EIA, Fonds spécial, Substances dangereuses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Environmental Protection Act. Législation | Bulgarie | 2002 (2017) Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Planification environnementale, Normes environnementales, EIA, Accès-à-l'information, Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air, Préservation de l'écosystème, Émissions, Déchets dangereux, Lutte contre la pollution, Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol, Pollution du sol/qualité, Gestion des déchets, Protection de l’environnement, Politique/planification, Normes, Pollution des eaux douces, Développement durable, Utilisation durable, Gestion/conservation, Faune sauvage, Flore sauvage, Biodiversité Source: FAO, FAOLEX