Law 12 of 2012 - Law of the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs. Pays/Territoire République Arabe Syrienne Type du document Législation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Législation de base Biodiversité Risques Éducation Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement EIA Planification environnementale Normes environnementales Genre Substances dangereuses Pollution sonore (de l'environnement) Lutte contre la pollution Protection de l’environnement Santé publique Recherche Développement durable Radiation Mouvement transfrontière des déchets Élimination de déchets Fonds spécial Normes Subvention/incitation Politique/planification Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Law consisting of 26 articles divided into 5 Chapters aims at (i) laying down the basic rules for the safety of the environment, its protection from pollution, and environmental development; (ii) defining the tasks entrusted to the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the competent authorities to follow up the implementation of its provisions and the provisions of laws and regulations related to environmental affairs. The main tasks of the Ministry as set out in article 3 are the following (i) setting the vision and general policy for the protection of the environment, preparing the necessary national strategy and setting out plans and programs for their implementation and follow-up; (ii) preparing the legislations and regulations that guarantee the preservation of the environment and the methodology for its orientation towards the green economy; (iii) inventory of existing environmental problems and conduct scientific research and studies to address them, limit the environmental deterioration, and endeavor to limit the emergence of any other environmental problems; (iv) monitoring the elements of the environment through laboratories approved by the Council; (v) laying the foundations and necessary procedures for evaluating the environmental impact; (vi) conducting a strategic environmental assessment of the ministries' plans, policies and work programs; (vii) setting environmental regulations and conditions for industrial facilities and other activities that have a harmful effect on the environment; (viii) determining the standards and indicators of the environmentally permissible upper limit of noise; (ix) determining substances harmful or hazardous to the environment, setting the basis for their classification, storage, handling, transportation, destruction and disposal; (x) preparing environmental emergency plans; (xi) monitoring the procedures for treating pollution in the environment; (xii) monitoring and inspecting the activities with environmental impact at the public and private entities; (xiii) preparing the manuals, requirements and instructions necessary for the classification and management of industrial, hazardous and medical waste; (xiv) laying the foundations for establishing national parks, gardens, and ecological streets and their conditions, laying the foundations for establishing all kinds of nature reserves in accordance with international standards; (xv) setting environmental standards and policies to protect the components of plant and animal biodiversity, whether they are aquatic or terrestrial; (xvi) establishing environmental monitoring networks; (xvii) preparing and organizing the environmental data bank; (xviii) supporting associations and civil society organizations working in the field of environmental protection; (xix) develop environmental public awareness through various media. Texte intégral Arabe Site web parliament.gov.sy Références - Législation Abroge Legislative Decree No. 11 of 1991 establishing the General Committee for Environmental Affairs. Législation | République Arabe Syrienne | 1991 Mot clé: Institution, Lutte contre la pollution, Renforcement des capacités Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Affairs Law No. 50 of 2002. Législation | République Arabe Syrienne | 2002 Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Classement/déclassement, Risques, EIA, Planification environnementale, Normes environnementales, Déchets dangereux, Inspection, Institution, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Monitorage, Infractions/sanctions, Lutte contre la pollution, Aire protégée, Recherche, Fonds spécial, Élimination de déchets, Prévention des déchets, Politique/planification, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Pollution des eaux douces Source: FAO, FAOLEX