Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals (Ratification) Law, 2004 (Law No. 38(ΙΙΙ)/2004). Pays/Territoire Chypre Type du document Législation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 3852, Supplement I, Part III, 30 April 2004, pp. 3412-3461. Sujet Air et atmosphère Mot clé Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Planification environnementale Politique/planification Lutte contre la pollution Collecte de données/déclarations Émissions Mise en application Monitorage Effet transfrontière Aire géographique Asie, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé With the purpose of aligning the Cypriot legislative frame with the European Council Decision No. 2001/379/EC of 4 April 2001 on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals, the present Law ratifies herewith the above mentioned Protocol which was singed on 24 June 1998 in Aarhus, Denmark. The Protocol’s objective is to control emissions of heavy metals caused by anthropogenic activities that are subject to long-range transboundary atmospheric transport and are likely to have significant adverse effects on human health or the environment. The competent authority for the implementation of the Protocol is the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance of the Republic of Cyprus. Texte intégral Grec