Transcript Structure of legislation

Harmonization and
Implementation/Enforcement of
Environmental Legislation in the
field of Industrial Pollution Control in
Latvia
Ilze Kirstuka
Director of Latvian Environment Agency
Structure of Legislation
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General
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Air Protection
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Water Use and Protection
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Subsoil Use and Protection
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Chemical Substances and Chemical Products
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Waste Management
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Natural Resources Use
IPPC Legislation
Law on Environment Protection
Law on EIA
Law on
Water
Management
Law on Pollution
Law on Species and
Biotops
Law on Natural Resources
Taxes
Law on Waste Management
Law on Chemical
Substances and Chemical
Products
Law on Packaging
General legislation
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Law On Environment Protection (06.08.1991)
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Law On Environment Impact Assessment (13.11.1998)
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Law On Pollution (15.03.2001)
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No.213 “Procedures of Environment Impact Assessment”
(19.06.1999)
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No.445 “Statutes of the Environment Impact Assessment
Bureau” (24.11.1998)
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No.415 “On the Environment State Monitoring” (16.12.1997)
Air protection legislation
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No.219 “On Air Quality” (15.06.1999)
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No.154 “On Assessment, Prevention, Limitation and
Control of Air Polluting Emissions Caused by
Stationary Air Pollution Sources” (25.04.2000)
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No.406 “On the Protection of the Ozone Layer”
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No.241 “On the Environmental Norms for Fuel
Quality” (07.07.1998)
(09.12.1997)
Water protection legislation
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No.155 “On Water Use Permits” (22.04.1997)
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No.300 “On Swimming Beaches Management and
Sanitary Regulations” (11.08.1998)
Use and Protection of Subsoil
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Law On Subsoil (02.05.1996)
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No.239 “Use of Subsoil” (08.07.1997)
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No.238 “Use of the State Important Minerals,
Deposits and Subsoil Areas” (08.07.1997)
Chemical substances and products
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Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical Products
(01.04.1998)
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No.418 “Procedure for Compilation and Submitting Safety
Data Sheets on Chemical Substances and Chemical
Products” (27.10.1998)
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No.228 “Procedure for Classification, Labelling and
Packaging of Chemical Substances and Chemical
Products” (29.06.1999)
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No. 158. “Restrictions and Prohibits for Use and Marketing
of Dangerous Chemical Substances and Dangerous
Chemical Products” (25.04.2000)
Waste Management
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No. 353 “Order of application for activities with
hazardous waste” (17.09.1997)
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No.298 “Classification of hazardous waste and
criteria of hazardousness” (12.08.1997)
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No.39 “Classification of municipal waste”
(09.02.1999)
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No.205 “Registration of natural and legal persons
performing collection, storage, treatment,
transfer and transportation of municipal waste”
(08.06.1999)
Waste Management
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Law on Waste Management (14.12.2000)
the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations
 No.230 “Regulations on Recovery and Disposal of
Municipal Waste” (29.06.1999)
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No.56 “Regulations on Setting, Management and
Closure of Municipal Waste Landfills” (08.02.2000)
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No.316 “On the Use of Effluent Sludge for Soil
Fertilisation and Territorial Improvement
(09.09.1997)
Natural Resources Use Legislation
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Law on Natural Resources Taxes
(14.09.1995)
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the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 356
“Application of the Provisions of the Law “On Natural
Resources Taxes” “ (18.10.2000)
The Cabinet of Ministers Draft Regulations
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On Permit Application, Permitting and Use of Best Available
Techniques for Category A (IPPC) Polluting Activities
On Requirements on Waste Incineration and Waste
Incineration Installations setting up
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On Use of Sewage Sludge
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On Protection of Water, Soil and Sensitive Territories from
Agriculture Nitrate Pollution
On Reduction of Environmental Pollution caused by
Manufacturing of Asbestos and its Products, Order of
Management of Asbestos Waste
On the Procedure for Prevention of Risk of Industrial
Accidents and Measures for Reducing the Risk
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Main institutional structure
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
LATVIAN HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT
BOARD
ENVIRONMENTAL STATE INSPECTORATE
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
INVESTMENT FUND
LATVIAN GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
STATE ENTERPRISE
VIDE PROJEKTI
ĶEMERI NATIONAL PARK
STATE ENTERPRISE RAPA
GAUJA NATIONAL PARK
STATE BUILDING INSPECTORATE
LATVIAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD
8 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL BOARDS
SLĪTERE STATE RESERVE
TEIČI STATE RESERVE
NORTH VIDZEME BIOSPHERE RESERVE
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FUND
Subordinated Institutions
Supervised Institutions
Institutions under
authority
Databases
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Water Protection
-Annual State Statistics Report “Water”
(water consumption and emissions to water)
-Water Permits
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Air Protection
- Annual State Statistics Report “Air”
(emissions from stationary sources)
-Data on Greenhouse Gases
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Waste and chemicals
- Annual State Statistics Report on Hazardous Waste
- Annual State Statistics Report on Chemicals
(use of chemical substances and products)
- Radioactive Waste
MoEPRD web “Industrial Pollution
Control”
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IPPC Legislation
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Guidance's on BAT (20 branches)
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Reports, Addresses
http://www.varam.gov.lv/EIN/Polution/likumd/latvijas/Elikum.htm