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Decreto Nº 78/02 - Normas, pautas y criterios para el ordenamiento territorial.

Regulations
Nicaragua
Central America
Americas

El presente Decreto tiene por objeto establecer las normas, pautas y criterios para el ordenamiento territorial en el marco del uso sostenible de la tierra, preservación, defensa y recuperación del patrimonio ecológico y cultural, la prevención de desastres naturales y la distribución espacial de los asentamientos humanos.

Resolution of the Cabinet of Minisers concerning the establishment of a committee to combat desertification emergencies.

Iran
Western Asia
Asia
Southern Asia

This Resolution is divided into two Chapters: (a) Formalities, administration and membership; (b) Responsibilities and objectives.The main objective of this Resolution is the consideration and determination of areas and various aspects of the desertification emergency in the country: evaluation and study of different methods for combating desertification, anticipation and approval of the required financial resources for implementation of approved projects, supervision of the execution of approved projects, presentation of monthly reports to the Cabinet of Ministers, making necessary coordin

Decree laying down the Extraordinary Plan for hydrogeological rearrangement

Regulations
Italy
Europe
Southern Europe

By enacting this Decree the Regional Environmental Counsel has established the plan on hydrogeological rearrangement in the Sicilian Region. The Plan, which is attached to the Decree, defines the areas under hydrogeological risk. Only the interventions mentioned in article 2 shall be allowed, according to the various risk levels. The Plan is composed of a general report, a report concerning the territory and hydrographic basins, and cartographies.

Ley Nº 12.307 - Crea la Comisión Bicameral para la atención y seguimiento de desastres naturales.

Legislation
Argentina
Americas
South America

La presente Ley tiene por objeto la creación, en el ámbito de la Legislatura de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, de la Comisión Bicameral para la atención y seguimiento de desastres naturales provocados por emergencias hídricas o de carácter climático.

Presidential Decree No.575 regarding improvement of the provision of state and other needs with cartographic information.

Legislation
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
Europe

The President, for the purpose of improvement of the system of the provision of state and other needs with cartographic information, activization of fundamental and applied scientific research, development of production output, wide-scale application of the advanced achievements of the national and foreign science, techniques and technology and regulation of state management in this sphere, decrees as follows: 1) to entitle the Cabinet of Ministers with the task of activization of the fundamental research of the Earth, monitoring of research activity at the geodynamic testing areas, on the

Law amending the Law on pastures No. 4342.

Legislation
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

Articles 6, 9, 14, 30 have either been amended or new paragraphs have been added. The present Law also amends new articles of the Village Law of 1924, the Law on Natural Disasters 1959, and the Tourism Incentives Act of 1982. The formation of the technical teams is re-defined. The in-forest pastures and grazelands are re-defined by a committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and cannot be used for any other purposes unless their allocation purposes are modified.

Ley Nº 55 - Regula la preservación, conservación, defensa y mejoramiento del medio ambiente.

Legislation
December, 1991
Americas
South America
Argentina

La presente ley tiene por objeto la preservación, conservación, defensa y mejoramiento del medio ambiente de la provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. A tal fin establece sus principios rectores con miras a perpetuar los ecosistemas existentes en su territorio, como patrimonio común de todas las generaciones, debiendo asegurar la conservación de la calidad ambiental, la diversidad biológica y sus recursos escénicos. La Ley consta de tres títulos.

Environmental Management Act 2002 (Act No. 5 of 2002).

Legislation
Eswatini
Southern Africa
Africa

The objectives of this Act are to establish a framework for environmental protection and the integrated management of natural resources on a sustainable basis; to transform the Swaziland Environment Authority into a body corporate, to establish the Swaziland Environment Fund; and to provide for various other matters to environment protection.The Act consists of 90 sections divided into 11 Parts: Introductory Provisions (I); Fundamental Purpose and Principles (II); Administration (III); Integrated Environmental Management (IV); Pollution Control (V); Waste Management (VI); International Matt

Décret n° 2004-1413 modifiant le Code de la construction et de l'habitation et le décret n° 91-461 du 14 mai 1991 relatif à la prévention du risque sismique.

Regulations
France
Europe
Western Europe

Lorsqu'il prend en compte un risque sismique, un plan de prévention des risques naturels prévisibles établi en application des articles L. 562-1 à L. 562-7 du Code de l'environnement peut, compte tenu des valeurs caractérisant les actions de séismes qu'il retient, fixer des règles de construction mieux adaptées à la nature et à la gravité du risque que les règles définies en application des articles 5 et 7, sous réserve qu'elles garantissent une protection au moins égale à celle qui résulterait de l'application de ces dernières règles.

Decree on combating oil pollution on land (No. 977 of 1974).

Regulations
Finland
Europe
Northern Europe

Decree to implement provisions of the Act on combating oil pollution on land of 1974. It prescribes measures to prevent or combat oil pollution caused by the storage of oil. Specific duties are laid on the party storing oil for safe storage and to prepare a contingency plan if more than one million liters of oil is stored at the same site. The contingency plan shall contain the information specified in article 5. The contingency plan shall be approved by the local council and be ratified by the Regional water and Environment District (art. 6).

Règlement grand-ducal modifiant le règlement grand-ducal du 24 novembre 2000 concernant l’utilisation de fertilisants azotés dans l’agriculture.

Regulations
Luxembourg
Europe
Western Europe

Le présent règlement modifie certains articles du règlement grand-ducal du 24 novembre 2000 concernant l’utilisation de fertilisants azotés dans l’agriculture. Entre autres, un article 9bis intitulé «Programme de surveillance des eaux» est inséré, ainsi qu’une annexe III concernant le réseaux de surveillance et les paramètres analysés.

Modifie: Règlement grand-ducal concernant l'utilisation de fertilisants azotés dans l'agriculture. (2000-11-24)

Décret exécutif nº 05-318 modifiant et complétant le décret exécutif nº 91-177 fixant les procédures d'élaboration et d'approbation du plan directeur d'aménagement et d'urbanisme et le contenu des documents y afférents.

Regulations
Algeria
Africa
Northern Africa

Ce décret ajoute au décret qui fixe les procédures d'élaboration et d'approbation du plan directeur d'aménagement et d'urbanisme et le contenu des documents y afférents, des dispositions relatives aux zones et terrains exposés aux risques naturels,notamment les failles sismiques, les glissements ou effondrements de terrain, coulées de boue, tassements, liquéfaction, éboulements, inondations ainsi qu’aux périmètres de protection des zones et les terrains exposés aux risques technologiques présentés par les établissements et les infrastructures, notamment les installations chimiques et pétroc