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Displaying 1211 - 1215 of 15550Regulation No. 459 of 2010 approving common geodesic and GIS standards.
The Regulation lays down the rules for the implementation of common geodesic and GIS (Geographic Information System) standards that must be used by the territorial planning authorities and other public institutions in the Republic of Albania. It consists of four Chapters: General provisions (I); Standards for the data and metadata specifications (II); Standards for the description of data coding and formatting (III); Standards of Network Services (IV).
Implements: Law No. 10119 on land use planning. (2009-04-23)
Ordinance on the implementation of soil improvement (Soil Improvements Ordinance).
The present Ordinance enforces the Agricultural Law of Basel-Landschaft of 17 May 1984. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the implementation of measures to improve the condition of the soil in the Canton Basel-Landschaft. The text consists of 88 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (A); Common proceedings provisions (B); Special provisions (C); Implementation of soil improvements (D); Contributions and maintenance of the work (E); Final and transitional provisions (F).
Agreement between the governments of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on cooperation in the field of agriculture.
The Parties, in accordance with the national legislation of the SCO member-states, shall develop cooperation in the following areas of agriculture: (a) farming; (b) animal husbandry; (c) beekeeping; (d) veterinary medicine; (e) selection, seed production and breeding; (f) land reclamation, irrigation and agricultural irrigation; (g) processing and trade in agricultural commodities; (h) agricultural machinery and equipment; and (i) scientific research in the field of agriculture.
Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control.
This Regulation sets forth technical and administrative procedures and principles to prevent soil contamination, locate the contaminated areas and sectors, and to monitor and clean the contaminated soil and sites in line with the sustainable development goals.
Agreement between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation in the field of environmental protection.
Cooperation shall be carried out in the following areas: (a) use of economic methods in nature management with the application of environmental audit; (b) rate setting, standardization, metrology and certification in the field of environmental protection; (c) environmental monitoring; (d) protection of atmospheric air; (e) protection of surface and groundwater; (f) protection of land; (g) protection of wild flora and wild fauna; (h) protection and development of protected natural areas; (i) exploration of mineral deposits with the application of environmental-friendly methods; (j) scientifi