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Law No. 7.661 establishing National Planning for Coastal Zone Management.
Date of original text: 16 May 1988 (30 October 2023)
Law No. 9.147 approving the Ecological-Economic Coastal Zoning of the Northern Coastal Zones of Sergipe, referred to in art. 11 of Law No. 8.634 of 27 December 2019, as amended by Law No. 8.924 of 22 November 2021.
Date of text: 29 December 2022
Law No. 12.815 providing for the direct and indirect exploitation by the Union of ports and port facilities and the activities carried out by port operators.
Date of original text: 05 June 2013 (10 June 2019)
Law No. 12.379 on National System of Transport.
Date of text: 06 January 2011
Law No. 11.518 creating The Special Secretariat of Ports.
Date of text: 05 September 2007
Law No. 10.233 on the restructuring of the transport on water and land and creating the National Council for the Transport Policy Implementation.
Date of text: 05 June 2001
Act No. 9.966 providing for the prevention, control and monitoring of pollution caused by the release of oil and other harmful or dangerous substances in waters under national jurisdiction and other measures.
Date of text: 28 April 2000
Act No. 9.432 regulating vessel navigation.
Date of text: 08 January 1997
Law No. 9.277 delegating to municipalities, Federal States and Districts the management and exploitation of federal roads and harbours.
Date of text: 10 May 1996
Act No. 8.969 amending Part 5 of Act No. 2.180 of 5 February 1954 establishing the Maritime Court.
Date of text: 28 December 1994
Act No. 8.617 providing for territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ and continental shelf of Brazil.
Date of text: 04 January 1993
Act No. 7.652 regulating the registration of vessels.
Date of text: 03 February 1988
Act No. 2.419 creating Coast Guard Service.
Date of text: 10 February 1955
Resolution CONAMA No. 357 providing for the classification of water bodies as well as environmental directives for their framework, conditions and standards for effluent discharge.
Date of original text: 15 March 2005 (13 May 2011)
Decree of 18 July 2016 defining the area of the Organized Port of Santana, within the State of Amapá.
Date of text: 18 July 2016
Decree No. 8.400 the appropriate points for the delimitation of the Baseline of Brazil along the continental and insular Brazilian coasts.
Date of text: 04 February 2015
Decree No. 8.033 regulating Law No. 12.815 on exploitation of harbours, port infrastructures and related activities.
Date of original text: 27 June 2013 (12 April 2021)
Order No. 424 establishing specific procedures to be carried out by IBAMA in order to fulfil with ports environmental requirements.
Date of text: 26 October 2011
Decree No. 5.300 regulating Act No. 7.661 on the National Planning for Coastal Zone Management.
Date of text: 07 December 2004
Decree No. 2.184 regulating Law No. 9.277 delegating municipalities, Federal States and Districts for management and exploitation of federal roads and harbours.
Date of text: 24 March 1997
Decree No. 1.290 specifying the baselines along brazilian coasts.
Date of text: 21 October 1994
Decree No. 64.063 regulating Act No. 2.419 creating Coast Guard Service.
Date of text: 05 February 1969
Decree No. 9.858 providing for the Interministerial Commission on Marine Resources (CIRM).
Date of original text: 25 June 2019 (27 August 2020)
Resolution CONAMA No. 482 providing for the use of the technique of emergency controlled burning as an action to respond to incidents of oil pollution at sea.
Date of text: 03 October 2017
Decree No. 9.048 amending Decree No. 8.033 on the exploitation of harbours, port infrastructures and related activities.
Date of text: 10 May 2017
Resolution CONAMA No. 472 providing for the use of chemical dispersants in oil pollution incidents at sea.
Date of text: 27 November 2015
Order APPA No. 297 approving the Regulation for solid and liquid waste disposal caused by vessels and port areas.
Date of text: 18 August 2015
Decree No. 8.036 amending the Directive Council for the Fund of Merchant Marine - CDFMM.
Date of text: 28 June 2013
Decree No. 7.861 creating the National Committee of Port Authorities (CONAPORTOS).
Date of text: 06 December 2012
Decree No. 6.440 promulgating the Agreement on the implementation of Part XI of 1982 UN Covenant on the Law of the Sea.
Date of text: 23 April 2008
Decree of 10 May 2007 on the Itaguaí harbour area, in Rio de Janeiro State.
Date of text: 10 May 2007
Ministerial Order No. 230 creating the Executive Committee for the assessment of the Biotechnological potential of Marine Biodiversity (BIOMAR).
Date of text: 14 September 2005
Decree No. 5.377 approving the National Policy of Marine Resources (PNRM).
Date of text: 23 February 2005
Decree No. 5.269 establishing competence, composition and functioning of Directive Council for the Fund of Merchant Marine - CDFMM.
Date of text: 10 November 2004
Decree No. 5.129 changing the Coastal Guard Service.
Date of text: 06 July 2004
Decree No. 1.540 establishing composition and functioning of the Coordination Group for National Coastal Zone Planning (PNGC).
Date of text: 27 June 1995
Decree No. 96.000 concerning scientific research on the continental shelf of Brazil.
Date of text: 02 May 1988
Resolution CONAMA No. 393 providing for the continuous disposal of process or production water on offshore oil and natural gas platforms.
Date of text: 08 August 2007
Decree No. 6.478 ratifying the 1969 International Covenant on the High-Seas intervention in case of Accidents with Oil Pollution and the 1973 Protocol on Non-Oil Pollutants.
Date of text: 09 June 2008
Santa Catarina: Law No. 13.553 establishing the State Coastal Management Plan (PEGC).
Date of original text: 16 November 2005 (17 June 2009)
Bahia: Law No. 12.044 providing for the Inter-Municipal Waterway Transportation System of Passengers and Vehicles within the State of Bahia (SHI).
Date of text: 04 January 2011
São Paulo: Law No. 10.019 establishing the State Coastal Management Plan.
Date of text: 03 July 1998
Ceará: Law No. 18.298 establishing the State Policy for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Sea Resources (PERM) as an Instrument for the Protection of Marine Ecosystems and Sustainable Development of the State of Ceará.
Date of text: 27 December 2022
Sergipe: Law No. 8.634 establishing the State Coastal Management Plan and System, and creating the State Coastal Management Council (CEGC).
Date of text: 27 December 2019
Rio Grande do Norte: Law No. 11.714 creating the State Policy for Encouraging the Economy of the Sea as a socio-economic development strategy for the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Date of text: 10 April 2024
Rio de Janeiro: Law No. 7.877 authorizing the Public Authority to create the State Programme for the Creation of Artificial Reefs, called "Costa Viva".
Date of text: 02 March 2018
Paraná: Resolution SEMA No. 007 regulating Environmental Licensing and Environmental Regularization of public harbours and public/private terminals to be complied within the territory of the State of Paraná.
Date of text: 24 March 2017
São Paulo: Law No. 16.278 authorizing the creation of the State Programme for the Environmental Preservation of the Port Zone of the State of São Paulo.
Date of text: 07 July 2016
Paraná: Law No. 18.626 providing for the removal of solid waste generated on ships and boats docked in the port areas of Paraná.
Date of text: 20 November 2015
Ceará: Law No. 13.796 establishing the State Policy and the State Plan for Coastal Zone Management.
Date of text: 30 June 2006
Santa Catarina: Law No. 11.078 establishing norms on the control of waste from vessels, pipelines and coastal facilities.
Date of original text: 11 January 1999 (12 January 2017)
Rio Grande do Norte: Law No. 6.950 providing the State Coastal Management Plan.
Date of text: 20 August 1996
São Paulo: Law No. 9.346 establishing preventive measures to avoid the pollution by oil or chemical products along the State's coast.
Date of text: 14 March 1996
Santa Catarina: Decree No. 5.010 regulating Law No. 13.553 on the State Coastal Management Plan (PEGC).
Date of text: 22 December 2006
Pará: Decree No. 1.759 establishing the State Technical Committee to Support Coastal Management of Pará (CT-GERCO/PA).
Date of text: 19 May 2017
Rio de Janeiro: Decree No. 11.376 creating the Commitee for Coastal Zone Protection - CODEL within the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Date of text: 02 June 1988
Rio de Janeiro: Decree No. 1.204 creating the Coastal Zone Protection Committee within the State of Rio de Janeiro - CODEL.
Date of text: 07 October 1987
Sergipe: Law No. 8.924 amending provisions of Law No. 8.634 creating the State Coastal Management Plan and System, and creating the State Coastal Management Council (CEGC).
Date of text: 22 November 2021