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Environmental Taxation Act.
Date of original text: 23 December 1994 (19 March 2012)
Act No. 189 of 2003 containing small amendments and corrections to various Laws in the field of the public housing, the environment and town and country planning.
Date of text: 03 April 2003
Act containing provisions concerning general matters of environmental hygiene (Environment Management Act).
Date of original text: 13 June 1979 (28 February 2024)
Environment and Planning Act.
Date of original text: 23 March 2016 (25 October 2023)
Act containing rules relative to prevention and limitation of air pollution (Air Pollution Act).
Date of original text: 26 November 1970 (01 July 2020)
Antarctic Protection Act.
Date of original text: 05 March 1998 (16 October 2023)
Collective Environmental Act, 2023.
Date of text: 16 October 2023
Act No. BWBR0045754/2021, containing rules on the accessibility of information of public interest (Open Government Act).
Date of original text: 25 October 2021 (13 October 2022)
Act containing rules relative to activities that have effect on the physical living environment and regarding town enforcement of rules in the field of the physical living environment (Act General Provisions on the Physical Living Environment).
Date of original text: 06 November 2008 (28 July 2018)
Act containing rules relative to the release of nuclear energy and the use of ratiocative substances and intsruments emitting ionizing radiations (Nuclear Power Act).
Date of original text: 21 February 1963 (19 March 2012)
Act No. 35 of 2012 relative to the establishment of the Council for the Living Environment and Infrastructure.
Date of text: 19 January 2012
Act No. 36 of 2012 repealing the Act relative to establishment of the Advisory Council for Hazardous Substances.
Date of text: 19 January 2012
Act containing rules relative to the transportation of hazardous substances.
Date of original text: 12 October 1995 (22 July 2010)
Act No. 158 of 2009 amending the Environment Protection Act (implementation and derogation air quality requirements).
Date of text: 12 March 2009
Act No. 109 of 2009 amending the Environment Protection Act and some other laws with a view on the integration of obligations in the field of environmental reporting.
Date of text: 14 February 2009
Act No. 478 of 2008 amending the Environment Protection Act (some amendments in relation with waste matters).
Date of text: 24 October 2008
Act No. 173 of 2008 amending the Environment Protection Act (adjustment definition substances (air quality requirements)).
Date of text: 24 April 2008
Act No. 166 of 2008 amending the Environment Protection Act in relation with the implementation of Directive 2004/35/EC (environmental liability).
Date of text: 24 April 2008
Act No. 77 of 2008 to amend and extend the Environment Protection Act in relation with the implementation of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.
Date of text: 25 February 2008
Act No. 674 of 2005 amending the Environment Protection Act (Air Quality Standards).
Date of text: 11 October 2007
Act No. 248 of 2007 amending the Environment Protection Act, the Marine Pollution Act, the Act on Pollution of Surface Waters and the Act on Economic Offences in relation with the giving effect to Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.
Date of text: 21 June 2007
Act No. 181 of 2007 to amend and extend the Environment Protection Act in relation with the carrying into effect of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
Date of text: 16 May 2007
Act No. 152 of 2007 amending the Soil Protection Act and various other Acts in relation with new rules regarding the deposit in or on the soil of construction materials, soil and dredging.
Date of text: 15 March 2007
Act No. 90 of 2006 amending the Environment Protection Act so as to give effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2216/2004 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament (Act concerning the implementation of EC Regulation on Community greenhouse gas emmissions).
Date of text: 17 February 2007
Act No. 611 of 2006 amending the Environment Protection Act in relation with improvement and clarification of rules concerning the system of trading in greenhouse and nitrogen oxide emission rights.
Date of text: 22 November 2006
Act No. 606 of 2006 amending the Environment Protection Act and some other related the Act in relation (modernization of general environmental rules for facilities).
Date of text: 22 November 2006
Decree No. 189 of 2006 to amend the Environment Protection Act in relation with the carrying into effect of Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in respect of the Kyoto Protocol's project mechanisms and implementation of parts of the Kyoto Protocol regarding the approval of project activities (Act Implementation EC-Directive Project-related Mechanisms).
Date of text: 22 March 2006
Act No. 674 of 2005 amending the Environment Protection Act and the Act on Economic Offences in relation with the quality of activities in the environment protection sector and the integrity of the operators involved.
Date of text: 01 December 2005
Act No. 428 of 2005 to amend Chapter 18 of the Environment Protection Act.
Date of text: 16 July 2005
Act No. 432 of 2005 to amend the Environment Protection Act and the Surface Waters Pollution Act.
Date of text: 16 July 2005
Act No. 233 of 2005 amending the Environment Protection Act and the Act on Economic Offences in relation with the trading in emission rights with the aim of reduction of emission of nitrogen oxide into the air.
Date of text: 28 April 2005
Act No. 364 of 2001 to amend the Environment Protection Act.
Date of text: 21 June 2001
Act No. 188 of 2000 to amend the Environment Protection Act (Notification System).
Date of text: 25 April 2000
Act No. 208 of 1999 to amend the Environment Protection Act.
Date of text: 29 April 1999
Environmental Decree.
Date of original text: 03 July 2018 (05 July 2024)
Decree of 3 July 2018 containing rules on activities in the physical living environment.
Date of original text: 03 July 2018 (05 July 2024)
Decree of 21 December 2023 on appointing supervisors of the Environmental Act.
Date of original text: 21 December 2023 (06 June 2024)
Decree on reporting commercial waste and hazardous waste.
Date of original text: 07 October 2004 (11 April 2024)
Decree on Emission Allowances Trading.
Date of original text: 17 December 2004 (26 March 2024)
Decree designating supervisors of physical living environment.
Date of original text: 20 December 2023 (12 March 2024)
Environmental Planning Regulations.
Date of original text: 22 November 2019 (12 October 2023)
Fuel Air Pollution Decree.
Date of original text: 08 April 2011 (12 April 2023)
Decree no. BWBR0035090 of 1 April 2014, containing rules with regard to the contained use and deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms.
Date of original text: 01 April 2014 (20 October 2022)
Environmental management activities decree (Decree on general rules for environmental management establishments).
Date of original text: 19 October 2007 (22 August 2022)
Regulations no. DGM/SAS2002026861 of 2002 on European Waste List.
Date of original text: 27 March 2002 (07 October 2021)
Decree no. BWBR0034233 of 11 November 2013, containing environmental quality requirements for external safety in connection with the transport of hazardous substances over transport routes (External Safety Transport Routes Decree).
Date of original text: 11 November 2013 (16 September 2020)
Decree no. BWBR0016767 of 27 May 2004, containing environmental quality requirements for the external safety of environmental management establishments (Decree on the external safety of establishments).
Date of original text: 27 May 2004 (18 September 2015)
Decree concerning restrictions on the placing on the market and use of certain hazardous substances and preparations.
Date of original text: 04 February 1994 (22 March 2012)
Decree no. BWBR0028265 of 24 July 2010, containing environmental quality requirements for external safety for the transport of hazardous substances through pipelines (External Safety Pipelines Decree).
Date of text: 24 July 2010
Decree containing further rules in relation with circulation of information regarding disasters.
Date of original text: 20 June 1994 (23 July 2010)
Decree containing rules relative to the environment in relation with mobile installations and marine underwater installations (General Provisions Mining and Environment Decree).
Date of original text: 03 April 2008 (23 July 2010)
Decree containing rules concerning applications for authorizations pursuant the Antarctic Protection Act (Antarctic Protection Decree).
Date of original text: 26 August 1998 (23 July 2010)
Regulation on the acceptance of waste at waste disposal sites.
Date of text: 09 July 2009
Decree No. 135 of 2008 amending some general Orders in Council to bring them in line with articles 8.8 and 8.11 of the Environment Protection Act.
Date of text: 09 April 2008
Decree No. 447 of 2007 containing rules for certain fluorinated greenhouse gases so as to implement Regulation (EC) No. 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Decree Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Wms 2007).
Date of text: 02 November 2007
Act No. 336 of 2006 to amend the Environment Protection Act in relation with the implementation of the Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.
Date of text: 05 July 2006
Decree No. 664 of 2005 concerning the establishment of a national inventory system for greenhouse gas and the editing of greenhouse inventories.
Date of text: 12 December 2005
Decree No. 183 containing rules relative to packing, packing waste, paper and cardboard.
Date of text: 24 March 2005
Decree No. 655 of 1998 relative to environment reporting.
Date of original text: 07 November 1998 (09 February 2005)
Decree No. 98 of 2004 concerning implementation of the Regulation (EC) No. 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals.
Date of text: 02 March 2004
Decree No. 97 of 2004 concerning implementation of the Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the incineration of waste.
Date of text: 02 March 2004
Decree No. 71 of 2003 relative to financial guarantees for the fullfilment of obligations imposed by Directives and liability in the field of environment protection (Decree Guarantees Environment Management).
Date of text: 08 February 2003
Decree No. 565 of 2002 relative to detection of radioactive scrape metal.
Date of text: 03 October 2002
Decree No. 189 of 2002 to amend various Decrees to adjust to new terminology of the Environment Protection Act.
Date of text: 09 April 2002
Decree No. 169 of 2002 to repeal the Decree indicating hazardous wastes and amending various other Decrees in relation with the European list of hazardous waste.
Date of text: 21 February 2002
Act No. 378 of 2001 to amend some sections of the Environment Protection Act in relation with the revision of the EMAS Regulation.
Date of text: 16 July 2001
Decree No. 320 of 2000 relative to transactions for offences in the field of the environment.
Date of text: 08 July 2000
Environment Subsidies Decree (No. 720 of 1998).
Date of text: 08 December 1998
Decree of 1 November 2017 containing rules on the conformity assessment of solid biomass for energy applications by recognised conformity assessment bodies (Decree on conformity assessment of solid biomass for energy applications).
Date of original text: 01 November 2017 (21 February 2022)
Decree No. 358 of 2008 amending the Decree on Trading in Emission Rights in relation with the extension of the duration of NOx-opt-out, more stringent standards and some other modifications (Adjustment Decree Trading in Emission Rights III)
Date of text: 26 August 2008
Decree No. 286 of 2007 amending the Decree on Trading in Emission Rights in relation with the introduction of laughing gas in the trading in emission rights system and the adjustment of the extension of that system (Adjustment Decree Trading in Emission Rights).
Date of text: 09 August 2007
Decree No. 237 of 2006 to extend the the Decree relative to the establishment of the Environment, Nature and Town and Country Planning Research Council.
Date of text: 08 May 2006
Decree No. 661 of 2005 relative to the transfer of supervision of the Environment, Nature and Town and Country Planning Office and its management.
Date of text: 14 December 2005
Decree No. 610 of 2005 to amend the Decree containing Rules relative to the Use on or in the Soil or Surface Waters of Construction Materials in relation to exemptions and the future revision of the Decree.
Date of text: 24 November 2005
Decree No. 545 of 2005 to amend the Decree relative to transactions for offences in the field of the environment.
Date of text: 24 October 2005
Decree No. 196 of 2005 amending the Decree on Trading in Emission Rights.
Date of text: 13 April 2005
Decree No. 6 of 2005 containing rules relative to asbestos and products containing asbestos.
Date of text: 17 December 2004
Decree No. 515 of 2003 to amend the Decree relative to transactions for offences in the field of the environment.
Date of text: 11 December 2003
Decree No. 145 of 2003 to amend the Decree relative to transactions for offences in the field of the environment.
Date of text: 03 April 2003
Decree No. 509 of 2000 relative to the establishment of the Environment, Nature and Town and Country Planning Research Council.
Date of text: 03 November 2000
Decree No. 152 of 2000 to amend the Decree relative to environment reporting.
Date of text: 22 March 2000
Caribbean Netherlands: Act No. 27 of 2012 containing rules relative to housing, spatial planning and development, and the environment in the special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius en Saba.
Date of text: 22 December 2011
Caribbean Netherlands: Decree containing rules relative to the to authorization, supervision and enforcement for certain categories of large structures in Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius en Saba (Decree Environmental Management Large Structures BES).
Date of text: 05 March 2015