SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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- Decree No. 1 of the Committee on Industrial and Nuclear Supervision regarding the protection of subsoil in the process of mining and extraction of solid minerals. Date of text: 15-02-2001
(National) - Order No. 01-4/78 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on removal, use and conservation of the fertile soil layer in the process of carrying out activities related to soil disturbance. Date of text: 24-05-1999
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 31 on intensification of liability for the infringement of land legislation. Date of text: 17-01-2006
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 348 regarding environmental fees. Date of text: 24-06-2008
(National) - Guidelines for environmental impact assessment of the projected economic activity. Date of text: 31-03-1993
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 386 validating the Regulation on land monitoring. Date of text: 28-03-2007
(National) - Decree No. 9 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Instruction on the modalities of performance of local environmental monitoring by legal persons performing economic and other activities causing negative environmental impact, including ecologically hazardous activities. Date of text: 01-02-2007
(National)
- Decree No. 22 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on transfer of recultivated land to landowners and land tenants extracting minerals and peat, and also carrying out exploration, prospecting and other activities related to land disturbance. Date of text: 25-04-1997
(National) - Decree No. 1 of the Committee on Industrial and Nuclear Supervision regarding the protection of subsoil in the process of mining and extraction of solid minerals. Date of text: 15-02-2001
(National)
- Decree No. 1 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic regulation “Approximate permissible concentration of ammonium nitrogen in soil for all categories of land”. Date of text: 04-01-2014
(National) - Decree No. 17/1 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on maximum permissible concentration rates of oil products (petrochemicals) in land and soil. Date of text: 12-03-2012
(National) - Decree No. 107 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic requirements “Maximum allowable limits of concentration of total amount of quicksilver and arsenic in soil.” Date of text: 04-08-2010
(National) - Decree No. 125 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic requirements “Maximum allowable limits of concentration of slip forms of nickel, copper and lead in soil.” Date of text: 19-11-2009
(National) - Decree No. 187 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic requirements “Maximum allowable limits of concentration of slip forms of zink, chrome and cadmium in soil.” Date of text: 06-11-2008
(National) - Decree No. 28 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic requirements 2.1.7.12-1-2004 “List of maximum allowable limits and approximately allowable limits of concentration of chemicals in soil.” Date of text: 25-02-2004
(National) - Decree No. 44 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on maximum permissible rates of concentration of oil in land and soil. Date of text: 29-04-2009
(National) - Decree No. 7 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating hygienic requirements for the contents of phenanthrene, Tilt Fungicide and cadmium in soil. Date of text: 05-02-2001
(National) - Decree No. 29 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on hunting management and hunting in areas under radioactive pollution as a result of Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Date of text: 13-10-2010
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 348 regarding environmental fees. Date of text: 24-06-2008
(National)
- Decree No. 35 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the form of reports of sample selection and measurements of environmental indices. Date of text: 05-07-2013
(National) - Decree No. 9 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Instruction on the modalities of performance of local environmental monitoring by legal persons performing economic and other activities causing negative environmental impact, including ecologically hazardous activities. Date of text: 01-02-2007
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 386 validating the Regulation on land monitoring. Date of text: 28-03-2007
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 82 validating the Regulation on sociohygienic monitoring. Date of text: 27-01-2004
(National) - Decree No. 29 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on hunting management and hunting in areas under radioactive pollution as a result of Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Date of text: 13-10-2010
(National) - Order No. 112 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Provisional Regulation on calculation of economic damage caused by soil pollution, land degradation and land disturbance. Date of text: 20-05-1997
(National)
- Order No. 01-4/78 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on removal, use and conservation of the fertile soil layer in the process of carrying out activities related to soil disturbance. Date of text: 24-05-1999
(National)
- Guidelines for environmental impact assessment of the projected economic activity. Date of text: 31-03-1993
(National) - Decree No. 22 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on transfer of recultivated land to landowners and land tenants extracting minerals and peat, and also carrying out exploration, prospecting and other activities related to land disturbance. Date of text: 25-04-1997
(National)
- Decree No. 107 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic requirements “Maximum allowable limits of concentration of total amount of quicksilver and arsenic in soil.” Date of text: 04-08-2010
(National) - Decree No. 125 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic requirements “Maximum allowable limits of concentration of slip forms of nickel, copper and lead in soil.” Date of text: 19-11-2009
(National) - Decree No. 187 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic requirements “Maximum allowable limits of concentration of slip forms of zink, chrome and cadmium in soil.” Date of text: 06-11-2008
(National) - Decree No. 28 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic requirements 2.1.7.12-1-2004 “List of maximum allowable limits and approximately allowable limits of concentration of chemicals in soil.” Date of text: 25-02-2004
(National) - Decree No. 29 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on hunting management and hunting in areas under radioactive pollution as a result of Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Date of text: 13-10-2010
(National) - Decree No. 44 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on maximum permissible rates of concentration of oil in land and soil. Date of text: 29-04-2009
(National) - Decree No. 7 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating hygienic requirements for the contents of phenanthrene, Tilt Fungicide and cadmium in soil. Date of text: 05-02-2001
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 108 amending Ministerial Decree No. 962 regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Date of text: 02-12-2008
(National) - Order No. 112 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Provisional Regulation on calculation of economic damage caused by soil pollution, land degradation and land disturbance. Date of text: 20-05-1997
(National) - Decree No. 1 of the Committee on Industrial and Nuclear Supervision regarding the protection of subsoil in the process of mining and extraction of solid minerals. Date of text: 15-02-2001
(National) - Decree No. 1 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Hygienic regulation “Approximate permissible concentration of ammonium nitrogen in soil for all categories of land”. Date of text: 04-01-2014
(National) - Decree No. 17/1 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on maximum permissible concentration rates of oil products (petrochemicals) in land and soil. Date of text: 12-03-2012
(National) - Decree No. 22 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on transfer of recultivated land to landowners and land tenants extracting minerals and peat, and also carrying out exploration, prospecting and other activities related to land disturbance. Date of text: 25-04-1997
(National) - Decree No. 35 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the form of reports of sample selection and measurements of environmental indices. Date of text: 05-07-2013
(National) - Decree No. 9 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Instruction on the modalities of performance of local environmental monitoring by legal persons performing economic and other activities causing negative environmental impact, including ecologically hazardous activities. Date of text: 01-02-2007
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 82 validating the Regulation on sociohygienic monitoring. Date of text: 27-01-2004
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 31 on intensification of liability for the infringement of land legislation. Date of text: 17-01-2006
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 348 regarding environmental fees. Date of text: 24-06-2008
(National)
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