SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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Soil quality
Albania
- Decision No.115 dated 15.2.2012 approving the report of the environmental assessment in Albania for 2010. Date of text: 15-02-2012
(National)
Antigua and Barbuda
- Environmental Protection and Management Act No. 10 of 2019. Date of text: 07-06-2019
(National)
Argentina
- Decreto Nş 968/97 - Complementa la Ley nacional Nş 24.585 sobre impacto ambiental de la actividad minera. Date of text: 02-05-1997
(Buenos Aires) - Resolución 169-E/2017 – Crea el Observatorio Nacional de Suelos Agropecuarios. Date of text: 07-06-2017
(National) - Resolución Nş 175/2009 - Créase el Programa Nacional de Interlaboratorios de Suelos Agropecuarios. Date of text: 11-03-2009
(National) - Ley Nş 7.801 – Ley provincial del medio ambiente. Date of text: 14-12-2004
(La Rioja)
Armenia
- Law No. HO-82-N “On environmental control”. Date of text: 11/04/2011
(National) - Law No. HO-159-N, on Waste Date of text: 24-11-2004
(National) - Subsoil Code (Law No. HO-280-N) Date of text: 17-12-2011
(National) - Law No. HO-36-N on Control over Use and Preservation of Land of Armenia. Date of text: 08-04-2008
(National)
Australia
- Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Date of text: 19-12-1997
(New South Wales) - State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) Date of text: 28-02-2019
(New South Wales) - Planning Act 2016 Date of text: 25-05-2016
(Queensland) - Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 Date of text: 28-03-2014
(Queensland) - Soil Conservation Act, 1986 (Act No. 37). Date of text: 05-09-1986
(Queensland)
Austria
- Law on the protection of soil quality. Date of text: 11-06-2018
(Voralberg)
Azerbaijan
- Ministerial Decree No. 42 on use and leasing of pastures and compensation of production losses in agriculture and forestry. Date of text: 15-03-2000
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-5-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-6-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 94 on approval of the regulation on state land cadastre. Date of text: 07-06-1999
(National)
Belarus
- 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)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Ley Nş 777 – Ley del Sistema de Planificación Integral del Estado (SPIE). Date of text: 21-01-2016
(National) - Ley Nş 300 - Ley Marco de la Madre Tierra y Desarrollo Integral para Vivir Bien. Date of text: 15-10-2012
(National) - Constitucion Politica del Estado Date of text: 25-01-2009
(National)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Law on Agriculture of the Republic of Srpska Date of text: 04-07-2006
(Br?ko District; Republika Srpska)
Brazil
- Normative Instruction No. 35 regulating registration, packaging, labelling of soil corrective substances and other products used in agriculture. Date of text: 04-07-2006
(National) - Decree No. 47.347 approving the Statute of the State Environmental Foundation (FEAM). Date of text: 24-01-2018
(Minas Gerais) - Decree No. 8.468 regulating Law No. 997 on environmental pollution control. Date of text: 08-09-1976
(National) - Law No. 12.897 authorizing the Federal Executive to create the Autonomous Social Service, called National Agency for Technical Assistence and Rural Extension (ANATER). Date of text: 18-12-2013
(National) - Decree No. 7.269 regulating Act No. 8.361 on pollution control. Date of text: 05-06-1981
(Pernambuco) - Law No. 13.577 providing for the guidelines and procedures for the protection of soil quality and management of contaminated areas. Date of text: 08-07-2009
(Săo Paulo) - Resolution No. 420 providing for criteria and guiding values of soil quality regarding the presence of chemical substances and establishing guidelines for the environmental management of areas contaminated by these substances as a result of anthropic activities. Date of text: 28-12-2009
(National)
Canada
- Ontario Regulation 406/19 On-Site and Excess Soil Management. Date of text: 12-06-2020
(Ontario) - Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (c. Q-2, r.37). Date of text: 01-01-2003
(Québec) - Regulation respecting pits and quarries (c. Q-2, r.7). Date of text: 01-01-1981
(Québec) - Agriculture and Marketing Act (R.S.N.S. 1989 c. 6). Date of text: 01-01-1989
(Nova Scotia) - Code of Practice for Soil Amendments (B.C. Reg. 210/2007). Date of text: 21-06-2007
(British Columbia) - Private Managed Forest Land Council Regulation, 2007 (B.C. Reg. 182/2007). Date of text: 20-06-2007
(British Columbia) - Mines and Minerals Act (C.C.S.M. c. M162). Date of text: 26-06-1991
(Manitoba) - Pesticides Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 1994/125). Date of text: 20-07-1994
(Yukon) - Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation (Man. Reg. 42/98). Date of text: 30-03-1998
(Manitoba) - Nutrient Management Regulation (Man. Reg. 62/2008). Date of text: 18-03-2008
(Manitoba) - The Pesticides and Fertilizers Control Act (C.C.S.M. c. P40) Date of text: 01-01-1987
(Manitoba) - General (O. Reg. 267/03). Date of text: 01-01-2003
(Ontario) - Agricultural Crop Rotation Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. A-8.01). Date of text: 01-01-1988
(Prince Edward Island) - Regulation respecting contaminated soil storage and contaminated soil transfer stations (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.46). Date of text: 01-01-1997
(Québec) - Regulation respecting the burial of contaminated soils (c. Q-2, r. 18). Date of text: 01-01-2001
(Québec) - Agriculture and Marketing Act (R.S.N.S. 1989 c. 6). Date of text: 01-01-1989
(Nova Scotia)
Chile
- Decreto Nş 154 - Norma técnica NCh2297/1.Of98: Calidad del suelo. Date of text: 01-08-2000
(National) - Decreto Nş 26 - Normas técnicas NCh2058.Of99 y NCh2060.Of99: Calidad del suelo. Date of text: 21-02-2000
(National) - Decreto Nş 3 - Reglamento para el manejo de lodos provenientes de plantas de tratamiento de efluentes de la industria procesadora de frutas y hortalizas. Date of text: 08-02-2012
(National) - Decreto Nş 4 - Reglamento para el manejo de lodos generados en plantas de tratamiento de aguas servidas. Date of text: 30-01-2009
(National) - Decreto Nş 46 - Norma de emisión de residuos líquidos a aguas subterráneas. Date of text: 08-02-2002
(National) - Ley Nş 19.300 - Ley sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 01-03-1994
(National)
China
- Environmental Quality Standard for Soils of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 01-01-1995
(National) - Environmental quality standard for soils (National Standard GB 15618-1995). Date of text: 01-03-1996
(National) - Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution. Date of text: 28-05-2016
(National) - Groundwater Pollution Control Standards. Date of text: 21-11-2001
(Taiwan)
Colombia
- Decreto Nş 1076 - Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible. Date of text: 26-05-2015
(National) - Resolución Nş 458 - Límites máximos permisibles de emisión para la eliminación de tierras contaminadas con plaguicidas. Date of text: 27-05-2002
(National)
Congo
- Arręté n° 3311 du 26 avril 2017 portant création, attributions et organisation du laboratoire de science du sol. Date of text: 26-04-2017
(National)
Costa Rica
- Decreto Nş 37.757/S - Reglamento sobre valores guía en suelos para descontaminación de sitios afectados por emergencias ambientales y derrames. Date of text: 15-05-2013
(National)
Cuba
- DECRETO-LEY No. 50 SOBRE LA CONSERVACIÓN, MEJORAMIENTO Y MANEJO SOSTENIBLE DE LOS SUELOS Y EL USO DE LOS FERTILIZANTES Date of text: 22/01/2022
(National) - Decreto Ley Nş 201 - Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas. Date of text: 23-12-1999
(National) - Decreto Ley Nş 212 - Gestión de la zona costera. Date of text: 08-08-2000
(National) - Decreto Ley Nş 300 - Entrega de tierras estatales ociosas en usufructo. Date of text: 20-09-2012
(National) - Decreto Ley Nş 358 - Ley sobre la entrega de tierras estatales ociosas en usufructo. Date of text: 09-04-2018
(National) - Decreto Nş 350/2018 - Establece el Regulamento del Decreto Ley Nş 358 sobre la entrega de tierras estatales ociosas en usufructo. Date of text: 29-07-2018
(National) - Ley Nş 124 - Ley de las Aguas Terrestres. Date of text: 14-07-2017
(National) - Ley Nş 85 - Ley Forestal. Date of text: 21-06-1998
(National) - Resolución Nş 223/14 - Reglamento del control administrativo de fuentes contaminantes generadoras de residuales líquidos y sólidos. Date of text: 30-10-2014
(National) - Resolución Nş 74/14 - Procedimiento para la Localización de Inversiones. Date of text: 10-10-2014
(National) - Resolución Nş 99/02 - Normas de funcionamiento del Fondo Nacional del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 26-09-2002
(National) - Decreto Nş 179 - Protección, uso y conservación de los suelos y sus contravenciones. Date of text: 02-02-1993
(National) - Ley Nş 81 - Ley del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 11-07-1997
(National) - Programa Nacional sobre la Diversidad Biológica 2016-2020. Date of text: 01-01-2016
(National) - Resolución Conjunta Nş 1/12 - Procedimiento para la construcción, reconstrucción, remodelación y legalización de las bienhechurías en tierras entregadas en usufructo. Date of text: 19-10-2012
(National)
Czechia
- The Waste Act Date of text: 15/12/1999
(National) - Forestry Act Date of text: 03-11-1995
(National) - Order Concerning the Establishment of Vulnerable Zones and Action Plan Date of text: 04-07-2012
(National)
Côte d'Ivoire
- Loi 2014-390 du 20 juin 2014 d'orientation sur le développement durable. Date of text: 20-06-2014
(National) - Loi-cadre nş 96-766 portant Code de l'environnement. Date of text: 03-10-1996
(National)
Dominican Republic
- Decreto Nş 207/98 - Reglamento de la Ley Nş 146, Ley minera. Date of text: 03-06-1998
(National) - Ley Nş 496/06 - Crea la Secretaría de Estado de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo. Date of text: 28-12-2006
(National) - Ley Nş 1/12 - Establece la Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo 2030. Date of text: 26-01-2012
(National) - Ley Nş 146 - Ley minera. Date of text: 04-06-1971
(National) - Ley Nş 176-07 - Ley del Distrito Nacional y los Municipios. Date of text: 17-07-2007
(National) - Ley Nş 5.879 - Reforma Agraria. Date of text: 27-04-1962
(National) - Ley Nş 50/10 - Crea el Servicio Geológico Nacional como organismo autónomo adscrito a la Secretaría de Estado de Planificación, Economía y Desarrollo. Date of text: 18-03-2010
(National) - Ley Nş 6 - Crea el Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INDRHI). Date of text: 09-09-1965
(National) - Norma ambiental para la operación de la minería no metálica. Date of text: 01-01-2004
(National) - Resolución Nş 15/08 - Reglamento para la agricultura orgánica. Date of text: 28-07-2008
(National)
Ecuador
- Decreto Nş 1.589 - Políticas básicas ambientales del Ecuador. Date of text: 07-07-2006
(National) - Decreto Nş 3.609 - Reglamento general de la Ley de Desarrollo Agrario (Libro I, Título I del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería). Date of text: 20-03-2003
(National) - Resolución Nş 44 - Procedimiento específico para la evaluación de insumos de marca comercial de insumos para producción orgánica. Date of text: 19-04-2017
(National) - Resolución Nş 43 - Procedimiento Maestro para la Evaluación de Insumos para Producción Orgánica y Administración de la Lista Informativa de Marcas. Date of text: 19-04-2017
(National) - Acuerdo Nş 155 - Normas Técnicas Ambientales para la prevención y control de la contaminación ambiental para los sectores eléctrico, telecomunicaciones y transporte. Date of text: 12-12-2006
(National) - Acuerdo Nş 32 - Crea la Unidad de Gestión y Monitoreo (UGM) de proyectos de remediación ambiental. Date of text: 30-03-2006
(National) - Acuerdo Nş 45 - Normas de la Autoridad Ambiental Nacional de Desertificación, Degradación de Tierras y Sequía. Date of text: 01-04-2014
(National) - Decreto Nş 3.399 - Expide el Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente. Date of text: 28-11-2002
(National)
Egypt
- Resolution No. 486 of 2007 defining requirements and rules for the estimation of the leasing value of the agricultural mud. Date of text: 31-07-2007
(National)
El Salvador
- Acuerdo Nş 39 - Categorización de actividades, obras o proyectos según la Ley del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 08-05-2012
(National) - Decreto Nş 40 - Reglamento especial de normas técnicas de calidad ambiental. Date of text: 31-05-2000
(National) - Decreto Nş 17 - Reglamento general de la Ley del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 21-03-2000
(National)
Equatorial Guinea
- Ley reguladora del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 27-11-2003
(National)
Estonia
- Regulation No. 256 of 2003 of Estonian Government on Procedure for Compiling Land Quality and Assessment Map. Date of text: 09-10-2003
(National)
Eswatini
- National Food Security Policy for Swaziland. Date of text: 29-10-2005
(National)
Ethiopia
- Oromiya Regional National State Rural Land Administration and Use Regulation (No.151/2012). Date of text: 07-12-2012
(Oromia)
European Union
- Annexes to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) Date of text: 05/07/2023
(Europe)
Finland
- Decree of the Ministry of agriculture and forestry on Activities Concerning Fertilizer Products and Their Control Date of text: 02-05-2012
(National)
Gabon
- Loi n°023/2008 du 10 décembre 2008 portant politique de développement agricole durable. Date of text: 10-12-2008
(National)
Georgia
- Law of Georgia on Soil Conservation and Restoration-Improvement of Soil Fertility (No. 2260-IIS of 2003) Date of text: 08-05-2003
(National) - Order No 297/N of 2001 of Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia on Environmental Quality Requirements Date of text: 16-08-2001
(National) - Resolution No 54 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Methodology for Determining (Calculating) Damage to Environment Date of text: 14-01-2014
(National)
Germany
- Agricultural Soil Evaluation Act. Date of text: 20-12-2007
(National)
Greece
- Joint Ministerial Decision on Criteria for Agricultural Land Quality. Date of text: 07/09/2010
(National)
Honduras
- Acuerdo Nş 146/03 - Reglamento para la agricultura orgánica. Date of text: 07-03-2003
(National) - Acuerdo Nş 109-93 ? Reglamento General de la Ley del Ambiente. Date of text: 01-01-1993
(National)
Hungary
- Decree No. 59/2008. (IV. 29.) of the Ministry of Agriculture laying down Rules for Action Program against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution, Data Reporting and Record Keeping. Date of text: 01-01-2008
(National) - Decree No. 6/2009. (IV. 14.) on Protection of Geological Medium and Groundwater against Pollution. Date of text: 01-01-2009
(National) - National Action Plan for the Development of Organic Farming (2014-2020). Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National)
Indonesia
- Instruction of the Minister of Health No. 778/Menkes/Inst/VII/1999 RE Monitoring of Environmental Quality. Date of text: 02-08-1999
(National)
Ireland
- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 605 of 2017). Date of text: 20-12-2017
(National) - Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes Regulations Date of text: 14-07-2004
(National) - Environmental Protection Agency Act Date of text: 23-04-1992
(National)
Latvia
- Regulation on Soil and Subsoil Quality Standards Date of text: 25-10-2005
(National) - Land Management Law Date of text: 30-10-2014
(National) - Regulation Regarding Use, Monitoring and Control of Sewage Sludge and its Composts Date of text: 02-05-2006
(National)
Liberia
- Environment Protection and Management Law. Date of text: 26-11-2002
(National)
Lithuania
- Order No. D1-575 of the Minister of Environment validating Guidelines for the use of sewage sludge for land fertilizing. Date of text: 28-11-2005
(National) - Order No. V-1441 of the Minister of Public Health validating Lithuanian hygiene standard HN 60: 2004 “Maximum permissible limits values of hazardous chemical substances in soil.”. Date of text: 14-12-2015
(National) - Order No. V-412 of the Minister of Public Health validating Hygiene Standard No. HN 97/2004 “Pesticides (Plant protection products) setting Maximum allowable concentration of pesticides in the environment.” Date of text: 03-06-2004
(National) - Environmental protection requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with oil products. Date of text: 17-11-2009
(National) - Order No. 1- 104 of the Director of the Lithuanian Geological Service under the Ministry of Environment validating the Regulation on eco-geological survey. Date of text: 17-06-2008
(National) - Order No. D1-228 of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the Procedure for selecting environmental rehabilitation measures and obtaining prior approval. Date of text: 16-05-2006
(National) - Order No. D1-230 validating Environmental Protection Requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with chemical substances. Date of text: 30-04-2008
(National) - Resolution No. D1-528 validating the Regulation on issuance, amendments and cancellation of permits for integrated pollution prevention and control. Date of text: 17-07-2020
(National) - National Strategy on Sustainable Development Date of text: 16-09-2009
(National)
Luxembourg
- Regulation on the Use of Nitrogen Fertilizers in Agriculture Date of text: 24-11-2000
(National)
Malawi
- Environment Management Act, 2017 (No. 19 of 2017). Date of text: 30/04/2017
(National)
Marshall Islands
- Environmental Impact Assessemnt Regulations, 1994 Date of text: 06-01-1994
(National)
Mexico
- NOM-138-SEMARNAT/SS-2003: Límites máximos permisibles de hidrocarburos en suelos. Date of text: 06-01-2005
(National) - NOM-147-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2004: Criterios para determinar las concentraciones de remediación de suelos contaminados. Date of text: 04-05-2006
(National) - NOMEM-138-ECOL-2002: Límites máximos permisibles de contaminación en suelos afectados por hidrocarburos. Date of text: 02-08-2002
(National) - Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones del Reglamento de la Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente en Materia de Evaluación del Impacto Ambiental. Date of text: 09-02-2011
(National) - Modifica la NOM-120-ECOL-1997: Especificaciones de protección ambiental para las actividades de exploración minera en zonas donde se desarrolle vegetación de matorral xerófilo. Date of text: 20-04-2004
(National) - NOM-004-SEMARNAT-2002: Especificaciones para aprovechamiento de lodos y biosólidos. Date of text: 15-04-2003
(National) - NOM-120-ECOL-1997: Especificaciones de protección ambiental para las actividades de exploración minera en zonas donde se desarrolle vegetación de matorral xerófilo. Date of text: 21-10-1998
(National) - NOM-143-SEMARNAT-2003: Especificaciones ambientales para el manejo de agua congénita asociada a hidrocarburos. Date of text: 06-01-2005
(National) - NOM-152-SEMARNAT-2006: Establece los lineamientos, criterios y especificaciones de los contenidos de los programas de manejo forestal para el aprovechamiento de recursos forestales maderables en bosques, selvas y vegetación de zonas áridas. Date of text: 06-08-2008
(National) - Estrategia Nacional De Suelo Para La Agricultura Sostenible Date of text: 28/07/2022
(National) - Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-138-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2012: Límites máximos permisibles de hidrocarburos en suelos y lineamientos para el muestreo en la caracterización y especificaciones para la remediación. Date of text: 08-05-2013
(National)
Mongolia
- Law On sanitation. Date of text: 07-05-1998
(National)
Namibia
- National Policy on Subdivision and Consolidation of Agricultural Land. Date of text: 01-03-2018
(National)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Soil Quality Decree Date of text: 22-11-2007
(National) - Act containing rules regarding the basic registration of the subsurface (Act Basic Registration Subsurface). Date of text: 30-09-2015
(National)
North Macedonia
- Law on fertilizers. Date of text: 01-01-2007
(National) - Law on Waste Management. Date of text: 01-01-2004
(National) - Law on the consolidation of agricultural land. Date of text: 27-12-2013
(National)
Norway
- Regulation No. 931 on Pollution Control (Pollution Control Regulation). Date of text: 01-06-2004
(National)
Panama
- Decreto Nş 2 - Norma ambiental de calidad de suelos para diversos usos. Date of text: 14/01/2009
(National) - Ley Nş 41 - Texto Único de la Ley General de Ambiente. Texto refundido. Date of text: 01-07-1998
(National) - Constitucion Politica de Panama. Date of text: 11-12-1972
(National) - Ley Nş 55 - Código Agrario de la República de Panamá. Date of text: 23-05-2011
(National) - Ley Nş 8 - Regulaciones para el desarrollo de actividades agropecuarias orgánicas. Date of text: 24-01-2002
(National)
Peru
- Decreto Supremo Nş 011-2017-MINAM ? Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) para Suelo. Date of text: 01-12-2017
(National) - Decreto Supremo Nş 013-2010-AG ? Reglamento para la ejecución de levantamiento de suelos. Date of text: 19-11-2010
(National) - Decreto Supremo Nş 017-2009-AG ? Reglamento de calificación de tierras por su capacidad de uso mayor. Date of text: 01-09-2009
(National) - Decreto Supremo Nş 002-2016-MINAGRI ? Política Nacional Agraria. Date of text: 17-03-2016
(National) - Resolución Nş 085/14/MINAM - Guía para el Muestreo de Suelos y Guía para la elaboración de Planes de Descontaminación de Suelos. Date of text: 31-03-2014
(National) - Resolución Nş 194-2017-MINAGRI ? Lineamientos para la ejecución del proceso de evaluación agrológica de las tierras de las comunidades nativas y la clasificación por su capacidad de uso mayor a nivel de grupo, con fines de titulación. Date of text: 24-05-2017
(National)
Poland
- Regulation on the method of assessing the pollution of the land surface Date of text: 01-09-2016
(National) - Nature Conservation Act Date of text: 16-04-2004
(National) - Waste Act Date of text: 14-12-2012
(National) - Act on providing information on the environment and environmental protection, public participation in environmental protection and on environmental impact assessment. Date of text: 03-10-2008
(National) - Environmental Protection Law Date of text: 27-04-2001
(National)
Portugal
- Legal Regime on Environmental Impact Assessment of the Significant Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects Date of text: 31-10-2013
(National) - Legal Regime on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Programmes on the Environment Date of text: 15-06-2007
(National) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 78/2014 approving the New National Policy to Combat Desertification (PANCD). Date of text: 11-12-2014
(National) - Decree-Law No. 140/99 reviewing the transposition of Council Directive No. 79/409/EEC of 2 April on the conservation of wild birds, and Council Directive No. 92/43/EEC of 21 May on the conservation of natural habitats and fauna and wild flora. Date of text: 24-04-1999
(National) - Decree-Law No. 183/2009 establishing technical requirements for the monitoring of water chemical parameters. Date of text: 10-08-2009
(National) - Decree-Law No. 80/2015 approving the revision of the Legal Framework for Territorial Management Instruments, approved by Decree-Law No. 380/99. Date of text: 14-05-2015
(National) - Decree-Law No. 86/2010 establishing the mandatory inspection regime for equipment aimed to the application of plant protection products authorized for professional use. Date of text: 15-07-2010
(National) - General Framework for Waste Management Date of text: 05-09-2006
(National) - Industrial Emissions Legal Regime Date of text: 30-08-2013
(National) - Law No. 26/2013 regulating distribution, selling and application of pesticide products for professional use. Date of text: 11-04-2013
(National) - Management of Waste from Extractive Industries Legal Regime Date of text: 04-02-2010
(National) - National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Date of text: 01-01-2013
(National) - Decree-Law No. 199/2015 amending Decree-Law No. 73/2009 on the legal regime of the National Agricultural Reserve (RAN). Date of text: 16-09-2015
(National) - Decree-law No. 147/2008 regulating environmental damages’ liability. Date of text: 29-07-2008
(National) - Legal Regime for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Date of text: 24-07-2008
(National) - Decree-Law No. 235/97 on protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. Date of text: 03-09-1997
(National) - National Strategy for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity 2030 Date of text: 05-04-2018
(National)
Puerto Rico
- Ley N° 91 - Ley para crear el Fondo Especial del Laboratorio de Análisis y Registro de Materiales Agrícolas. Date of text: 04-08-2001
(National)
Republic of Moldova
- Decree No. 381 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources validating the Regulation on evaluation of environmental damage. Date of text: 16-08-2004
(National)
Romania
- Order no. 344/708/2004 on the approval of Technical Rules for the protection of the environment and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture. Date of text: 19-10-2004
(National) - Decision no. 1,403 of 19 November 2007 on the restoration of areas where soil, subsoil and terrestrial ecosystems have been affected. Date of text: 19-11-2007
(National)
Russian Federation
- Decree No. 53 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for soil quality Date of text: 17-04-2003
(National) - Decree No. 22 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating hygienic standard GN 2.1.7.2597-10 "Maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of ammonium perchlorate in soil" Date of text: 31-03-2010
(National) - Official Letter No.04-25/61-5678 of 1993 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding the modalities of calculation of damage caused by land pollution with chemicals. Date of text: 27-12-1993
(National) - Regional Law No. 170-V-3 “On state regulation for ensuring fertility of agricultural land. Date of text: 26-02-2016
(Kalmykia) - Order No. 238 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Regulation on methods for the calculation of damage caused to soil. Date of text: 08-07-2010
(National)
Serbia
- Regulation on limit values of polluting, harmful and dangerous substances in soil Date of text: 06/09/2019
(National) - Rulebook on permitted quantities of hazardous and harmful substances in soil and water for irrigation and methods of their testing Date of text: 18/03/1994
(National) - Rulebook on the content and manner of keeping a Cadaster of Contaminated Sites, as well as type, content and forms, manner and deadlines for delivering the data Date of text: 06/08/2019
(National)
Seychelles
- Environment Protection (Standards) Regulations. Date of text: 01-01-1995
(National)
Sierra Leone
- Environmental Regulations for the Minerals Sector, 2012. Date of text: 01-01-2012
(National)
Slovenia
- Decree on limit values, alert thresholds and critical levels of dangerous substances in soil. Date of text: 11-07-1996
(National) - Regulation on the limitation of hazardous substances and fertilizers in soil. Date of text: 08-09-2005
(National) - Decree on the Protection of Waters against Pollution Caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources Date of text: 24-12-2009
(National) - Regulation on the use of sewage sludge in agriculture. Date of text: 05-06-2008
(National)
South Africa
- National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (No. 59 of 2008). Date of text: 06-03-2009
(National) - National Norms and Standards for the Remediation of Contaminated Land and Soil Quality in the Republic of South Africa (GN. 331 of 2014). Date of text: 02-05-2014
(National)
Spain
- Spanish Forestry Plan Date of text: 05-07-2002
(National) - Decree on a Sustainable Use of Fitosanitary Products Date of text: 14-09-2012
(National)
Sudan
Sweden
- Directions for Guidance Values in the Assessment of Polluted Soils. Date of text: 01-09-2009
(National)
Switzerland
- Dekret über Bodenverbesserungen Date of text: 21-06-1957
(Aargau) - Ordinance on the implementation of soil improvement (Soil Improvements Ordinance). Date of text: 15-06-2010
(Basel-Landschaft) - Law on improvements in the Canton Graubünden. Date of text: 05-04-1981
(Graubünden) - Ordinance on agricultural and forestry cooperatives and individual measures to improve soil. Date of text: 28-06-1979
(Schwyz) - Ordinance on soil improvement in agriculture (Soil Improvement Ordinance). Date of text: 24-08-2004
(Solothurn) - Law on improvement of soil and agricultural buildings (Soil Improvement Law). Date of text: 02-05-1988
(Thurgau) - Introductory Law relating to the Federal Agriculture Act, the Agricultural Lease Act and Agricultural Soil Act (Introductory Law – Agriculture). Date of text: 29-06-2000
(Zug) - Cantonal Soil Improvement Ordinance. Date of text: 28-11-1979
(Zürich)
Thailand
- Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act, 1992 Date of text: 29-03-1992
(National)
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
- National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2016 to 2020. Date of text: 01-03-2016
(National)
Türkiye
- Notification No. 2016/9 on supporting producers joining the program regarding conservation of agricultural land. Date of text: 31-03-2016
(National)
Uganda
- National Environment (Minimum Standards for Management of Soil Quality) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 59 of 2001). Date of text: 02-11-2001
(National) - National Environment Act, 2019 Date of text: 24/02/2019
(National) - Second National Development Plan (NDPII) 2015/16-2019/20. Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National)
Ukraine
- Law No. 1808-IV. on state examination of land (cadaster) documents. Date of text: 17-06-2004
(National) - Code of Ukraine about subsoil, No. 132/94-??. Date of text: 24-07-1994
(National) - Decree No. 391 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on state environmental monitoring. Date of text: 30-03-1998
(National) - Decree No. 661 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on land monitoring. Date of text: 20-08-1993
(National) - Law No. 1378-IV on land valuation. Date of text: 11-12-2003
(National) - Law No. 161-XIV on land lease. Date of text: 06-10-1998
(National) - Law No. 2059-VIII “On environmental impact assessment”. Date of text: 23-05-2017
(National) - Law No. 3613-VI "On state land cadastre". Date of text: 07-07-211
(National) - Law No. 4004-XII on ensuring sanitary and epidemic safety of the population. Date of text: 24-02-1994
(National) - Law No. 742-?V on a personal peasant farm. Date of text: 15-05-2003
(National) - Law No. 973-IV on farming. Date of text: 19-06-2003
(National) - Order No. 536 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food validating the Regulation on the procedure for managing of agrochemical certificate of a field and a land plot. Date of text: 11-10-2011
(National) - Constitution of Ukraine. Date of text: 28-06-1996
(National) - Decree No. 1739-77 validating the Regulation on estimated indicators of soil sanitary condition in populated areas. Date of text: 07-07-1977
(National) - Decree No. 2264-80 of the Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector validating maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of chemicals in soil. Date of text: 30-10-1980
(National) - Decree No. 2401-81 of the Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector validating approximate permissible concentration (APC) of chemicals in soil. Date of text: 10-06-1981
(National) - Decree No. 320 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on urgent measures for soil protection against wind and water erosion. Date of text: 16-05-1967
(National) - Decree No. 3210-85 validating Estimated approximate permissible concentration levels of chemical substances in the soil (APC). Date of text: 01-02-1985
(National) - Land Code (No. 2768-III of 2001). Date of text: 20-10-2001
(National) - Law No. 1264-XII on environmental protection. Date of text: 25-06-1991
(National) - Law No. 1708-VI amending Law No. 963-IV on state control over land tenure and protection of land. Date of text: 05-11-2009
(National) - Law No. 1877-IV on land protection. Date of text: 19-06-2003
(National) - Law No. 8073-X Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses. Date of text: 07-12-1984
(National) - Law No. 858-IV on land use planning. Date of text: 22-05-2003
(National) - Law No. 963-IV on state control over land tenure and protection of land. Date of text: 19-06-2003
(National) - Ordinance No. 171 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety validating the Methodology for calculation of the amount of damage caused by pollution and littering of land resources due to violation of environmental legislation. Date of text: 27-10-1997
(National) - Resolution No. 271-r of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the National Action Plan for combating land degradation and desertification. Date of text: 30-03-2016
(National)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 (S.I. No. 245 of 1990). Date of text: 26-06-1990
(Northern Ireland) - Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016 - 2021. Date of text: 01-01-2016
(Scotland) - Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (2015 anaw 2). Date of text: 29-04-2015
(Wales)
United Republic of Tanzania
- Environmental Management (Soil Quality Standards) Regulations, 2007. Date of text: 01-01-2007
(National)
United States of America
- General Agricultural Laws (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 604; ss. 604.001-604.60) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Preservation of Farm and Forest Lands (Code of Virginia: Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food; Chapter 2; secs. 3.2-200 through 3.2-206) Date of text: 01-01-1950
(Virginia) - Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation (7 CFR 12.1-12.33). Date of text: 02-02-2012
(National) - Resource Extraction Reclamation (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 378 Land Reclamation; Part III; ss. 378.401-378.901) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Solid Waste Disposal Act (Health and Safety Code: Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 361). Date of text: 01-09-1989
(Texas)
Uruguay
- Estrategia Nacional para la Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Diversidad Biológica del Uruguay 2016-2020. Date of text: 01-01-2016
(National) - Decreto Nş 333/004 - Establece los criterios técnicos básicos a aplicar en el manejo y conservación de suelos y aguas. Date of text: 16-09-2004
(National) - Decreto Nş 389/996 - Declara de interés nacional para la explotación rural los materiales calcáreos destinados a la corrección de la reacción de los suelos. Date of text: 02-10-1996
(National) - Ley Nş 18.564 - Díctanse normas relacionadas con la conservación, el uso y el manejo adecuado de los suelos y de las aguas. Date of text: 11-09-2009
(National)
Uzbekistan
- Strategy of municipal Solid Waste Management in Uzbekistan for the period 2019-2028. Date of text: 17-04-2019
(National) - Government Resolution No 66 15-02-2005 amended on 14-06-2019 " About approval of regulations on Inspection of the state geodetic supervision, the state control of use and protection of lands, and maintaining of the state inventories. Date of text: 16-02-2005
(National) - National Action Plan of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the implementation of international instruments in the field of chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear safety for the period 2018-2021. Date of text: 27-11-2018
(National)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Ley de Semillas. Date of text: 28-12-2015
(National)
Viet Nam
- Decree No. 19/2015/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection. Date of text: 14-02-2015
(National)
Yemen
- Law No. 20 of 1998 on seeds and agricultural fertilizers. Date of text: 25-07-1998
(National)
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