Environment
Grecia: Law no. 4964/2022 concerning provisions for the simplification of environmental licensing, establishing a framework for the development of Offshore Wind Farms, dealing with the energy crisis, environmental protection and other provisions.
Mauritania: Loi n° 2022-015 relative à la Biosécurité.Date of text: 20 July 2022
Chipre: Law no. 106 of 2022 providing for specifications, sustainability criteria and reduction of fuel emissions.Date of text: 15 July 2022
Kenya: The Sustainable Waste Management Act, no. 31 of 2022.Date of text: 06 July 2022
España: Ley 2/2022, de 19 de mayo, de simplificación administrativa en materia de medio ambiente, medio natural, investigación e innovación agrícola y medioambiental.Date of text: 19 May 2022
Armenia: Law No. HO-84-N “On mercury”.Date of text: 12 April 2022
Date of text: 08 April 2022
Colombia: Ley 2169 – se impulsa el desarrollo bajo en carbono del país mediante el establecimiento de metas y medidas mínimas en materia de carbono neutralidad y resiliencia climáticaDate of text: 22 December 2021
Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte: Environment Act 2021 (Chapter 30).Date of text: 09 November 2021
Macedonia del Norte: Law on packaging and packaging waste management.Date of text: 15 September 2021
Date of text: 15 September 2021
Argentina: Ley N⁰ XVI-142 - Fomento de la economía circular en la provincia de Misiones.Date of text: 19 August 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Misiones
Eslovenia: Decree on the prohibition of placing of certain single-use plastic products on the market in the Republic of Slovenia and on the labelling of certain plastic products.Date of text: 18 August 2021
Arabia Saudita: Royal Decree No. M/3 of 2021 issuing the Waste Management System.Date of text: 14 August 2021
Date of text: 22 July 2021
Croacia: Law on waste management.Date of text: 15 July 2021
Islandia: Act No. 111 on environmental impact assessment of projects and plans.Date of text: 25 June 2021
Malí: Loi n°2021-032 du 24 mai 2021 relative aux pollutions et aux nuisances.Date of text: 24 May 2021
Date of text: 20 May 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Misiones
Date of text: 06 May 2021
Georgia: Law of Georgia on Environmental Liability (No. 244-IVMS-XMP of 2021)Date of text: 02 March 2021
Bosnia y Herzegovina: Law on environmental protection.Date of text: 18 February 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Federation BiH
Date of text: 17 February 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Galicia
Indonesia: Government Regulation no. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection, Organisation and Management.Date of text: 02 February 2021
Brasil: Law No. 14.119 creating the National Payment Policy for Environmental Services.Date of text: 13 January 2021
Kazajstán: Ecological Code (Law No. 400-VI ZRK).Date of text: 02 January 2021
Date of text: 30 December 2020
Federación de Russia: Law No. 492-FZ “On biological safety”.Date of text: 30 December 2020
China: Yangtze River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China.Date of text: 26 December 2020
Chequia: Wastes Act.Date of text: 01 December 2020
Date of text: 27 November 2020
Viet Nam: Law No. 72/2020/QH14 on Environmental Protection.Date of text: 17 November 2020
Date of text: 21 October 2020. Territorial Subdivision: Federation BiH
Date of text: 17 October 2020
Egipto: Waste Management Law No.202 of 2020.Date of text: 13 October 2020
Pakistán: Punjab Protected Areas Act 2020.Date of text: 10 September 2020. Territorial Subdivision: Punjab
República Dominicana: Ley N⁰ 225-20 – Ley General de Gestión Integral y Coprocesamiento de Residuos SólidosDate of text: 23 July 2020
Date of text: 10 July 2020
Date of text: 02 July 2020
Unión Europea: Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088.Date of text: 18 June 2020
Emiratos Árabes Unidos: Federal Law No.9 of 2020 on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms.Date of text: 28 May 2020
Suriname: Environmental Framework Act (No. 97 of 2020).Date of text: 07 May 2020
Date of text: 07 May 2020
Angola: Presidential Decree No. 117/20 approving the General Regulation for Environmental Impact Assessment and the Environmental Licensing Procedure.Date of text: 22 April 2020
Australia: Environment Protection Regulations 2020.Date of text: 09 April 2020. Territorial Subdivision: Northern Territory
Uganda: National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations, 2020 (S.I. No. 49 of 2020).Date of text: 20 March 2020
Cabo Verde: Decree-Law No. 26/2020 approving the Legal Regime for Urban Waste Management Services.Date of text: 19 March 2020
Date of text: 19 March 2020
Jordania: Waste Management Framework Law No.16 of 2020.Date of text: 01 March 2020
El Salvador: Decreto Nº 527.- Ley de gestión integral de residuos y fomento al reciclaje.Date of text: 24 February 2020
Francia: Loi n° 2020-105 du 10 février 2020 relative à la lutte contre le gaspillage et à l'économie circulaireDate of text: 11 February 2020
Camboya: Prakas No. 021 on the classification of environmental impact assessment for development projects.Date of text: 03 February 2020
Uruguay: Decreto Nº 30/2020 - Se reglamenta la Ley N° 19.525 de 18 de agosto de 2017, que contiene las Directrices Nacionales de Ordenamiento Territorial y Desarrollo Sostenible.Date of text: 27 January 2020
Date of text: 09 January 2020. Territorial Subdivision: Rio Grande do Sul
Montenegro: Law on the protection from negative impacts of climate change.Date of text: 23 December 2019
Bahamas: Environmental Planning and Protection Act No. 40 of 2019.Date of text: 19 December 2019
Date of original text: 19 December 2019 (25 June 2020). Territorial Subdivision: South Australia
Date of text: 13 December 2019
Date of text: 29 November 2019. Territorial Subdivision: Castilla-La Mancha
Türkiye: Regulation on the organization, duties, powers, working procedures and principles of the Security and Emergency Situations Coordination Center.Date of text: 24 October 2019
Date of text: 21 October 2019
Nepal: Environment Protection Act, 2019 (2076).Date of text: 11 October 2019
Date of text: 09 October 2019. Territorial Subdivision: Northern Territory
Singapur: Resource Sustainability Act 2019.Date of text: 23 September 2019
Date of text: 18 September 2019
Date of text: 17 September 2019
Date of text: 03 September 2019
Canadá: Impact Assessment Act (S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1).Date of text: 28 August 2019
Perú: Decreto Supremo Nº 006-2019-MINAM ─ Reglamento de la Ley Nº 30884, Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases descartables.Date of text: 22 August 2019
Date of text: 09 August 2019
Date of text: 12 July 2019
Guinea: Loi L/2019/0034/AN du 04 juillet 2019, portant Code de l'Environnement de la République de Guinée.Date of text: 04 July 2019
República Centroafricana: Loi n°19-007 portant Cadre Juridique de Partenariat Public-Privé en République Centrafricaine.Date of text: 24 June 2019
Date of text: 21 June 2019
Antigua y Barbuda: Environmental Protection and Management Act No. 10 of 2019.Date of text: 07 June 2019
Lituania: Law No. XIII-2166 “On special land use conditions”.Date of original text: 06 June 2019 (01 December 2021)
Date of text: 05 June 2019
Ecuador: Decreto Nº 752 - Reglamento al Código Orgánico del Ambiente (COA).Date of text: 21 May 2019
Uzbekistán: Law No. ZRU-537 “On public-private partnership”.Date of text: 10 May 2019
Sudáfrica: Marine Spatial Planning Act, 2018 (No. 16 of 2018).Date of text: 29 April 2019
Date of text: 15 April 2019
Rwanda: Ministerial Order N. 001/2019 of 15/04/2019 Establishing the List of Projects that must Undergo Environmental Impact Assessment, Instructions, Requirements and Procedures to Conduct Environmental Impact Assessment.Date of text: 15 April 2019
Dinamarca: Act on the use of fertilizers in agriculture and on nutrient-reducing measures (No. 338 of 2019).Date of text: 02 April 2019
Date of text: 06 March 2019
Turkmenistán: Law No. 122-VI “On environmental audit”.Date of text: 02 March 2019
Date of text: 24 February 2019
Date of text: 19 February 2019. Territorial Subdivision: Baleares
Andorra: Law No. 7/2019 of 7 February on the conservation of the natural environment, biodiversity and landscape.Date of text: 07 February 2019
Date of text: 12 January 2019