Government Decree No. 435 of 2001 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations.

The purpose of this Decree is to prevent environmental pollution by reducing the direct and indirect effects of emissions of volatile organic compounds to air. To achieve this, emissions of these compounds shall be limited to levels which do not exceed those laid down in the Decree. The Decree shall apply to any activity using organic solvents where the amount of solvent consumed exceeds the amount specified for the respective activity in the tables of Annex 1. The Decree shall not apply to solvent-using activities in which the solvent undergoes a chemical change in the process in which it is used.