Law on climate change and ozone layer protection.
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Type of law
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Abstract
This Law determines the competence and responsibility for climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and protection of the ozone layer, documents on climate change and ozone protection, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas emissions trading system, aviation sector, sectors outside the emission trading system, the Union Register, ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, climate change mitigation financing, climate change adaptation and ozone layer protection, climate change and ozone protection information system, and related administrative and inspection oversight. This Law further transposes and regulates the framework for the implementation of several European Union directives into the legal order of the Republic of Croatia (article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2).
The text is divided into fifteen thematic Chapters and a total of 134 articles. Titles of Chapters are as follows: I. General provisions; II. Climate change documents and ozone protection; III. Monitoring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions; IV. Greenhouse gas emissions trading system; V. Distribution of emission units; VI. Aviation activity; VII. Emission reporting in the greenhouse gas emissions trading system; VIII. Sectors outside the greenhouse gas trading system; IX. Union register; X. Ozone deposits and fluorinated greenhouse gases; XI. Financing climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and ozone protection; XII. Information system for climate change and ozone protection; XIII. Administrative and inspection supervision; XIV. Misdemeanor provisions; XV. Transitional and final provisions.
The text is divided into fifteen thematic Chapters and a total of 134 articles. Titles of Chapters are as follows: I. General provisions; II. Climate change documents and ozone protection; III. Monitoring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions; IV. Greenhouse gas emissions trading system; V. Distribution of emission units; VI. Aviation activity; VII. Emission reporting in the greenhouse gas emissions trading system; VIII. Sectors outside the greenhouse gas trading system; IX. Union register; X. Ozone deposits and fluorinated greenhouse gases; XI. Financing climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and ozone protection; XII. Information system for climate change and ozone protection; XIII. Administrative and inspection supervision; XIV. Misdemeanor provisions; XV. Transitional and final provisions.
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Entry into force notes
This text will enter into force on 1 January 2020, except for articles 22 and 24 which shall enter into force on 1 January 2021.
Repealed
Yes
Publication reference
Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia 127/2019
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakon o klimatskim promjenama i zaštiti ozonskog sloja.
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