Regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection No. 37 of 2018.

This Decree aims at regulating the Royal Environmental Protection Department established in the Directorate of Public Security. It establishes a Supreme Steering Committee, chaired by the Minister of Environment. Main tasks of the Committee are (i) establish general environmental policies of the Department together with its annual strategies and action plans; (ii) approve annual funding to implement the Department's plans; (iii) approve treaties and agreements in the field of environmental protection to be signed by the Department; (iv) form sub-committees to follow the implementation of committee resolutions.
Main tasks of the Department concern (i) the controls on environmental crimes; (ii) accompany the officials of the Ministry of Environment in inspections relating to environmental crimes; (iii) protect forests, terrestrial and marine biodiversity, pollution control, water sources, natural areas and take the necessary legal measures; (iv) information and report exchange; and (v) prepare and participate in implementation of emergency plans or in cases of environmental disasters.