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Cabinet Regulation No. 34 of 2002 on Discharge of Polluting Substances into Water

Country
Latvia
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The Regulation prescribes the threshold values for wastewater discharge and prohibitions for discharge of polluting substances into water; those highly sensitive territories to which increased requirements for the urban wastewater treatment apply, the criteria for determination, procedures for management and the boundaries of such territories; the procedures by which an operator must control the quantity of discharge of polluting substances, perform monitoring and provide the relevant information; and the procedures by which the State limited liability company Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre ensures public accessibility to the information.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/lat172820.pdf
Web site
http://www.vvc.gov.lv
Date of consolidation/reprint
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Implements
Law on Pollution (2001)
Directive 2006/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (Codified version).
Council Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances.
Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment.
Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration.