Royal Decree No. 68 of 1979 establishing the Council for Environmental Protection and Pollution Fighting, amended by Royal Decrees Nos. 46 of 1984, 52 of 1985 and 58 of 1985.

This Decree is composed of 8 articles: establishment of the Council formed by a President and 13 members from different ministries and administrations (art. 1); competencies of the Council are: preparing the national plan for environmental protection and pollution fighting; control and implementing the national plan; studying rules and regulations proposed by the Ministry of Environment regarding environmental protection and pollution fighting; definition of pollution standards and discharge levels; development of a national programme for research related to the pollution, regional and international cooperation for environmental protection (art. 2); establishment of a Technical Secretariat to cooperate with the Council (art. 3); cooperation between the Technical Secretariat, ministries and administrations in environmental protection (art. 4); Royal Decree No. 14/79 is now abrogated (art. 7).