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Environment Protection Act.

Country
Poland
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Act lays down the general principles of environment protection in Poland, creates a framework for administration, planning and decision-making at the national level, and regulates various matters related to environment protection, in particular the principles of the establishment of: (a) the conditions for the protection of environmental resources; (b) the conditions for the release of substances or energies into the environment; (c) the costs of the use of the environment. The present Act is composed of the following sections: General provisions (sec. 1); Protection of environmental resources, i.e. air, water, land, noise pollution, electro-magnetic pollution, animals and plants (sec. 2); Pollution prevention (sec. 3); Serious breakdowns (sec. 4); Financial and legal assets (sec. 5); Liability in environment protection (sec. 6); Authorities and institutions of environment protection (sec. 7); Final provision (sec. 9). This Act establishes also an ecological policy for creating conditions required to introduce environment protection.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/pol60001.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/pol60001original.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/pol60001e.pdf
Web site
http://isap.sejm.gov.pl
Date of consolidation/reprint
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 October 2001.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Journal of Laws 2024 Pos. 54
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Prawo ochrony środowiska.
Amended by
Act amending the Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Energy Law, Environment Protection Ac and the Act on conformity assessment system.
Act amending the Act on management system of greenhouse gas emission and amending the Environment Protection Act.
Act amending Wastes Act and amending some other acts.
Act amending the Wastes Act.
Implements
Council Directive 87/217/EEC on the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution by asbestos.
Council Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT).
Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars.
Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles.
Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise.
Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air.
Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.
Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds.
Implemented by
Regulation on the types of installation which may cause substantial pollution of particular natural elements or the whole environment.
Regulation on soil quality standards.
Regulation on types of enterprises which may considerably affect the environment.
Regulation on limitation of basic levels of environment exposure to electromagnetic fields and methods of assessment of these levels.
Regulation on requirements for the measurement of emission.
Regulation on detailed requirements on some products due to their negative environmental impact.
Regulation concerning evaluation of substances levels in the air.
Regulation concerning detailed requirements for air protection programmes.
Regulation establishing devices in which substances particularly harmful to environment may have been used .
Regulation concerning method of making available information on environment.
Regulation concerning scope and method of passing on information about air pollution.
Regulation on detailed quality requirements for some liquid fuels.
Regulation on substances particularly harmful to the environment.
Regulation on products which should contain information essential from the viewpoint of environmental protection.
Regulation on detailed requirements concerning emission limitation of volatile organic compounds arising out of organic solvents for some paints, sprays and vehicle renovation preparations.
Regulation on emission standards for installations.
Regulation on environmental fees.
Regulation on forms of lists containing information and data of environmental use and level of fees, and ways of presenting this information and data.
Regulation on transmission of information on air pollution.
Regulation laying down conditions for the introduction of sewage into water bodies or soil and laying down the list of substances particularly harmful to water environments.
Regulation on roads, railroads and airports exploitation of which may cause negative acoustic impact on significant areas.
Regulation establishing the form of provincial report on the use of environment.
Regulation on conditions and scope of access to the provincial database on the use of environment.
Regulation on permitted levels of noise in the environment.
Regulation establishing the form of publicly available index of documents containing information on the environment and its protection.
Regulation concerning method of making available information on environment.
Regulation on detailed scope of data included in acoustic maps.
Regulation establishing form of report used for the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry.
Regulation establishing requirements concerning measurement of levels in the environment by managers of road, railroad, tram road, airport or port.
Regulation on scope of information required for provincial and central database on using the environment.
Regulation establishing formula for calculating value of noise index.
Regulation amending Regulation establishing formula for calculating value of noise index.
Regulation on periodical examination of electromagnetic fields levels in the environment.
Regulation establishing zones of air quality assessment.
Regulation on detailed conditions of supporting investments assuring clean and energy-efficient production.
Regulation on detailed requirements elating to the register on information on acoustic state of the environment.
Regulation amending Regulation establishing conditions which have to be fulfilled while inserting sewage into water or land, and establishing substances particularly harmful to water environment.
Regulation establishing the form of provincial report on the use of environment.
Regulation on requirements for measurement of emission and measurement of collected water.
Regulation on measurements related to exploitation of installations or devices.
Regulation on transmission of information on air pollution.
Regulation on forms of lists containing information and data of environmental use and level of fees.
Regulation on keeping the register on PCB.
Regulation on submitting information on the presence of substances posing a particular threat to the environment.
Regulation establishing reference values for certain substances in the air.
Regulation on installations generating electromagnetic field.
Regulation on types of installations requiring notification.
Regulation establishing cases when emission of gases or dust into the air does not require notification.
Regulation conferring a statute to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
Regulation amending Regulation on products which should contain information essential from the viewpoint of environmental protection.
Regulation on penalties concerning introduction of gas and dust into the air.
Regulation amending Regulation establishing requirements concerning measurement of levels of substances and energy in the environment by managers of road, railroad, tram road, airport or port.
Regulation on areas of air quality assessment.
Regulation amending the Regulation on permissible levels of noise in the environment.
Regulation on detailed conditions of support to investments for reduction of emissions from fuel combustion sources.
Regulation on detailed requirements concerning emission limitation of volatile organic compounds arising as a result of the use of organic solvents for some paints, sprays and car renovation preparations.
Regulation on forms of lists containing information and data on environmental use and level of fees.
Regulation on the method of assessing the pollution of the land surface.
Regulation on detailed conditions for granting public support to environmental protection purposes resulting from the closure of coal production units.
Regulation on forms of lists containing information and data on environmental use and level of fees.
Regulation establishing lists containing information and data on the extent of use of the environment.
Regulation on methods of checking compliance with the permissible levels of electromagnetic fields in the environment.
Regulation on periodic tests of electromagnetic field levels in the environment.
Regulation on measurements related to exploitation of installations and devices.
Regulation on the detailed scope of data included in strategic noise maps, the method of their presentation and the form of their transmission.
Regulation amending Regulation on the noise protection program.
Regulation amending Regulation on types of enterprises which may considerably affect the environment.
Regulation establishing form of report used for the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.
Regulation establishing formula for calculating value of noise index.
Regulation on emission standards for installations.
Regulation establishing requirements concerning measurement of levels of substances and energy in the environment by managers of road, railroad, tram road, airport or port.
Regulation on the calculation of the indicators of average exposure.
Regulation on evaluation of levels of substances in ambient air.
Regulation on the national target of exposure reduction.
Regulation on types of installations which may cause significant pollution of individual natural elements or the whole environment.
Regulation on conditions for the introduction of sewage into water or soil and on the list of substances particularly harmful to water environment.
Regulation on requirements essential for the implementation of the Transitional National Plan.
Regulation on the reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds contained in certain paints and varnishes intended for painting buildings and their elements and in mixtures for vehicle refurbishment.
Regulation establishing formula for calculating value of noise index.
Regulation on data included in the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.
Regulation on programs of air protection and plans of short-term activities.
Regulation on levels of certain substances in ambient air.
Regulation on the scope and methof of reporting on air pollution.
Regulation on requirements for measurement of emissions and measurement of collected water.
Regulation on emission standards for certain types of installations, fuel combustion sources and appliances for waste incineration or co-incineration.
Regulation on emission standards for certain types of installations, fuel combustion sources and appliances for waste incineration or co-incineration.
Regulation on evaluation of levels of substances in ambient air.
Regulation on programs of air protection and plans of short-term activities.
Regulation on emission standards for certain types of installations, fuel combustion sources and appliances for waste incineration or co-incineration.
Regulation on evaluation of levels of substances in ambient air.
Regulation on requirements for measuring emissions.
Regulation on the scope and method of reporting on air pollution.
Regulation on the scope and method of reporting on air pollution.
Regulation concerning detailed requirements for air protection programmes.
Regulation concerning levels of some substances levels in the air.
Regulation concerning evaluation of substances levels in the air.