Regulation on assessment and management of environmental noise.

This Regulation aims at taking measures to prevent and reduce harmful effects of environmental noise on human health by determination of exposure to environmental noise, noise mapping, environmental noise assessment, public awareness regarding environmental noise and its effects on human health, preservation of environmental noise quality and adoption of action plans based upon noise-mapping results. This Regulation shall apply to environmental noise to which humans are exposed in particular in built-up areas, in public parks or other quiet areas in an agglomeration, in quiet areas in open country, near schools, hospitals and other noise-sensitive buildings and areas. This Regulation shall not apply to noise that is caused by the exposed person himself, noise from domestic activities, noise created by neighbours, noise at work places or noise inside means of transport or due to military activities in military areas. This Regulation sets out provisions on duties, authorities and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, provincial directorates and local administrations.