This Directive lays down measures aimed at the prevention of waste from vehicles and, in addition, at the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of end-of life vehicles and their components so as to reduce the disposal of waste, as well as at the improvement in the environmental performance of all of the economic operators involved in the life cycle of vehicles and especially the operators...

The Act consists of 34 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Territorial Sea, Internal waters, Archipelagic waters and Contiguous zone (II); Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (III); Rights of passage (IV); Jurisdiction, enforcement and offences (V); General (VI). Section 3 defines baselines, which shall be the low-water line or straight archipelagic baselines prescribed by...

The above-mentioned Ordinance implements the European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste which aims aims to harmonize national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste in order, on the one hand, to prevent any impact thereof on the environment of all Member States as well as of third countries or to reduce such...

The objectives of this Directive are to ensure a high level of environmental protection and the reduction of waste. The provisions aim at harmonizing national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste so as to prevent any impact thereof on the environment of all Member States as well as of third countries, or to reduce such impact. To this end the Directive lays down...

The Regulations aim at the prevention of pollution and make provision for the removal of waste in the Antarctic. The stated objectives of these Regulations are: (a) to assist in implementing Australia's obligations under Annex III to the Madrid Protocol; and (b) to provide for the management of waste generated in connection with activities in the Antarctic to which the Annex does not apply (reg. 2...

This Act makes provision to protect the sea and certain waters from pollution by oil and other noxious substances, implementing the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol). The Act prohibits the discharge of oil, oil residues, oil mixtures and noxious liquid substances into State waters. Incidents involving the discharge of oil or noxious substances must...

This Act is enacted to implement the provisions of International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 and the Annexes to which the Unites States is a party. The Act applies to all U.S. flagged ships all across the globe and to all foreign-flagged vessels operating in navigable waters of the United States or while at port under U.S. jurisdiction. Ships shall also comply with...

This Chapter of the Water Code of California concerns enforcement of provisions regarding water pollution and various related matters such as civil liability, remedial action, charges, inspections, public participation and compliance requirements (regarding also compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act). It also concerns the implementation of the nonpoint source management plan by...