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  1. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    This Decree provides for the implementation of a system of so-called "poultry rights" as proposed in the Act fertilizing Substances. A "poultry right" is basically a right to hold poultry and to produce manure from poultry. The introduction of these rights for various sectors of livestock farming aims at the control of pollution caused by manure.

  2. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    This Decree prescribes rules relative to the prevention and reduction of pollution relating to economic activities in the sphere of construction and the processing of wood. The provisions of this Decree deal with all kinds of pollution such as discharge of water, pollution of the soil and groundwater, etc. It is based on the principle that enterprises working in these sectors are for themselves responsible for control of their activities and the control mechanism is now concentrated on report by those enterprises instead of control through the granting of permits.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    In order to comply with Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning protection of water waters against pollution of nitrate from agricultural sources the norms regarding the use of nitrates are sharpened and charges increased by the present Act. Furthermore, rules are introduced so as to place further limits on the production of manure and to make the granting of production capacity dependent upon the capacity to use the manure on the producers' lands or to place that manure on the markets.

  4. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    Decree to regulate the discharge of solid waste. The text consists of 20 articles divided into 3 Chapters: General provisions (I); Requirements relative to obtaining a permit (II); Further provisions (III). Article 1 contains definitions. Article 2 defines the application sphere of the Regulation. Chapter II concerns the conditions and requirements which the Competent Authority may prescribe in relation with the application for and the granting of permits to discharge solid waste.

  5. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    This Decree prohibits the discharge of specified types of waste in discharge premises which from part of a specified category, including various kinds of organic waste from plants or animals. It also makes provision for power of the Competent Authority to attach conditions to the granting of a permit to discharge specified waste. (15 articles completed by 2 Schedules)

  6. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    The Environment, Nature and Town and Country Planning Research Council shall carry out research regarding aspects of the environment, town and country planning and nature conservation and restoration in the Netherlands. The Council may submit policy proposals to the Minister of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries, shall coordinate research efforts in the sector, shall indicate new issues in the sector regarding the environment and nature conservation and carry out other tasks laid down in article 4.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Suriname, Americas, South America

    Section 11 forms part of first paragraph (entitled “Hereditary lease”) which forms part of the third Chapter entitled “Granting of rights in respect of lands of the domain”. Section 11 regulates the use of plants and trees present on the public lands tenured in long-term lease. The tenant has the free right of exploitation or other use of trees and plants if not otherwise expressly provided in the hereditary lease order and subject to payment to the President of charges for the logging of valuable timber species.

  8. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Suriname, Americas, South America

    The land tenant shall be allowed to freely use of plants and trees that are planted by others, as far as such use is not excluded in the allocation order and subject to payment imposed by laws for the logging for other purposes than own use. If on the land timber is processed or balata or other forest products are exploited, except for own use, the tenant shall be subject to payment of such levies and charges as are applicable to such activities on land of the domain, except in case of exemption pursuant to a concession.

  9. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    Regulation made under the Fertilizing Substances Act and amending the Decrees cited in the title for the purpose of further reducing the pollution of water and soil by nitrate compounds caused by animal manure. Rules for good agricultural practice are prescribed in the framework of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe

    Amendments of three important environment protection laws relative to the redistribution of tasks of law enforcement with the public administration.

    Amends: Act containing rules relative to protection of the soil (Soil Protection Act). (2010-07-19)
    Amends: Act containing provisions concerning general matters of environmental hygiene (Environment Management Act). (2012-03-19)

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