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Environmental Protection Act

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Summary

This Act provides for the conservation and use of environmental media, the control over the sources of pollution and damage, the establishment of permissible emission levels and of environmental quality standards, the management of the environmental media and of environmental factors, environmental impact assessment (EIA), the issuance of integrated permits for pollution prevention, reduction and control, the designation and management of areas placed under a special regime of protection, etc.

Source
Issuer

Bulgaria

Year

2002

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

Minister of Environment and Waters (Government)

Instrument type

Act

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.66%
    • Low 0.04%
    • E focus: climate change, conservation, degradation, emissions, energy, environment, environmental management, fisheries, forests, greenhouse gas, hazardous substance, hazardous substances, hazardous waste, land use, pollution, radioactive waste, recycling, restoration, soil, solid waste, waste, water, wetlands, biodiversity
    • S focus: compensation, diversity, intellectual property, children
    • G focus: corruption, audit
    • Administrative services, Agriculture, Arts, Construction, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Mining