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Decreto 2820 “Por el cual se reglamenta el Título VIII de la Ley 99 de 1993 sobre licencias ambientales”

Decree 2820 "By which Title VIII of Law 99 of 1993 on environmental licenses is regulated"

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Summary

This law decree is about the concept and score of the Environmental License, which must be obtained prior to the initiation of the project or work. The Environmental License will implicitly include all permits, authorizations and concessions for the use, exploitation and/or affectation of renewable natural resources.

Issuer

Colombia

Year

2010

Region

South America

Issuer (type)

Ministry of Environment, Housing, and Territorial Development (Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial) (Government)

Instrument type

Decree

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.75%
    • Low 0.00%
    • E focus: emissions, energy, environment, environmental management, hazardous waste, recycling, restoration, solid waste, waste, water, wetlands, conservation
    • S focus: compensation
    • Construction, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Transportation