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Physical Planning and Development Control Act, 1990 (Act No. 1 of 1991).

Legislation
Gambia
Western Africa
Africa

The Act provides in Part II for the establishment of a Planning Board (sect. 3) and Planning Authority for each planning district (sect. 5). There shall be 4 types of draft plans for spatial development of land. These are: National Plans; Divisional Plans; Development Plans and Local Plans (sect. 8). The Board shall prepare a National Plan for the Gambia. The Board shall also draft Division Plans for each Division of the Gambia (sect. 11). The Board shall, within the framework of the plans aforementioned, prepare development plans for the area covered by that plan.

Interim provisions for the administration of the environment in the economic zones open to the outside world of 1986.

Regulations
China
Eastern Asia
Asia

These Regulations impose upon local authorities involved in free economic zones the duty: (a) to carry out assessment of the impact on the environment of activities in the zones; (b) improve the zones through land use planning; (c) specify obligations of the contracting parties in economic contracts. The local authorities may formulate local supplementary environmental standards. Article 6 requires foreign enterprises to employ environmentally friendly technology. Article 9 deals with permits for the discharge of polluting substances. (13 articles)

Decreto Supremo Nº 24.124 - Plan de uso del suelo para el Departamento de Santa Cruz.

Regulations
Bolivia
Americas
South America

El Decreto, que consta de 9 artículos, aprueba el Plan de uso del suelo para el Departamento de Santa Cruz. El plan establece las siguientes categorías generales de uso: a) tierras de uso agropecuario intensivo; b) tierras de uso agropecuario extensivo; c) tierras de uso agrosilvopastoral; d) tierras de uso forestal; e) tierras de uso restringido; e) áreas naturales protegidas (art. 2º).

Agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection and country planning between Hungary and Ukraine.

International Conventions or Treaties
Hungary
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
Europe

The contracting parties propose to develop cooperation in the fields of environmental protection, sustainable use of natural resources and town and country planning. They promote the development of economic, scentific and technical relations, and support new initiatives and agreements aiming to contribute towards the resolution of global and regional ecological and environmental problems. The Hungarian-Ukraine Environmental Protection and Country-planning Cooperation Commission is established for the elaboration and implementation of cooperation programmes.

Agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection between Hungary and Turkey.

International Conventions or Treaties
Hungary
Turkey
Eastern Europe
Europe
Western Asia
Asia

The contracting parties propose to develop cooperation in the field of environmental protection and restoration. Priority areas are air pollution, harmonization of national, regional and international law, neutralization of wastes and recycling, protection of water quality, protection against noise and vibration, protection of biodiversity, exchange of information regarding soil conservation and energy use, protected areas and their utilization, EIA, training, exchange of information regarding the implementation of EC environmental directives.

Agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection between Hungary and Norway.

International Conventions or Treaties
Hungary
Norway
Eastern Europe
Europe
Northern Europe

The Parties shall cooperate on environmental policy and management, town and country planning, reduction of environmental pollution, nature protection and cultural heritage, environmental monitoring and information systems, education and propaganda. A permanent Hungarian-Norwegian Workgroup is established for the implementation of this Agreement. The Agreement is in force for five years and shall be automatically extended for a further five years unless one of the Parties rescinds it three months before expiry.

Habitat (Salt Marsh) Regulations (S.I. No. 1293 of 1994).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

These Regulations implement in part Council Regulation (EC) No. 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with requirements of environment protection and the maintenance of the countryside. they provide for payment to eligible persons who, in respect of an area of eligible land, undertake not to use such land for a period of at least twenty years and to manage the land with the objective of establishing an area of salt-marsh in accordance with management requirements as set out in the Schedule.

Resolution No. 9 of 1990 of the Environmental Protection Council concerning the setting up of studies on environmental yield and impact of industrial and construction projects.

Regulations
Kuwait
Western Asia

This Resolution is composed of 6 articles: governmental and national authorities shall carry out studies to evaluate the impact on the environment of the projects included in the attached list (art. 1); the Environmental Protection Council shal keep the following information: comprehensive description of the project; justification and objectives of the project; description of state of the environment; examination of the impact of the project on the environment; and, indication of the environmental protection mesures (art. 2).

Decree No. 39 of 1995 concerning the discharge of water for purposes of soil protection.

Regulations
Netherlands
Europe
Western Europe

"Discharge" is defined in article 2 as the bringing into the soil of liquids for as a permanent solution. The Decree does not apply to discharge of surface water, rain or drinking water, or groundwater, to which no pollutant are added and is not heated, and to irrigation for agricultural purposes (art. 2). Chapter II places limits on smaller discharge of household waste water. Chapter III places limits on larger discharge of household waste water. Permit, for Chapter IV, provides for the discharge of cooling water and other liquids.

Decree No. 233 of 1993 containing Rules relative to Infiltration of Surface Water into the Soil.

Regulations
Netherlands
Europe
Western Europe

This Regulation implements that part of the EC Council "Groundwater Directive" (80/68/EC) which concerns the infiltration of water. Infiltration in this Regulation has the same meaning as in article 1 of the Groundwater Act. This Regulation restricts the powers of provincial authorities to grant permits for infiltration of water. This may be done only if no danger is to be expected of pollution of groundwater.