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Law No. 31 of 16 November 2005 on Water Legislation.
Date of text: 16 November 2005
Legislative Decree No. 44 of 2012 to create the Ministry of Water Resources to replace the Ministry of Irrigation.
Date of text: 23 June 2012
Law No.20 of 2010 Organizing and implementing the plan for transformation to modern irrigation.
Date of text: 02 June 2010
Legislative Decree No. 51 abrogating the General Authority for Exploitation and Development of Euphrates Basin.
Date of text: 11 September 2008
Legislative Decree No. 27 of 12 April 2007 establishing the High Institution for Water Management.
Date of text: 12 April 2007
Law No. 31 of 2005 creating the High Committee for Water.
Date of text: 16 November 2005
Legislative Decree No. 90 establishing the General Authority for Water Resources.
Date of text: 29 September 2005
Executive instructions governing the work of the High Committee for Water and Basin Management Committee, issued by Resolution No.627/2007.
Date of text: 13 February 2007
Executive instructions of the Syrian water legislation promulgated by Law No.31 of 16/11/2005.
Date of text: 2006
Resolution No. 1916 of 27 November 2005 issuing the Implementing Regulation of the General Authority for Water Resources established by the Legislative Decree No. 90 of 2005.
Date of text: 27 November 2005
Resolution No.629 of 2007 to form Basin Management Committees.
Date of text: 13 February 2007
Resolution No. 628 of 2007 to form the High Committee for Water.
Date of text: 13 February 2007
Resolution No. 1033 of 10 September 2006 delimiting boundaries of Alkhatouneya Lake in order to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 10 September 2006
Resolution No. 987 of 23 August 2006 delimiting boundaries of Sadd Algheida Lake in order to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 01 January 1970
Resolution No. 2234 of 29 December 2005 delimiting boundaries of Addabagha Spring in order to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 29 December 2005
Resolution No. 2179 of 22 December 2005 delimiting boundaries of Assafsafa Spring in order to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 22 December 2005
Resolution No. 2055 of 13 December 2005 delimiting boundaries of Ayn Albayda Spring in order to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 13 December 2005
Resolution No. 1647 of 16 October 2005 establishing water resource departments in all provinces of Syria.
Date of text: 16 October 2005
Resolution No. 606 of the Ministry of Irrigation defining the boundaries of Ghazala Spring and designating it as a protected area in order to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 10 April 2005
Resolution No. 454 of 2005 declaring the Manbaj Spring a protected area.
Date of text: 13 March 2005
Resolution No. 1849 of 2004 declaring 17 April Dam Lake a protected area.
Date of text: 30 November 2004
Resolution No. 8541 of the Ministry of Irrigation defining the boundaries of Ain Thakar-Spring lands for the prevention of pollution.
Date of text: 19 September 2004
Resolution No. 2116 defining the boundary of Annaseriyah Spring to prevent pollution and to be considered a protected area.
Date of text: 20 December 2003
Resolution No. 2088 defining the boundary of Khaleefa Spring to prevent pollution and to be considered a protected area.
Date of text: 20 December 2003
Resolution No. 2062 defining the boundaries of Ayn Attanour Spring, Assamak Spring and Alborhaneyah Spring, to prevent pollution and to be considered as protected areas.
Date of text: 17 December 2003
Resolution No. 1272 of the Ministry of Irrigation adopting the Regulation of the General Institution for the Exploitation and Development of the Euphrates Basin.
Date of text: 17 July 2003
Resolution No. 551 of 2003 defining the land borderlines of Sala Spring in the zone of Assuwaida to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 23 March 2003
Resolution No. 125 of 2003 defining the borderlines of the two lakes located in the zone of Alhaska to prevent water pollution.
Date of text: 18 January 2003
Resolution No. 15 of 2002 establishing technical committees in the provinces included in the Desert (Albadeya) Protection Law to conduct a census on the number of wells and their irrigation capacity.
Date of text: 06 March 2002
Resolution No. 12 of 2002 regulating the position of exploited wells of agricultural lands.
Date of text: 06 March 2002
Resolution No. 31 of 2001 establishing a joint committee from Jordan and Syria to define any violation of the Agreement signed between both Countries.
Date of text: 07 May 2001
Resolution No. 3245 of 2000 defining the boundary of Ain Assaheb-Spring to prevent pollution and to be considered a protected area.
Date of text: 17 December 2000
Resolution No. 2165 of 2000 defining the maximum quantity of the authorized waters and the areas for irrigation.
Date of text: 16 August 2000
Resolution No. 2166 obliging the owners of the authorized wells to install counters on the pumps.
Date of text: 16 August 2000
Resolution No. 3796 of 1998 defining boundaries of Basel Dam Lake with the objective to prevent pollution.
Date of text: 03 December 1998
Resolution No. 1988 of 1998 creating three offices for irrigation at the Ministry of Irrigation.
Date of text: 09 July 1998
Resolution No. 23 of 2008 amending Law No. 31 of 2005 on Water Legislation.
Date of text: 21 April 2008