SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
All the legal instruments present on the platform have been obtained on the basis of FAOLEX and the EU Sol Wiki and validated by national experts to be relevant and up-to-date.
Each instrument can be searched by country profile or by soil-related keywords and includes a ranking system based on the relevance of the document to the selected keyword, the scope of the legislation, its nature and year. The ranking system facilitates the search and enables users to easily understand which documents are the most important for each search they make.
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- Law No. 4014 on the environmental licensing of works and activities, regulation of illegal constructions in connection with environmental stability and other provisions falling under the competence of the Ministry of Environment. Date of text: 20-09-2011
(National) - Law for the Protection of the Environment Date of text: 01-01-1986
(National) - Law on Conservation of Biodiversity Date of text: 29-03-2011
(National) - Law on the Protection and Management of Water Resources Date of text: 09-12-2003
(National) - Ministerial Joint Decree No. 107017 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment in compliance with Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Date of text: 28-08-2006
(National) - Joint Ministerial Decision on Criteria for Agricultural Land Quality. Date of text: 07/09/2010
(National) - Law No. 2508 On Sustainable Urban Planning. Date of text: 13/06/1997
(National) - Ministerial Decision No. 80568/4225/91 on Methods, Conditions and Restrictions for the use in agriculture of sludge from domestic and municipal waste water treatment. Date of text: 22-03-1991
(National)
- Presidential Decree No. 148 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage - Compliance with Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council. Date of text: 28-09-2009
(National)
- Joint Ministerial Decision on Criteria for Agricultural Land Quality. Date of text: 07/09/2010
(National)
- National Action Plan for Combating Desertification Date of text: 01-01-2001
(National) - Law for the Protection of the Environment Date of text: 01-01-1986
(National) - Law on Conservation of Biodiversity Date of text: 29-03-2011
(National)
- National Action Plan for Combating Desertification Date of text: 01-01-2001
(National)
- Joint Ministerial Decision on Criteria for Agricultural Land Quality. Date of text: 07/09/2010
(National)
- Law for the Protection of the Environment Date of text: 01-01-1986
(National) - National Action Plan for Combating Desertification Date of text: 01-01-2001
(National)
- Law No. 2508 On Sustainable Urban Planning. Date of text: 13/06/1997
(National)
- Law No. 4042 on the protection of the environment through criminal law, on waste management and other provisions, in compliance with EU Directives 2008/99/EC and 2008/98/EC. Date of text: 13-02-2012
(National) - Ministerial Decision No. 80568/4225/91 on Methods, Conditions and Restrictions for the use in agriculture of sludge from domestic and municipal waste water treatment. Date of text: 22-03-1991
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 148 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage - Compliance with Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council. Date of text: 28-09-2009
(National)
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