SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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- Environmental Protection Law Date of text: 21-01-1992
(National) - Joint Order No. D1-367/3D-342 of the Minister of Environment and of the Minister Agriculture validating Requirements for Manure and Slurry Management. Date of text: 14-07-2005
(National) - Law No. I-1495 “On environmental impact assessment of planned economic activities.”. Date of text: 15-08-1996
(National) - Law on Forests Date of text: 22-11-1994
(National) - Law on Land Date of text: 26-04-1994
(National) - National Strategy on Sustainable Development Date of text: 16-09-2009
(National) - Governmental Decree No. 1244 validating State Control Regulation on Land Use. Date of text: 12-12-1994
(National) - Law on Environmental Monitoring Date of text: 20-11-1997
(National) - Order No. D1-436 of the Minister of Environment validating General Regulation on municipal environmental monitoring. Date of text: 16-08-2004
(National) - Ruling No. 1128 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania validating the Regulation on monitoring of land resources use. Date of text: 21-10-2005
(National)
- Governmental Resolution No. 1116 on “Rehabilitation of damaged land and conservation of fertile layer of soil.". Date of text: 17-08-1995
(National) - Order No. 166 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on methodology of rehabilitation of land after excavation of mineral resources. Date of text: 15-11-1996
(National)
- Order No. D1-575 of the Minister of Environment validating Guidelines for the use of sewage sludge for land fertilizing. Date of text: 28-11-2005
(National) - Order No. V-1441 of the Minister of Public Health validating Lithuanian hygiene standard HN 60: 2004 “Maximum permissible limits values of hazardous chemical substances in soil.”. Date of text: 14-12-2015
(National) - Order No. V-412 of the Minister of Public Health validating Hygiene Standard No. HN 97/2004 “Pesticides (Plant protection products) setting Maximum allowable concentration of pesticides in the environment.” Date of text: 03-06-2004
(National) - Environmental protection requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with oil products. Date of text: 17-11-2009
(National) - Order No. 1- 104 of the Director of the Lithuanian Geological Service under the Ministry of Environment validating the Regulation on eco-geological survey. Date of text: 17-06-2008
(National) - Order No. D1-228 of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the Procedure for selecting environmental rehabilitation measures and obtaining prior approval. Date of text: 16-05-2006
(National) - Order No. D1-230 validating Environmental Protection Requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with chemical substances. Date of text: 30-04-2008
(National) - Resolution No. D1-528 validating the Regulation on issuance, amendments and cancellation of permits for integrated pollution prevention and control. Date of text: 17-07-2020
(National) - National Strategy on Sustainable Development Date of text: 16-09-2009
(National)
- Governmental Decree No. 1244 validating State Control Regulation on Land Use. Date of text: 12-12-1994
(National) - Law on Environmental Monitoring Date of text: 20-11-1997
(National) - Order No. D1-436 of the Minister of Environment validating General Regulation on municipal environmental monitoring. Date of text: 16-08-2004
(National) - Order No. D1-546 of the Minister of Environment validating the Regulation on environmental monitoring of economic entities. Date of text: 16-09-2009
(National) - Ruling No. 1128 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania validating the Regulation on monitoring of land resources use. Date of text: 21-10-2005
(National) - Law on Waste Management Date of text: 16-06-1998
(National) - Law on Water Date of text: 21-10-1997
(National) - National Strategy on Sustainable Development Date of text: 16-09-2009
(National) - Order No. D1-575 of the Minister of Environment validating Guidelines for the use of sewage sludge for land fertilizing. Date of text: 28-11-2005
(National) - Environmental protection requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with oil products. Date of text: 17-11-2009
(National) - Order No. 1- 104 of the Director of the Lithuanian Geological Service under the Ministry of Environment validating the Regulation on eco-geological survey. Date of text: 17-06-2008
(National) - Order No. D1-228 of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the Procedure for selecting environmental rehabilitation measures and obtaining prior approval. Date of text: 16-05-2006
(National) - Order No. D1-230 validating Environmental Protection Requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with chemical substances. Date of text: 30-04-2008
(National) - Resolution No. D1-528 validating the Regulation on issuance, amendments and cancellation of permits for integrated pollution prevention and control. Date of text: 17-07-2020
(National)
- Law on Protected Areas Date of text: 09-11-1993
(National) - Law No. I-1495 “On environmental impact assessment of planned economic activities.”. Date of text: 15-08-1996
(National) - Law on Land Date of text: 26-04-1994
(National) - Governmental Decree No. 1244 validating State Control Regulation on Land Use. Date of text: 12-12-1994
(National) - Order No. D1-436 of the Minister of Environment validating General Regulation on municipal environmental monitoring. Date of text: 16-08-2004
(National) - Ruling No. 1128 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania validating the Regulation on monitoring of land resources use. Date of text: 21-10-2005
(National)
- Law on Underground Resources Date of text: 05-07-1995
(National) - Governmental Resolution No. 1116 on “Rehabilitation of damaged land and conservation of fertile layer of soil.". Date of text: 17-08-1995
(National) - Law on Land Date of text: 26-04-1994
(National) - Order No. 166 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on methodology of rehabilitation of land after excavation of mineral resources. Date of text: 15-11-1996
(National)
- Governmental Resolution No. 1116 on “Rehabilitation of damaged land and conservation of fertile layer of soil.". Date of text: 17-08-1995
(National) - Order No. 166 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on methodology of rehabilitation of land after excavation of mineral resources. Date of text: 15-11-1996
(National) - Order No. D1-575 of the Minister of Environment validating Guidelines for the use of sewage sludge for land fertilizing. Date of text: 28-11-2005
(National)
- Law on Protected Areas Date of text: 09-11-1993
(National)
- Environmental protection requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with oil products. Date of text: 17-11-2009
(National) - Law on Waste Management Date of text: 16-06-1998
(National) - Order No. 1- 104 of the Director of the Lithuanian Geological Service under the Ministry of Environment validating the Regulation on eco-geological survey. Date of text: 17-06-2008
(National) - Order No. D1-228 of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the Procedure for selecting environmental rehabilitation measures and obtaining prior approval. Date of text: 16-05-2006
(National) - Order No. D1-230 validating Environmental Protection Requirements for treatment of contaminated sites polluted with chemical substances. Date of text: 30-04-2008
(National) - Program on Water Pollution Reduction from Agricultural Sources. Date of text: 09-12-2008
(National) - Resolution No. D1-528 validating the Regulation on issuance, amendments and cancellation of permits for integrated pollution prevention and control. Date of text: 17-07-2020
(National) - Environmental Protection Law Date of text: 21-01-1992
(National) - Order No. V-1441 of the Minister of Public Health validating Lithuanian hygiene standard HN 60: 2004 “Maximum permissible limits values of hazardous chemical substances in soil.”. Date of text: 14-12-2015
(National) - Order No. V-412 of the Minister of Public Health validating Hygiene Standard No. HN 97/2004 “Pesticides (Plant protection products) setting Maximum allowable concentration of pesticides in the environment.” Date of text: 03-06-2004
(National)
- Law on Environmental Monitoring Date of text: 20-11-1997
(National)
- Law on Water Date of text: 21-10-1997
(National) - Law No. I-1495 “On environmental impact assessment of planned economic activities.”. Date of text: 15-08-1996
(National)
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