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Amendments To The Law "on Pollution"

Original Language Title: Grozījumi likumā "Par piesārņojumu"

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The Saeima has adopted and the President issued the following law: amendments to the law "on pollution" make law "on pollution" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2001, no. 9; 2002, 16; 2004, nr. nr. 2), the amendments are as follows: 1. Replace the entire law, the word "application" (the fold) with the word "submission" (fold), the words "the Latvian Environment Agency" (folds) – with the words "Latvian environment, geology and Meteorology Agency" (fold) words "the environmental impact assessment State Bureau" (folds) – with the words "environmental monitoring national Office" (fold).
2. Supplement article 3 first paragraph with paragraph 10 by the following: ' 10) requirements of the chemicals containing equipment and products. "
3. Add to article 11, the second part with the 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 by the following: "9) environmental protection requirements for petrol stations, petroleum bases and mobile containers;
10 rules for a single) rail and river traffic to use an internal combustion engine of pollutant emissions into the air;
11) provisions on sewage sludge and compost utilization, monitoring and control;
12) order in which limited the emission of pollutants from certain products;
13) certain dangerous chemical substances and products and the labelling requirements and the list of goods harmful to the environment. "
4. Supplement article 12 with 2.1 part as follows: "(21) Cabinet of Ministers, having regard to the second part of this article, determine the conditions of the quality laws, bottom."
5. Replace article 24, first and second paragraph, the words "application for regional environmental administration" with the words "for submission to the regional environmental governance".
6. Replace article 25 of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the word "final" with the word "closing".
7. Replace article 26, the words "the municipality and the State agencies ' public health agency" branch "with the words" municipality (before the issue of the permit (A) or (B) the polluting activities of category-National Agency "public health agency" branch) ".
8. Replace article 31 paragraph 5, first subparagraph, the words "laid down in the authorisation carbon dioxide emissions limit" with the words "conditions of authorization".
9. in article 32.1: to supplement the first sentence with the following: "distribution plan shall be drawn up in accordance with European Union legislation.";
Add to paragraph 1 of part three of the "change" with the words "(hereinafter referred to as the Convention)";
make the third subparagraph of paragraph 7 as follows: "7) includes information about the order in which the operator receives a quota of emissions equipment that allowed greater greenhouse gas emissions due to changes in activities, if they are introduced at the distribution plan was submitted to the European Commission, as well as new equipment for which you have received a greenhouse gas emissions permit after the submission of the distribution plan and the European Commission, which is not included in the distribution plans;"
Supplement third with 13 points by the following: ' 13) determines the maximum emission reduction units and certified emission reduction unit quantity, the operator may use the European Union emission trading scheme, as a percentage of each quantity allocated emissions quotas. Emission reduction units granted in accordance with the Convention, article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol and decisions adopted in accordance with the Convention or the Kyoto Protocol to the Convention. Certified emission reduction units granted in accordance with the Convention's article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol and decisions adopted in accordance with the Convention or the Kyoto Protocol to the Convention.
This section applies to the distribution plan, which developed in this law, in article 24.1 of the fifth part 2 and 3 points in the period. "
10. in article 32.2: Supplement to article 1.1 part as follows: "(11) the Operator who received the greenhouse gas emissions permit them this law listed in annex 2 of the polluting activities which the production capacity or output produced does not exceed this law, referred to in annex 2, the allowances granted by the Ministry of the environment of the European Commission's decision on the operator's inclusion in the European Union emissions trading system.";
in the fourth paragraph, replace the words "the decision on the allocation of allowances for the period concerned" with the words "the submission of the distribution plan to the European Commission and which are not included in the distribution plan".
11.32.3 article: replace the sixth paragraph, the words "holder" with the word "owner";
turn off the ninth paragraph, the words "as well as the procedures for implementing cooperation with the European Commission of an emission allowance Central administrator".
12.32.5 article: to supplement the first subparagraph following the words and figures "in annex 2 of this law that" with the words "one";
replace the first and second paragraphs, the word "operator" with the word "operator";
to make a fifth by the following: "(5) the Latvian environment, geology and Meteorology Agency each year up to May 30 to collect information on pool equipment operator authorised persons who have not complied with the third part of this article. In such cases, set the Foundation equipment operator authorised persons are given not less than 14dien for the submission of written explanation. After the explanation of this shall be assessed by the Latvian environment, geology and Meteorology Agency shall decide on the publication of the information referred to the Agency's website on the internet and the newspaper "journal" of Latvia. "
13. Add to article 45 of the seventh subparagraph after the word "agents" with the words "as well as to the operators who received the greenhouse gas emissions permit them this law listed in annex 2 of the polluting activities which the production capacity or output produced does not exceed this law, 2. indicators referred to in the annex".
14. Replace article 48, paragraph 2, the words "on the licence application" with the words "application for authorization".
15. Article 49: Supplement to the second part of the article as follows: "(2) compliance with the limit values of noise control of State sanitary inspection, as well as the municipal authorities, which the Government has delegated this function.";
believe the current text of article about the first part.
16.50. Article: replace the words "in the first paragraph (A) or Bkategorij authorisation or individual licence conditions" with the words "in respect of permits for polluting A or Bkategorij activities";
replace the second paragraph, the words "and the right to" with the words "or the right to environment";
make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) If, in accordance with (A) or the conditions of authorization Bkategorij is possible to initiate or continue the polluting activity which may endanger human life or have significant negative effects on human health or the environment, the conditions of authorization may be challenged at any time, as long as the authorization is in effect. Draft decision shall not suspend the authorization action. ";
supplemented with the sentence of the fourth subparagraph by the following: "where the suspension can cause significant negative environmental effects, environmental monitoring country office decides not to suspend authorisation.";
to complement the seventh subparagraph with the sentence the following wording: "If a decision of suspension can cause significant negative environmental effects, environmental monitoring national Office does not suspend the operation of the decision. ';
to complement the eighth with the sentence the following wording: "the challenge of the decision shall not suspend the greenhouse gas emissions permit operation."
17.51. Article: make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) if the decision requires additional information, environmental monitoring national Office requesting the necessary materials and the decision may be extended for a period of time not exceeding four months from the date of submission of the application, notify the applicant.";
Supplement fifth with the sentence as follows: "the application to the Court does not suspend the operation of the administrative act."
18. To supplement the transitional provisions 17 and 18 with the following: "17. The Cabinet of Ministers to the 2005 November issue 1 article 11 of this law the second part of paragraph 12 of those rules, but until July 1, 2006 – 11 of this law. the second paragraph of article 9, 10, 11 and 13 of the provisions referred to in the paragraph.
18. The Cabinet of Ministers to 2006 January 1 issue of this law article 12 provisions referred to in part 2.1. "
19. Make informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions resulting from: 1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 1991, the provisions of Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources;
2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1996 of Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control;
3) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise;
4) the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 of Directive 2003/35/EC providing for public participation in environmental plans and programmes, and with regard to public participation and access to justice and amending Council directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC;

5) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 of Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC;
6) the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 by Directive 2004/101/EC amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the community, having regard to the Kyoto Protocol's project mechanisms;
7) the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004, Directive 2004/42/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds, which result from the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC ".
The law adopted in 2005 the Saeima on 27 January.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga in 2005 15 February Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on March 1, 2005.