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    MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL ACTS AND REGULATIONS 

    A) State Legislation - Acts
    1. General legal acts and standards

    71/1967

    on administrative proceedings

    50/1976

    on land-use planning and the Building Code as amended by subsequent legislation

    367/1990

    on municipalities, as amended by subsequent legislation

    418/1990

    on the Capital City of Prague as amended by subsequent legislation

    388/1991

    on the State Environmental Fund, as amended by subsequent legislation

    17/1992

    on the environment as amended by subsequent legislation

    244/1992

    on environmental impact assessments

    18/1997

    on peace use of nuclear energy and ionising radiation (Atomic Act) and amending and changing some other legal acts

    123/1998

    on the right to environmental information

    2. Nature and landscape protection

    114/1992

    on nature and landscape protection, as amended by subsequent legislation

    395/1992

    implementing some provisions of the Nature and Landscape Protection Act

    3. Protection of flora and fauna

    23/1962

    on game-keeping as amended by subsequent legislation

    87/1987

    on veterinary care as amended by subsequent legislation

    108/1987

    on the jurisdiction of veterinary cares authorities in the Czech Republic as amended by subsequent legislation

    246/1992

    on protection of animals against abuse as amended by subsequent legislation

    147/1996

    on plant health cares

    16/1997

    on terms and conditions of imports and exports of endangered species of wild animals and plants, and additional measures to protect such species, and changing and amending Act of the Czech National Council No. 114/1992 Coll., on nature and landscape protection as amended by subsequent legislation

    40/1997

    stipulating details of protection of bees, game, and fishes when using plant pest-control substances

    4. Waste

    125/1997

    on waste

    337/1997

    publishing the Catalogue of Waste and determining additional waste lists

    338/1997

    stipulating waste management details

    339/1997

    on assessments of dangerous properties of waste

    340/1997

    stipulating the amount of financial reserve funds earmarked for the reclamation, maintenance, and sanitization of waste dumps after its operation is terminated including details of its reshaping and use

    5. Protection of air

    309/1991

    on air protection as amended by subsequent legislation

    389/1991

    on air protection authorities of the state and air pollution charges as amended by subsequent legislation

    41/1992

    stipulating areas demanding a special air protection as amended by subsequent legislation

    117/1997

    stipulating emission limits and additional terms and conditions of operation of stationary pollution sources and of air protection

    6. Protection of agricultural and forest land

    334/1992

    on agricultural land protection as amended by subsequent legislation

    13/1994

    implementing the Agricultural Land Protection Act

    289/1995

    on forests, and changing and amending some other acts

    7. Protection of water

    138/1973

    on waters as amended by subsequent legislation

    130/1974

    on water management authorities of the state as amended by subsequent legislation

    B) Municipal Decrees and Ordinances

    Number

    Name

    12/1964

    declaring the protected natural creation Divoká Šárka

    5/1968

    declaring natural creations in Prague and their zones of protection

    4/1979

    on the use of surface water in the territory of the City of Prague

    8/1980

    on cleanliness in the territory of the City of Prague

    2/1981

    on the establishment, maintenance, and protection of public parks in the territory of the City of Prague

    3/1984

    establishing the calm zones of Botie - Milíeov and Oíeanka, and declaring a building closure for these two areas

    3/1988

    on rodent control measures (extermination of Norwegian rats and mice) in the territory of the City of Prague

    5/1988

    determining protected natural creations in the territory of the City of Prague

    1/1989

    on protection against the proliferation of bacterial scarlet fever of rosaceous plants

    2/1989

    on terms and conditions governing the burning of vegetation growths and other combustibles

    8/1990

    establishing calm zones in the territory of the City of Prague, and declaring a building closure for these areas

    4/1991

    on the local dog fee

    7/1993

    establishing the natural park of Prokopské and Dalejské Valley, a declaring a building closure for this area

    9/1993

    imposing extraordinary veterinary measures to prevent and mitigate varroasis - a dangerous infection of bees

    22/1994

    imposing extraordinary veterinary measures to protect livestock against extremely dangerous communicable diseases

    58/1996

    determining urban zones in which the operation of air pollution sources is restricted in a smog situation

    1/1997

    on extraordinary veterinary measures to prevent the incidence and proliferation of BSE and TSE

    2/1997

    on extraordinary veterinary measures taken in the event of an incidence of a dangerous communicable disease - rabies

    15/1998

    determining the system of collection, sorting, uses, and disposal of household waste, the manner in which the reuse or disposal of household waste is proved, and the building waste and debris disposal system


     



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