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APRIL, 1973
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AIR
Great Britain
Building Regulations -- 1972, No. 317: Prevention of Emission
Smoke (Clean Air) • 1
The Clean Air Act 1956 (4 £ 5 Eli::. 2 c. 52) • 1
The Clean Air Act 1968 (c. 62) 1
The Clean Air (Arrestment Plant) (Exemption) Regulations --
1969, No. 1262 -
The Clean Air Council Orders -- 1957, No. 766; 1962, No. 12S;
1965, No. 1274 2
The Clean Air (Emission of Dark Smoke) (Exemption) Regulations --
1969, No. 1265 -
The Clean Air (Emission of Grit and Dust from Furnaces)
Regulations -- 1971, No. 162 5
The Clean Air (Height of Chimneys) (Exemption) Regulations --
1969, Nos. 411 and 412 3
The Clean Air (Measurement of Grit and Dust from Furnaces)
Regulations -- 1971 5
The Dark Smoke (Permitted Periods) Regulations -- 1958, Nos.
498 and 878 4
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations -- 1969,
No. 521; 1971, No. 444; 1972, No. 805 4
Part II -- Construction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment 4
The Public Health Act 1956 (26 Geo. 5 § 1 Edw. 8 c. 49) 5
The Road Traffic Act 1960 (8 £ 9 Eli-. 2 c. 16) 5
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations -- 1956,
No. 2025; 1963, No. 1275; 1965, No. 1951; 1969, No. 1798; 1970,
No. 1545; 1971, Nos. 1004 § 1199 5
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order -- 1970, Nos.
615 § 1667; 1971, No. 1265; 1972, Nos. 5S § 955 6
Italy
Pollution (Laws in Force) 6
Japan
Air Pollution Control Law No. 97, June 10, 1968 as Amended by Law
No. 88, May 50, 1971 '. . . . 6
The Air Pollution Control Law of 1968 as Amended by Law No. 84,
June 22, 1972 7
Authorized Limits on Automotive Exhaust Emissions 7
Enforcement Order of the Air Pollution Control Law, Cabinet
Order No. 329, Nov 30, 1968 as Amended by Cabinet Order No.
219, June 50, 1971 7
Implementing Orders Pursuant to the Pollution Control Law, No.
97, June 10, 1968 as Amended by Law No. 88, May 30, 1971 .... 8
The Offensive Odor Prevention Law No. 91, June 1, 1971 ...... 8
Ordinance No. 1 of the Ministries of Health and Welfare and of
International Trade and Industry, June 22, 1971, as Amended
by Order No. 59 of the Prime Minister's Office, dated
Dec 25, 1971 8
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Netherlands
Air Pollution: Decrees of May 23, June 23, Sep 6 and 7, 1972;
Nos. 294, 307, 472, and 471, respectively 9
The Air Pollution Law of Nov 26, 1970 (Staatsblad 580) 9
Decree of Jan 30, 1953 (Staatsblad 36) 9
Implementation of Air Pollution Law: Decrees of Dec 28, 1970;
Oct 6, 1971; June 23, 1972; and Sep 11, 1972; Nos. 677, 608,
308, 473, respectively 10
Order of the Secretary of State for Social Affairs of Dec 12,
1957, No. 2521, Dept of Labor Relations, as Amended 10
Public Nuisance Act of May 15, 1952 (Staatsblad 274) 10
Traffic Regulations of Aug 28, 1950 (Staatsblad K337) 10
West Germany
Clean-Air Preservation 1975 11
Ordinance on Installations Requiring Licensing Pursuant to Sec
16 of the Trade Regulations in the Version of July 7, 1971 ... 11
Rhineland-Palatinate State Law for Protection Against Air Pollu-
tion, Noise and Vibration (Immission Protection Law) of July 28,
1966, as Amended March 5, 1970 11
NOISE
West Germany
See AIR (West Germany) -- Control No. 00431 11
WATER
Switzerland
Protection of Water in Switzerland and International Cooperation
Aimed Toward Protection of the Rhine Against Pollution 12
West Germany
Agreement on the International Commission for Protecting the
Rhine Against Pollution of April 23, 1965 12
Baden-Wuerttemberg Water Law of Feb 25, 1960 (GVB1. S. 127) as
Amended 13
Bavarian Water Law of July 26, 1962 (GVB1. S. 43) as Amended ... 13
Dec 1, 1962 Ordinance on the Degradability of Detergents Used in
Washing and Cleaning Agents 13
First Water Security Ordinance of March 31, 1970 (BGB1. I S.
357) 14
June 30, 1966 Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on the
Storing of Liquids as to Endanger Water Resources (Ges. Bl.
S. 17) 14
Law of Sept 5, 1961, on the Use of Detergents in Washing and
Cleaning Agents (BGB1. I S. 1653) as Amended 14
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WATER
West Article/Source Title: "Water Resources Management Control
Germany Law of July 27, 1957 (BGB1. I S. 1110), as Amended." No. 00478
Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur, v. 1. Burhenne, W.,
Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 11-27 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This federal enabling law contains general provisions on the use
of ground, surface and coastal waters, including conditions for their use,
licensing, and the establishment of water preserves. Parts II, III, IV and V
deal respectively with surface waters, coastal waters, ground waters, and water
supply administration, with basic provisions outlined for the maintenance of
pure water.
West Article/Source Title: "Water Securing Law of Control
Germany Aug 24, 1965 (BGB1. I S. 1225), as Amended." No, 00479
Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur, v. 1. Burhenne, W.,
Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 31-40 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This lav/, designed to assure and protect water resources for the
population and the defense effort in the event of belligerency, delineates the
obligations of the proprietors of water resource facilities and the rights of
the Government to compel certain actions.
GENERAL
West Article/Source Title: "Bremen: Law for the Pro- Control
Germany tection Against Air Pollution, Noise and Vibra- No. 00455
tion (Immission Protection Law) of June 50,
1970." (GB1. S. 71). Umweltschutz, Luftreinhal-
tung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungs-
vorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer
systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne
Pages: 357-560 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
The Bremen Law for the protection against air pollution, noise
and vibration (immission protection law) of June 30, 1970 (GB1. S. 71) requires
owners and operators of facilities than can cause pollution to build, operate,
and maintain these facilities in such a way that the public is protected from
excessive levels of air and noise pollution to the extent that technology and
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Great Article/Source Title: "Building Regulations -- 1972, Control
Britain No. 317: Prevention of Emission Smoke (Clean Air)." No. 00414
Statutory Instruments 1972.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Page: 91 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 2 of Part.M (Works and Fittings) of these regulations
provides that heating and cookihg appliances are prohibited from discharging
"the products of combustion" into the air unless they are designed to burn gas,
coke, or anthracite. Certain exemptions are enumerated.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air Act 1956 Control
Britain (4 § 5 Eliz. 2 c. 52)." Halsbury's Statutes of No. 00415
England, 3d ed., v. 26.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 456-490 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This act seeks to control the amount of smoke, dust and grit
emitted from chimneys servicing the furnace of any boiler or industrial plant.
It bans dark smoke from chimneys, requires nev/ly installed industrial and other
non-residential furnaces to be virtually smokeless when operated continuously
with proper fuels, and specifies that new furnaces shall be so fitted as to
arrest grit and dust and that the grit and dust emitted shall be measured. The
act establishes smoke control areas, encourages owners of private dwellings to
adapt their furnaces to emit less smoke, provides for partial reimbursement of
their costs, and sets up a Clean Air Council. Other parts of this act cover
administrative procedures, the enforcement duties of courts and local authori-
ties, with the latter urged to make relevant investigations and to publicize
po1lution prob1ems.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air Act 1968 Control-
Britain (c. 62)." Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., No. 00417
v. 26.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 603-619 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Designed to strengthen the existing pollution control law, this
act extends the prohibition on dark-smoke emission to every industrial or trade
premise and authorizes the Minister to prescribe limits on the rate of emission
of grit and dust from chimneys serving a furnace that burns solid, liquid or
gaseous material. Certain furnaces, built to burn at a specified heat, are re-
quired to provide an "arrestment plant" for minimizing grit and dust emissions.
This act further makes mandatory an approval by local authority of the height
of all newly built chimneys, not excluding those of houses, shops, and offices.
The Minister is empowered to take the initiative in local smoke-control areas
and to direct local authorities to take action that he deems necessary in cases
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Great Britain (Control No. 00417) continued:
where local authorities have not exercised sufficient pollution control. Persons
who acquire or sell unauthorized solid fuels for a non-exempted building or
furnace are liable to fine.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air (Arrestment Control
Britain Plant) (Exemption) Regulations -- 1969, No. 1262." No. 00420
Statutory Instruments 1969.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, London
Pages: 3777-3780 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These regulations provide exemptions to the requirement of the
Clean Air Act 1968 that certain furnaces be fitted with arrestment plants for
minimizing grit and dust. Portable furnaces furnishing temporary sources of
heat are exempted as are other specified types in which the matter burned does
not "contribute to the emission of grit and dust." An appended schedule desig-
nates the format of, and the information to be supplied on, the application for
exemption.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air Council Control
Britain Orders -- 1957, No. 766; 1962, No. 128; 1965, Wo. 00427
No. 1274." Statutory Instruments 1957.
Date/Place of Publication: 1958-66, London
Pages: various Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These orders provide for the organization of the Clean Air Coun-
cil, the members of which are appointed by the Minister (Secretary of State for
the Environment).
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air (Emission Control
Britain of Dark Smoke) (Exemption) Regulations -- 1969, No. 00418
No. 1263." Statutory Instruments 1969.
Date/Place of Publication:1970, London
Pages: 3781-3783 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
The following exemptions to that part of the Clean Air Act 1968
that bans emission of dark smoke are made subject to the conditions that there
be no other practicable means of disposal and that there be constant supervision
to minimize smoke emissions: burning timber and other materials at building
sites; waste explosives; burning as a result of fire control and fire-fighting
training; tar, pitch or asphlat used in surfacing roads; incineration of deceased
animals; and the burning of certain containers used for pesticides and other
toxic substances.
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air (Emission of Control
Britain Grit and Dust from Furnaces) Regulations -- 1971, No. 00419
No. 162." Statutory Instruments 1971.
Data/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 500-504 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These regulations prescribe the maximum amount of grit and dust
which may be emitted by the chimneys of furnaces installed after Nov 1, 1971.
Furnaces installed earlier have until Jan 1, 1978 to comply- The permissible
amount of grit and dust is determined by the heat input or output and by the
fuel burned, either solid or liquid. These regulations do not apply to in-
cinerators .
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air (Height of Control
Britain Chimneys) (Exemption) Regulations -- 1969, Nos. No. 00422
411 and 412." Statutory Instruments 1969.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, London
Pages: 1155-1162 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Statutory Instrument No. 411 provides that chimneys serving
temporarily placed boilers or plants or mobile units used at construction sites
or units used in investigation and research or as permitted under the Agricul-
tural Act 1947 are exempted from the requirement of obtaining approval of
chimney height from the local authority. Statutory Instrument No. 412 contains
two schedules: the first provides the prescribed application form for chimney
height approval; the second lists the particulars that must accompany the appli-
cation.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Clean Air (Measurement Control
Britain of Grit and Dust from Furnaces) Regulations -- No. 00426
1971." Statutory Instruments 1971.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 497-499 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These regulations require that devices for the measurement of grit
and dust emitted from furnaces be adapted so that the recording and reporting
of such measurements are in accordance with one of the procedures described in
British Standard 3405, 1961.
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Dark Smoke (Permitted Control
Britain Periods) Regulations -- 1958, Nos. 498 and 878." No. 00428
Statutory Instruments 1958.
Date/Place of Publication: 1959, London
Pages: 312-315 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Statutory Instrument No. 498 of the Clean Air Act 1956 permits the
emission of dark smoke for 10 to 14 minutes in any 8-hour period when a single
boiler unit is fired by one furnace, with a longer period provided for a chimney
serving more than one furnace. Statutory Instrument No. 878 specifies the periods
of time within which dark smoke may be emitted from vessels before the latter are
subject to prohibitions enumerated in the Clean Air Act. The permitted time,
depending on the type of furnace and ship, varies from 5 to 20 minutes in any
1-hour period.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Motor Vehicles (Con- Control
Britain struction and Use) Regulations -- 1969, No. 321; No. 00421
1971, No. 444; 1972, No. 805." Statutory Instru-
ments 1969, 1971, 1972.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969-72, London
Pages: various Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Sections of the 1969 regulations deal with restrictions on the
emission of smoke, visible vapor, and the fitting of devices on every motor
vehicle to prevent the emission of sparks or grit. Section 25A of the 1971
regulations requires that all new vehicles, built after July 1, 1971 and in use
after Jan 1, 1972, with spark-ignition engines (except two-wheeled motorcyles)
must be equipped with means of preventing the escape of vapors or gases into
the atmosphere. Section 85A provides that equipment under Section 25A must be
kept in good working order. Section 25B of the 1972 regulations requires that
certain diesel-engine vehicles conform to a standard of smoke emission under
the British Standard Specification for diesel engines.
Great Article/Source Title: "Part II -- Construction and Control
Britain Use of Vehicles and Equipment." Road Traffic Act No. 00425
1972, Chapter 20.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 21-56 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This act authorizes the Secretary of State to make regulations
governing the construction, equipment and uses of motor vehicles, including the
emission or consumption of smoke, fumes, or vapor and the emission of sparks,
ashes, and grit. An authorized examiner may test vehicles on the road for
compliance with the law for the prevention and reduction of smoke, fumes, or
vapors. The act also provides that the vehicle owner will have a specified time
in which to repair any defects and to be retested for compliance.
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Public Health Act 1936 Control
Britain (26 Geo. 5 § 1 Edw. 8 c. 49)." Halsbury's Statute No. 00425
of England, 3d ed, v. 26.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 269-280 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Part III of this act, "Nuisances and Offensive Trades," provides
a means of action by local authorities against smoke and offensive odors which
are not covered by the Alkali Act 1906 or the Clean Air Act 1956. It lists as
a statutory nuisance "any dust or effluvia caused by any trade, business, manu-
facture or process" that is a nuisance to persons in the vicinity- A complaint
may be brought by anyone so aggreived, and the justice of the peace may order
the local authority to abate the nuisance. This part of the act does not apply
to the smelting of ores and minerals or to the heating or converting of iron
and other metals.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Road Traffic Act 1960 Control
Britain (8 $ 9 Eliz. 2 c. 16)." Halsbury's Statutes of No. 00424
England, 3d ed., v. 28.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Page: 241 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 64 (b) of this act empowers the Minister to make regulations
concerning the emission or consumption of smoke, fumes, or vapor and the emission
of sparks, ashes and grit.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Smoke Control Areas Control
Britain (Authorized Fuels) Regulations -- 1956, No. 2023; No. 00412
1963, No. 1275; 1965, No. 1951; 1969, No. 1798;
1970, No. 1545; 1971, Nos. 1004 § 1199." Statutory
Instruments 1956, 1965, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971.
Date/Place of Publication:1957-71, London
Pages: various Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Pursuant to the Clean Air Act 1956, the Smoke Control Areas (Au-
thorized Fuels) Regulations (1956, No. 2023; 1963, No. 1275; 1965, No. 1951;
1969, No. 1798; 1970, No. 1545; 1971, Nos. 1004 and 1199) authorize the use of
the following fuels: anthracite, carbonized briquetted fuels, coke, electricity,
gas, low-temperature carbonization fuels, low-volatile steam coals, fluidized
char binderless briquettes, "multiheat" briquettes manufactured by the National
Coal Board, "coziglo" nuts and "Rexco Ovoids," "fireglo" briquettes, "Maxiglow"
ovoids, "Ancit" briquettes, "extracite" ovoids, "Syntraciet" ovoids, "XL"
briquettes, and "Anthracine" ovoids.
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Great Article/'Source Title: "The Smoke Control Areas Control
Britain (Exempted Fireplaces) Order -- 1970, Nos. 615 § No. 00429
1667; 1971, No. 1265; 1972, Nos. 38 $ 955."
Statutory Instruments 1970, 1971, 1972.
Date/Place of Publication:1970-72, London
Pages: various Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Pursuant to the Clean Air Act 1956, these statutory instruments
exempt certain categories of furnaces from the Smoke-Control Areas provisions
of the act. Exempted are furnaces or grate stoves burning liquid fuel, those
equipped with mechanical stokers and burning other than pulverized fuel and
installed prior to May 1, 1970, mechanical-stoking furnaces designed to burn
coal and with a heating capacity of more than 150,000 BTUs per hour and installed
after Dec 3, 1956; solid-fuel Duclair units, Fulgora combustion stoves, House-
warmers, wood-chip fired air heaters, Hounsell sawdust burning stoves, Triancomatic
808's, Rayburn CB 34's, Parkray Coolmasters, and Trianco TGB 17's. The exempted
status is only applicable when these furnaces have been properly installed and
maintained so as to minimize smoke emissions.
Italy Article/Source Title: "Pollution (Laws in Force)." Control
Inquinamento (Normativa Vigente). Unione industrial! No. 00429
della provincia di Savona, Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Savona
Pages: 5-253 Language: Italian
Source Repository: EPA
This publication gives a synthesis of Italian anti-pollution laws
and reproduces in full the Air Pollution Law of 1966 (Law No. 615) and the sub-
sequent implementing decrees and ordinances that explain in detail the pertinent
means for the prevention and limitation of air pollution. The first chapter of
Law 615 divides Italy into two major control areas and establishes a Central
Board of Control. This board, composed of various government officials and
attached to the Ministry of Health as an autonomous body, is empowered to en-
force anti-pollution legislation. Chapters 2 and 3 set standards for thermal
installations and fuels, while Chapter 4 provides norms for the operations and
monitoring of these installations. Chapters 5 and 6 are devoted to the preven-
tion of air pollution from industrial establishments and motor vehicles. The
final chapter sets arrangements for implementing regulations and designates
authorities competent to carry them out.
Article/Source Title: "Air Pollution Control Law No. Control
97, June 10, 1968 as Amended by Law No. 88, May No. 00393
30, 1971."
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 1-15 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This law seeks to protect the natural environment and the health
of the population by controlling the discharge of smoke and fine dusts from
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Japan (Control No. 00393) continued:
factories and industrial installations and by setting thresholds on automotive
exhaust gases. It defines substances deemed harmful within the scope of the
legislation. General standards for regulating soot and dust emissions are^to be
applied uniformly, but more rigid regulations may be set by local authorities in
a heavily contaminated area. Emission standards for carbon oxides emitted by
motor vehicles differ according to the categorization of the controlled area and
are set by the national government. The law also requires that the proprietors
of facilities emitting smoke or dust report the nature of the pollution hazard
and the preventive measures taken and that they measure and record the density
of the pollutants emitted. The law further authorizes local governors to issue
smog alarms and curtail industrial operations.
Japan Article/Source Title: "The Air Pollution Control Control
Law of 1968 as Amended by Law No. 84, June 22, No. 00399
1972."
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Tokyo
Pages: 18-19 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This law seeks to protect the victims of air pollution by determin-
ing the liability of an industrial installation in event that human health has
been impaired by the discharge of smoke and fine dust from that installation.
If that health impairment results from the emission of substances designated by
Cabinet Order as injurious, the proprietor of the responsible installation is
strictly liable for damages. The law covers situations involving several pro-
prietors and the statute of limitations for initiating claims.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Authorized Limits on Control
Automotive Exhaust Emissions." Environmental No. 00396
Agency Notice No. 115.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Tokyo
Pages: 1-9 Language: Japanese/English
Source Repository: EPA
This notice sets new standards for automotive exhaust gases to be-
come effective April 1, 1973. The standards are applicable to both new and used
motor vehicles and were prepared on the basis of control techniques presently
available in Japan. The controlled substances are monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides
of nitrogen, and particulate pollutants (limited to diesel black smoke).
Japan Article/Source Title: "Enforcement Order of the Air Control
Pollution Control Law, Cabinet Order No. 329, No. 00594
Nov 30, 1963 as Amended by Cabinet Order No. 219,
June 30, 1971."
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 16-26 Language: Japanese
Sour-ce Repository: EPA
This order lists additional substances regarded as harmful within
the context of the Air Pollution Control Law and designates a number of devices
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Japan (Control No. 00394) continued:
that are to be regulated by virtue of their smoke- or dust-emitting capability.
The order names control areas where the use of fuels is to be regulated and sets
standards for emission during smog emergencies.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Implementing Orders Pur- Control
suant to the Pollution Control Law, No. 97, June No. 00597
10, 1968, as Amended by Law No. 88, May 30, 1971."
Date/Place of Publication: 1971-72, Tokyo
Pages: 54-61 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
Order No. 2, J9ne 23, 1971, as amended by Order No. 41, July 1,
1971, issued by the Prime Minister's Office, concerns air pollution levels
brought on by automotive exhaust gas. The Ministry of Transportation Ordinance
No. 58, Nov 30, 1968, as amended by the Prime Minister's Office Order No. 14,
July 1, 1971, deals with the determination of types of motor vehicles. Notice
No. 1, issued by the Ministries of Health and Welfare and of International
Trade and Industry and dated June 22, 1971, set standards for the use of fuels.
The Cabinet decisions of Feb 12, 1969 and Feb 20, 1970, establish environmental
standards for sulfur oxide and carbon monoxide. Environmental Agency Notice
No. 1, Jan 11, 1972, sets standards for suspended particulate pollutants.
Japan Article/Source Title: "The Offensive Odor Preven- Control
tion Law No. 91, June 1, 1971." No. 00398
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 62-65 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This law, designed to preserve the natural environment and protect
the health of the population by controlling offensive odors discharged from in-
dustrial installations, designates as malodorous substances amonia, methyl mer-
captan, and such other substances as a Cabinet order may specify. The governor
of an urban or rural prefecture is empowered to designate areas to which control
standards will apply and to take steps to ameliorate malodorous conditions.
He may ask the owners of installations producing offensive odors to submit re-
ports on their deodorizing efforts, and he may order the inspection of such
installations. The law also prohibits the outdoor incineration of rubber,
leather and plastic materials or waste oils in residential areas.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Ordinance No. 1 of the Control
Ministries of Health and Welfare and of Inter- No. 00395
national Trade and Industry, June 22, 1971, as
Amended by Order No. 59 of the Prime Minister's
Office, dated Dec 25, 1971."
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 26-53 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This ordinance is an enforcement regulation of the Air Pollution
Control Law and covers emission standards and the methods used in calculating them.
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Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Air Pollution: Decrees Control
of May 23, June 23, Sep 6 and 7, 1972; Nos. No. 00404
294, 307, 472, and 471, respectively."
Stattsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, Soestdijk
Pages: various Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
The first of these decrees defines the types of installations
that cause or can cause air pollution. The second lists fuels subject to levies
and regulates the extent of these levies and their collection. The Sep 6 decree
establishes procedures for requesting, changing or cancelling a pollution permit.
The Sep 7 decree regulates request procedures for compensation for damage caused
by air pollution.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "The Air Pollution Law Control
of Nov 26, 1970 (Staatsblad 530)." Milieuwet- No. 00409
geving I. Cassuto, R. G. H., Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Zwolle
Pages: 157-207 Language: Dutch/English
Source Repository: EPA
This lav/ authorizes the establishment of an Air Pollution
Council, describes its responsibilities and empowers the competent Minister to
prevent or limit air pollution caused by facilities, devices or fuels. It also
provides that installations which cause air pollution within normally acceptable
limits may be defined as unacceptable if they are situated in an area where
considerable air pollution already exists. Further, the law prohibits installa-
tions emitting unacceptable levels of pollutants to operate unless a permit is
obtained. The competent Minister may determine what regulations apply in the
measurement of air pollutants, and property owners may not interfere with govern-
ment pollution-measuring activities. The law also provides that the Minister
for Social Affairs and Public Health develop at five-year intervals an anti-
air pollution program for the ensuing five years.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Decree of Jan 30, 1953 Control
(Staatsblad 36)." Hinderwet. No. 00406
Date/Place of Publication:1969, Zwolle
Pages: 33-42 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This decree indicates the type of installations that may cause
danger, damage or nuisance and states the requirements for obtaining a permit
to operate such installations.
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Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Implementation of Air Pol- Control
lution Law: Decrees of Dec 28, 1970; Oct 6, 1971; No. 00403
June 23, 1972; and Sep 11, 1972; Nos. 677, 608,
308, 473, respectively." Staatsblad van het
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden.
Date/Place of Publication:1970-72, Soestdijk
Pages: various Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
These decrees implement the Air Pollution Law of Nov 26, 1970,
generally as regards the entry into force of its various provisions.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Order of the Secretary of Control
State for Social Affairs of Dec 12, 1957, No. No. 00407
2521, Dept of Labor Relations, as Amended."
Hinderwet.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Zwolle
Pages: 42-46 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This order designates the competent authorities to adjudicate
violations of the Public Nuisance Act.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Public Nuisance Act of Control
May 15, 1952 (Staatsblad 274)." Hinderwet. No. 00405
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Zwolle
Pages: 1-32 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
The act forbids operation without approval of installations that
may cause danger, damage or nuisance. The issuing of permits lies within the
competence of the municipal or provincial government and of the Minister for
Social Affairs and Public Health. An installation operating without a permit
may be closed by the authorities if it does not conform to the condition set
forth in the permit. The act provides for both appeals and penalties.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Traffic Regulations of Aug Control
28, 1950 (Staatsblad K337)." Wegenverkeersregle- No. 00408
ment. Noach, W.M.E., ed.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Page : 170 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
Article 66(d) of these regulations states that motor vehicles
must be constructed in such a way that a public nuisance such as smoke and
vapors is avoided.
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West Article/Source Title: "Clean-Air Preservation Control
Germany 1975." Luftreinhaltung 1975. Oels, Heinrich No. 00402
and Friedrich Surendorf, Comps.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne
Pages: 51-71 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
Article presents proposals for planning an anti-air pollution
program for 1975. The discussion deals with the problems of air pollution,
goals and conflicting interests, technical and legal measures, research and
development, costs, economic competition, jurisdictional and international
interests, limits to air-pollution control and obstacles impeding research and
training.
West Article/Source Title: "Ordinance .on Installations Control
Germany Requiring Licensing Pursuant to Sec 16 of the No. 00411
Trade Regulations in the Version of July 7,
1971." Bundesgesetzblatt I.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Bonn
Page: 88 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This licensing law lists types of mining, processing and manu-
facturing activities engaged in trade that require prior authorization in the
interest of clean-air preservation.
West Article/Source Title: "Rhineland-Palatinate State Control
Germany Law for Protection Against Air Pollution, Noise No. 00451
and Vibration (Immission Protection Law) of
July 28, 1966, as Amended March 5,1970."
(GVB1. S. 211; GVB1. S. 96). Umweltschutz,
Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und
Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der
Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung.
Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne
Pages: 441-445 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
The Rhineland-Palatinate state law for protection against air
pollution, noise, and vibrations (immission protection law) of July 28, 1966,
as amended March 5, 1970 (GVB1. S. 211; GVB1. S. 96) requires owners/operators
of facilities that may cause pollution or excessive noise levels to design,
operate, and maintain these facilities in a manner as to protect the population
from exposure to undue pollution hazards to the extent possible. The state
government may require adherence to certain technical standards and the conduct-
ing of.emission-immission measurements by the operator, set emission thresholds,
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West Germany (Control No. 00431) continued:
limit the use of certain fuels during periods of severe pollution, and subject
the operation of the facilities to limitations in regard to time and place. The
law also provides for administrative monitoring of the law and for a program
of immission measurements.
NOISE
West Germany See AIR (West Germany) — Control No. 00431
WATER
Switzerland Article/Source Title: La Protection des eaux en Control
Suisse et la cooperation internationale visant a No. 00401
proteger le Rhin contre la pollution (Protection
of Water in Switzerland and International Coopera-
tion Aimed Toward Protection of the Rhine Against
Pollution). Urbanzyk, U. Swiss Federal Service
for Water Protection.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 10, 1970, Berne
Pages: 1-2 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Switzerland and her neighbors are making efforts toward super-
vising the state of their waters and rivers in terms of employing identical
methods of analysis as well as implementing uniform sanitation measures.
Switzerland is a member of a five-nation group concerned with the prevention of
water pollution. Switzerland, the German Federal Republic, France, Luxemburg
and the Netherlands are members of the Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
Against Pollution. They have agreed to: (1) see to it that the wholesomeness
of the waters of the Rhine are maintained; (2) maintain the struggle against
pollution; and (3) improve their actual state.
Tasks of the Commission toward these ends are set forth. The
Secretariat of the Commission is located in Koblenz, Germany.
West Article/Source Title: "Agreement on the Inter- Control
Germany national Commission for Protecting the Rhine No. 00482
Against Pollution of April 23, 1965."
Bundesgesetzblatt 1965 II: 1452-1455.
Date/Place of Publication:1965, Bonn
Pages: 1452-1455 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This agreement assigns broader powers to the International Com-
mission for the promoting of cooperation between Germany, France, Luxemburg, the
Netherlands and Switzerland on preventing further pollution of the Rhine River
and on the improvement of its present state. The agreement sets up provisions
for the organization, operation, and financial support of the Commission's work.
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West Article/Source Title: "Baden-Wuerttemberg Water Control
Germany Law of Feb 25, 1960 (GVB1. S. 127) as Amended." No. 00484
Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur, v. 1. Burhenne,
W., Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 11-55 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This law establishes general regulations governing the use of
water, defines the various types of water bodies, specifies the responsibilities
of the public and private proprietors of such water bodies, and sets requirements
relating to construction activities affecting these waters. Certain provisions
of the law deal with water pollution, particularly the depositing of substances
that modify the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the water,
transporting through pipes liquids that could impair the quality of the water;
and the issuing of decrees to control pollution.
West Article/Source Title: "Bavarian Water Law of Control
Germany July 26, 1962 (GVB1. S. 43) as Amended." No. 00486
Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur, v. 1. Burhenne,
W., Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 11-45 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This law contains a classification of water bodies, provisions
and licensing requirements for their use, protection of such water resources,
particularly from pollution. The law regulates the storage and transportation
of pollutants, and restricts in the public interest certain activities affect-
ing water resources.
West Article/Source Title: "Dec 1, 1962 Ordinance on Control
Germany the Degradability of Detergents Used in Washing No. 00483
and Cleaning Agents." Bundesgesetzblatt 1962 I:
698-706.
Date/Place of Publication: 1962, Bonn
Pages: 698-706 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This ordinance requires that the degradability of anionic deter-
gents used in washing and cleaning agents must amount to at least 80 percent.
The degradability is to be determined by methods outlined in the annex to this
ordinance.
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Nether lands
Air Pollution: Decrees of May 23, June 23, Sep 6 and 7, 1972;
Nos. 294, 307, 472, and 471, respectively 9
The Air Pollution Law of Nov 26, 1970 (Staatsblad 580) 9
Decree of Jan 30, 1953 (Staatsblad 36) 9
Implementation of Air Pollution Law: Decrees of Dec 28, 1970;
Oct 6, 1971; June 23, 1972; and Sep 11, 1972; Nos. 677, 608,
308, 473, respectively 10
Order of the Secretary of State for Social Affairs of Dec 12,
1957, No. 2521, Dept of Labor Relations, as Amended 10
Public Nuisance Act of May 15, 1952 (Staatsblad 274) 10
Traffic Regulations of Aug 28, 1950 (Staatsblad K337) 10
West Germany
Clean-Air Preservation 1975 11
Ordinance on Installations Requiring Licensing Pursuant to Sec
16 of the Trade Regulations in the Version of July 7, 1971 ... 11
Rhineland-Palatinate State Law for Protection Against Air Pollu-
tion, Noise and Vibration (Immission Protection Law) of July 28,
1966, as Amended March 5, 1970 11
NOISE
West Germany
See AIR (West Germany) -- Control No. 00431 11
WATER
Switzerland
Protection of Water in Switzerland and International Cooperation
Aimed Toward Protection of the Rhine Against Pollution 12
West Germany
Agreement on the International Commission for Protecting the
Rhine Against Pollution of April 23, 1965 12
Baden-Wuerttemberg Water Law of Feb 25, 1960 (GVB1. S. 127) as
Amended 13
Bavarian Water Law of July 26, 1962 (GVB1. S. 43) as Amended ... 13
Dec 1, 1962 Ordinance on the Degradability of Detergents Used in
Washing and Cleaning Agents 13
First Water Security Ordinance of March 31, 1970 (BGB1. I S.
357) 14
June 30, 1966 Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on the
Storing of Liquids as to Endanger Water Resources (Ges. Bl.
S. 17) 14
Law of Sept 5, 1961, on the Use of Detergents in Washing and
Cleaning Agents (BGB1. I S. 1653) as Amended 14
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WATER
West Article/Source Title: "Water Resources Management Control
Germany Law of July 27, 1957 (BGB1. I S. 1110), as Amended." No. 00478
Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur, v. 1. Burhenne, W.,
Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 11-27 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This federal enabling law contains general provisions on the use
of ground, surface and coastal waters, including conditions for their use,
licensing, and the establishment of water preserves. Parts II, III, IV and V
deal respectively v/ith surface waters, coastal waters, ground waters, and water
supply administration, with basic provisions outlined for the maintenance of
pure water.
West Article/Source Title: "Water Securing Law of Control
Germany Aug 24, 1965 (BGB1. I S. 1225), as Amended." No. 00479
Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur, v. 1. Burhenne, W.,
Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 31-40 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This lav/, designed to assure and protect water resources for the
population and the defense effort in the event of belligerency, delineates the
obligations of the proprietors of water resource facilities and the rights of
the Government to compel certain actions.
GENERAL
West Article/Source Title: "Bremen: Law for the Pro- Control
Germany tection Against Air Pollution, Noise and Vibra- No. 00455
tion (Immission Protection Law) of June 50,
1970." (GB1. S. 71). Umweltschutz, Luftreinhal-
tung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungs-
vorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer
systematischen Einfuehrung.Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne
Pages: 557-560 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
The Bremen Law for the protection against air pollution, noise
and vibration (immission protection law) of June 50, 1970 (GB1. S. 71) requires
owners and operators of facilities than can cause pollution to build, operate,
and maintain these facilities in such a way that the public is protected from
excessive levels of air and noise pollution to the extent that technology and
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West Germany (Control No. 00433) continued:
costs permit. Provisions of the law cover the implementation of ordinances,
administrative monitoring, the measurement of health hazards, disclosure of
trade secrets, penalties for violation, and the relationship to police regula-
tions.
West Article/Source Title: "Saarland: Law No. 816. Control
Germany Building Ordinance for the Saarland of May 12, No. 00432
1965." (Amtsbl. S. 529) (Extract). Umweltschutz,
Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und
Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender
mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard
Feldhaus, Comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne
Pages: 451-458 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
The Saarland Law No. 816, Building Ordinance for the Saarland
of May 12, 1965, (Amtsbl. S. 529) (extract) stipulates that structures are to
be designed, built, modified, and maintained in such a manner as not to en-
danger public security., especially life and health. It further requires that
adequate protection be afforded against excess noise and heat and against pol-
lution caused by physical, chemical, or biological factors. It also contains
regulations concerning chimneys, furnaces, storage areas, garages, and animal
enclosures.
Vest Germany See AIR (West Germany) — Control No. 00431
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