Number 12
August, 1973
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
REPORT
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D. C. 20460
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FOREWORD
Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental
agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
zations. This is a monthly announcement listing of foreign documents
received through the exchange agreements.
The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems
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can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
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Translation Services Requisition form #1350-1 is used to request trans-
lations.
A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future
retrieval of these summaries by:
a. country c. type of document
b. subject area
air legal/legislative/regulatory
water management/planning
noise scientific/technical
pesticides socio-economic
radiation
solid waste management
This series, which is devoted to summaries of government reports and
concentrated on the legislative, economic and social aspects, supple-
ments foreign scientific and technical literature abstracts covered by
other EPA information services:
APTIC PIC
SWIRS NOISE
Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign govern-
ment environments documents and to develop several approaches to the
dissemination of this information to EPA staff. This announcement of
documents received is the first step.
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Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AIR .
BeIgium
Mar 26, 1971 -- Royal Decree on the Prevention of Air Pollu-
tion Caused by Heating and Burning Facilities 1
Jul 26, 1971 -- Royal Decree on Creation of Special Zones
for Protection against Air Pollution, amended by the Royal
Decree of Jul 3, 1972 1
See NOISE (Belgium) -- Control No. 00986 4
Czechoslovdkia
Environmental Care in Member Countries of the Council of Mutual
Economic Assistance 2
France
Motors and Nuisances: For a Programme of Action 2
Great Britain
Air Pollution Legislation in Great Britain 2
Sweden
Environmental Planning in Sweden, No. 32 3
Switzerland
Message of the Federal Council to the Federal Assembly Con-
cerning the Insertion in the Constitution of Article 24
(Subsection 7) Regarding the Protection of Man and His Natural
Environment Against Noxious and Disagreeable Pollutants .... 3
Current Situation and the Outlook in the Area of Air Pollu-
tion in Switzerland 4
See WATER (Switzerland) -- Control No. 01012 15
NOISE
Belgium
Mar 14, 1968 Decree Regarding the General Police Regulation
of Traffic 4
Aug 6, 1971 Decree Regarding the Approval of Admissible Noise
Levels by Type of Motor Vehicle 5
Aug 9, 1971 Decree Amending the Mar 15, 1968 Decree on General
Regulations on Technical Conditions for Motor Vehicles and
Trailers 5
Aug 13, 1971 Decree on Motorbike Speed and Noise of Motorbikes,
Motorcycles and (Light) Three- and Four-Wheeled Motor
Vehicles 5
Penal Code 6
Canada
Canada Noise Control Regulations 6
Switzerland
See AIR (Switzerland) -- Control No. 00992 3
See WATER (Switzerland) -- Control No. 01012 15
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PESTICIDES
Germany., Fed Rep of
Ordinance Concerning Plant Protection Materials, Pesticides
and Stock Protection Materials in or on Foodstuffs of
Vegetable Origin (Pesticide Tolerances Ordinance) of
Nov 30, 1966 7
Plant Protection Law of May 10, 1968 7
Ordinance Concerning Prohibitions and Limitations of Use for
Plant Protection Products of Jul 23, 1971 7
Japan
Agricultural Land Pollution Control Law 8
Enforcement Order of the Agricultural Land Pollution Control
Law 8
South Africa
Pesticide Regulation in South Africa 8
RADIATION
Great Britain
The Radioactive Substances (Carriage by Road) (Great Britain)
Regulations 1970, No. 1826 9
The Radioactive Substances (Road Transport Workers) (Great
Britain) Regulations 1970, No. 1827 9
The Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister
Designation (No. 1) Order 1964, No. 699, as amended 9
The Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister
Designation (No. 2) Order 1964, No. 1576, as amended 10
The Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister
Designation (No. 3) Order 1969, No. 1495 10
The Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister
Designation (No. 4) Order 1971, No. 1731 10
United States
See WATER (United States) -- Control No. 00470 16
SOLID WASTE
Belgium
Penal Code, Book II, Title 9 11
Canada
Criminal Code 11
Czeohoslovakia
See AIR (Czechoslovakia) -- Control No. 01007 2
France
See AIR (France) -- Control No. 00977 2
Italy
Sanitary Laws. Unified Text of Jul 27, 1934, No. 1265 11
Urban Solid Waste Law of Mar 20, 1941, No. 366 12
Netherlands
Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 12
Law on Municipalities 12
Sweden
See AIR (Sweden) -- Control No. 00974 3
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WATER
Belgium
Creating a Provincial Commission for Water Problems 12
Decree on Drinking Water 13
Protection of Waters Against Pollution . . 13
Czechoslovakia
See AIR (Czechoslovakia) -- Control No. 01007 2
Italy
See SOLID WASTE (Italy) -- Control No. 00835 11
New Zealand.
Marine Pollution Bill 14
Sweden
Memorandum on National Regulations on Disposal of Waste Aboard
Ships 14
See AIR (Sweden) -- Control No. 00974 3
Switzerland
Agreement Between Switzerland and Italy on the Pollution Control
of Italo-Swiss Waters 14
Federal Water Protection Law 15
Problems of the Environment in Switzerland 15
Guidelines on the Composition of Sewage 16
See AIR (Switzerland) -- Control No. 00992 3
United States
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Ocean
Dumping) 16
GENERAL
Canada
See SOLID WASTE (Canada) Control No. 00839 11
Czeohoslovakia
See AIR (Czechoslovakia) -- Control No. 01007 2
111
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AIR
Belgium Article/Source Title: 26 mars 1971 -- Arrete Royal Control
relatif a la prevention de la pollution atmospher- 11 o. 01021
ique engendree par les installations de combustion
(March 26, 1971 -- Royal Decree on the Prevention
of Air Pollution Caused by Heating and Burning
Facilities)
Date/'Place of Publication: 1971, Belgium
Pagee: 1-3 Languages: French/Flemish
Source Repository: EPA
This mimeographed document reproduces the March 26, 1971 Royal
Decree on the Prevention of Air Pollution Caused by Heating and Burning
Facilities (taken from Moniteur Beige, August 5, 1971). This decree applies
to all facilities for heating or burning except for certain types covered by
the General Regulation for the Protection of Labor. Any such apparatuses
which are made, imported or sold in Belgium must meet standards established
by the Minister of Public Health after agreement with the Minister of
Economic Affairs and the Minister of Employment and Labor. No such apparatus
may be sold without a notice concerning conditions for installation, regula-
tion and operation, including types of combustibles for which it is designed.
Belgium Article/Source Title: 26 juillet 1971 -- Arrete Control
Royal relatif a la creation de zones de protec- Ho. 01022
tion S£eciale contre la pollution atmospherique,
modifie par Arrete Royal du 3 juillet 1972 (July
26, 1971 -- Royal Decree on Creation of Special
Zones for Protection against Air Pollution,
amended by the Royal Decree of July 3, 1972)
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Belgium
Pagee: 1-4 Languages: French/Flemish
Source Repository: EPA
This mimeographed document reproduces the text of the July 26,
1971 Royal Decree on Creation of Special Zones for Protection against Air
Pollution, amended by the Royal Decree of July 3, 1972 (taken from Moniteur
Beige, August 5, 1971 and September 26, 1972). This decree establishes
special protective zones against air pollution in areas where average
annual level of sulfur oxides exceeds 150 micrograms per cubic meter. Within
these zones, it is prohibited to heat buildings with peat, lignites, or
unpurified compressed fuels. Liquid and solid fuels used for heating cannot
contain more than one percent by weight of volatile sulfur. Heating instal-
lations are subject to inspection and must be maintained according to fixed
standards. Burning of trash or vegetable matter is prohibited except in
certain circumstances. Removal of furnace ash must be carried out under
conditions established by the Minister of Public Health.
Belgium See NOISE (Belgium) Control No. 00986
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AIR
Czeohoslo- Article/Source Title: "Environmental Care in Member Control
vakia Countries of the Council of Mutual Economic No. 01007
Assistance." Dept of State Airgram, A-47.
Amembassy Prague, U.S. Dept cf State.
Date/Place of Publication: Apr 6, 1973, Prague
Pages: 1-2 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Airgram, prepared by the U.S. Embassy staff in Prague, re-
ports the recent publication of an English-language book in Czechoslovakia
titled "environmental Care in Member Countries of the Council of Mutual
Economic Assistance" (COMECON). It is a compilation in summary form of en-
vironmental protection measures undertaken by the member states of COMECON.
The book contains country-by-country descriptions of environmental protec-
tion philosophies and legislation, followed by a detailed bibliography of
the laws and regulations of the various COMECON states pertaining to various
aspects of environmental protection. The U.S. Embassy staff believes that
the book is of more than routine interest, "since it represents what is to
our knowledge the first one-volume study of this sort available in Czechoslo-
vakia and perhaps in all of Eastern Europe and the USSR."
France Article/Source Title: Motors and Nuisances: For Control
a Programme of Action. No. 00977
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Paris
Pages: 1-97 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This publication is the report of a research team appointed by
the French Prime Minister to study nuisances caused by motor vehicles. An
introductory section reviews the purpose, findings, and recommendations of
the team. The two major sections then deal with pollution from engines and
pollution from noise and traffic. Each of these sections discusses the
nature of the problems involved, reviews French legislation regarding them,
discusses technological means for pollution control, and finally presents
the conclusions and proposals of the research team. A brief final section
then treats the problems of disposing of scrapped vehicles.
Great Article/Source Title: Air Pollution Legislation Control
Britain in Great Britain. No. 00973
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Great Britain
Pages: 1-8 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This mimeographed publication discusses clean air legislation
as it applies to England and Wales; similar legislation, with minor varia-
tions, applies to Scotland. It outlines the provisions of the Alkali, etc,
Works Regulation Act, 1906; the Public Health Act, 1936; the Clean Air Acts,
1956 and 1968; the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1969;
and the Road Traffic Acts, 1960 and 1972.
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AIR
Sweden Article/Source Title: Environmental Planning in Control
Sweden, No. 52. Lars Emmelin No. 00974
Date/Place of Publication: Aug 1972, Stockholm
Pages: 1-4 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This publication contains selected information from the 1971
yearbook of the Swedish National Environmental Protection Board. New legis-
lation mentioned includes laws concerning refuse collection and disposal as
well as food and food additives. Government attempts to reduce sulfur con-
tent of fuel oils are mentioned. The implementation of these and other
measures is the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Board (EPB),
which has consequently undergone a reorganization and expansion. EPB is also
responsible for laws dealing with emissions from industries and municipali-
ties and water pollution. The report also briefly summarizes the results
of a survey of the total emission of sulfur into the air in 1970, reports an
investigation on the effects of increasing acidity of precipitation on lakes
in southwest Sweden, and discusses the effects of mercury on fish.
Switzer- Article/Source Title: Message du Conseil federal Control
land a 1'Assemblee federale relatif a 1'insertion No. 00992
dans la constitution d'un article 24 septies sur
la protection de 1'homme et de son milieu naturel
contre les atteintes nuisibles ou incommodantes
(Message of the Federal Council to the Federal
Assembly Concerning the Insertion in the Constitu-
tion of Article 24 (Subsection 7) Regarding the
Protection of Man and His Natural Environment
Against Noxious and Disagreeable Pollutants).
Document No. 10564. President of the Swiss Con-
federation .
Date/Place of Publication: May 6, 1970, Bern
Pages: 1-20 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This message from the Swiss Federal Council to the Federal
Assembly on the insertion in the Constitution of an article underscoring the
need to protect man and his environment from noxious and disagreeable pol-
lutants describes what has already been accomplished in the fight against
pollution in Switzerland, abroad, and on the international level and points
up the desirability of inserting a constitutional amendment for guaranteeing
the needed anti-pollution protection and for leaving for cantonal implementa-
tion that which is not specifically reserved to the Confederation.
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AIR
Switzer- Article/Source Title: Situation actuelle et Control
land perspectives dans le domaine de la pollution de No. 01013
1'air en Suisse (Current Situation and the Out-
look in the Area of Air Pollution in Switzerland).
Federal Office of Environmental Protection.
Date/Place of Publication: Oct 12, 1972, Bern
Pages: 1-4 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This information sheet traces Swiss efforts to curb air pollu-
tion, beginning with the Federal Commission on Air Hygiene, set up in 1961
on an interdisciplinary basis to study the emissions of industry, home work-
shops, domestic dwellings, and motor vehicles; the effects of air pollution
on man and his environment; and the protective measures that can be taken.
This information sheet outlines legislation now in force and cites such
recent developments as the 1971 Constitutional amendment, the creation of
the Federal Office of Environmental Protection, and the limitations placed
on the emission of smoke. Listed are the acceptable sulfur and ash contents
for heating oils and the allowable lead content in automotive gasoline. A
concluding paragraph mentions a new pollution law dealing specifically with
air and noise that is currently being drawn up.
Switzer- See WATER (Switzerland) Control No. 01012
land
NOISE
Belgium Article/Source Title: "March 14, 1968 Decree Re- Control
garding the General Police Regulation of Traffic." No. 00986
Les codes et les lois speciales les plus
usuelles, 32d ed., v. 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, French
Pages: 1178, 1191-1192 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Article 47 of this Decree restricts the use of automobile horns
and other acoustic warning devices to situations in which their use is
necessary to avoid an accident and to those in-which a driver in a non-
residential area wants to signal his desire to overtake another vehicle.
Article 83 states the requirements for automobile horns and other acoustic
warning signals such as those used for ambulances and police vehicles.
Article 86 describes how motor vehicles must be maintained and operated in
order to avoid polluting abnormally or disturbing people or animals by noise
or smoke proceeding from their motors.
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NOISE
Belgium Article/Source Title: "August 6, 1971 Decree Re- Control
garding the Approval of Admissible Noise Levels by No. 00988
Type of Motor Vehicle." Bulletin usuel des lois
et arretes, No. 17.
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 25, 1971, Brussels
Page: 1059 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
By this Decree, Belgium sets standards for admissible noise
levels for automobiles capable of speeds of over 25 km per hour to conform
with those established in Point I of the Appendix to the "Directive of
Feb 6, 1970, of the Council of the European Community Concerning the Recon-
ciliation of the Legislation of Member States Relative to Admissible Sound
Level and to Exhaust Devices for Motor Vehicles." The controls of noise
levels are to be put into effect by the Foundation for the Study and Research
of Traffic Safety.
Belgium Article/Source Title: "August 9, 1971 Decree Amend- Control
ing the March 15, 1968 Decree on General Regula- No. 00981
tions on Technical Conditions for Motor Vehicles
and Trailers." Bulletin usuel des lois et arretes,
No. 17.
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 25, 1971, Brussels
Pages: 1059-1061 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This decree deals with the measurement of noise levels in motor
vehicles in a manner complying with the "Feb 5, 1970 Directive of the Council
of the European Community on the Reconciliation of the Legislation of Member
States Relative to Admissible Sound Level and to Exhaust Devices for Motor
Vehicles." Automobiles already in operation are permitted a noise level
slightly higher than that required for new vehicles. Also specified are noise
level measuring conditions considered equivalent to those established by the
Council Directive; admissible noise levels for various vehicles under these
alternative testing conditions are given. [This decree amends Article 40 of
the "March 15, 1968 Decree on General Regulations on Technical Conditions for
Motor Vehicles and Trailers" (Moniteur Beige, March 28, 1968), Article 39
of which requires special devices for curbing the exhaust from motor vehicles,
in order to keep them sufficiently quiet.]
Belgium Article/Source Title: "August 13, 1971 Decree on Control
Motorbike Speed and Noise of Motorbikes, Motor- No. 00987
cycles, and (Light) Three- and Four-Wheeled Motor
Vehicles." Bulletin usuel des lois et arretes,
No. 17.
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 25, 1971, Brussels
Pages: 1062-1064 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Article 5 of this Decree states the regulations for allowable
noise levels for new motorbikes, motorcycles, etc., listed by vehicle type;
conditions for making tests to determine noise level are also detailed.
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NOISE
Belgium (Control No. 00987) continued:
Article 6 states similar provisions for vehicles already in operation; higher
noise levels are permitted for such vehicles. Other articles state the con-
ditions under which approval for vehicles is applied for and granted and out-
line the role of the Foundation for the Study and Research of Traffic Safety
in performing necessary tests for determining noise level.
Belgium Article/Source Title: "Penal Code." Les codes et Control
les lois speciales les plus usuelles, 32d ed., No. 00985
v. 2. Jean Servais and E. Mechelynck, comps.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Brussels
Page: 142 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Article 561 of the Code specifies fines for those found guilty
of making noises or disturbing the peace at night. A court judgment, re-
lating to this article and defining the meaning of "night" in the article as
covering the period of darkness following twilight and preceding the actual
dawn, appears in "Pasicrisie beige," 1944, pt. 1, pp 385-386.
Canada Article/Source Title: "Canada Noise Control Regu- Control
lations." SOR/71-584, 105 Can. Gaz. Pt. II No. 00984
(Nov 2, 1971).
Date/Place of Publication: Nov 24, 1971, Ottawa
Pages: 1936-1938 Languages: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
These Regulations, issued under the "Safety of Employees" section
of the Canada Labor Code, define "sound level" as "the intensity of sound
measured in decibels," and stipulate that "no employer shall permit any of
his employees to work at work sites where the sound level is 90 decibels or
more." Exceptions to this basic principle are, however, permitted where it
is not "reasonably practicable" for an employer to comply. In this connec-
tion, a schedule is included showing the lengths of time during which em-
ployees may be exposed to sound of up to 115 decibels. Also included are
provisions requiring the wearing of hearing protectors for workers exposed
for longer periods of time as well as for workers exposed to high intensity
impact sounds. Furthermore, workers may work at sound levels of under 95
decibels, if it is medically determined that they can do so without impair-
ment. The Regulations also provide for noise surveys to determine sound
levels and require the posting of warning signs in high noise level areas.
Switzer- See AIR (Switzerland) Control No. 00992
land WATER (Switzerland) Control No. 01012
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PESTICIDES
Germany Article/Source Title: "Ordinance Concerning Plant Control
Fed Rep of Protection Materials, Pesticides and Stock Pro- No. 00590
tection Materials in or on Foodstuffs of Vege-
table Origin (Pesticide Tolerances Ordinance) of
Nov 30, 1966." Bundesgesetzblatt, n. 55.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 10, 1966, Bonn
Pages: 667-675 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Ordinance, made pursuant to the Plant Protection Law of
May 10, 1968, establishes tolerance levels for a large range of substances
in or on vegetable-origin foodstuffs and provides for penalties for viola-
tion of the Ordinance.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Plant Protection Law of Control
Fed Rep of May 10, 1968." Bundesgesetzblatt, n. 28. No. 00589
Date/Place of Publication: May 15, 1968, Bonn
Pages: 352-358 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Law is aimed at protecting plants and stored plant products
against pests and diseases and at the same time preventing damage to human
or animal health arising from the use of pesticides. The Federal Minister
of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry is empowered to enact ordinances prescrib-
ing or prohibiting the use of specific pesticides and may also prohibit or
restrict the use of licensed pesticides on specific plants used as foodstuffs
if this is necessary to protect health. The Law provides that pesticides be
licensed by the Federal Biological Institute for Agriculture and Forestry,
whose tasks also include providing information on pesticides to the Federal
Government and conducting research in this area. The Law also specifies the
information which must appear on pesticide labels and further requires
persons using pesticides to inform the competent authorities at the time of
commencement of operations. For amendments, see BGB1, 1968, n. 33, p 531
and BGB1, 1971, n. 73, pp 1161-1163.
Germany of Article/'Source Title: "Ordinance Concering Prohi- Control
Fed Rep of bitions and Limitations of Use for Plant Protec- No. 00591
tion Products of July 23, 1971." Bundesgesetz-
blatt, n. 71.
Date/Place of Publication: Jul 29, 1971, Bonn
Pages: 1117-1119 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Ordinance, made pursuant to the Plant Protection Law of
May 10, 1968, lists plant protection products subject to limited use or
prohibited for certain purposes.
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PESTICIDES
Japan Article/'Source Title: "Agricultural Land Pollution Control
Control Law." Law No. 139, Dec 25, 1970, as No. 00602
amended by Law No. 88, May 31, 1971.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, Tokyo
Pages: 287-291 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This Law seeks to prevent the production of crops and livestock
that could be injurious to human health and to remove impediments to the
growth of crops by controlling the pollution of agricultural land by speci-
fied harmful substances. When the prefecture governor believes that agri-
cultural soil pollution has become so extreme as a result of the use of these
substances that human health is likely to be impaired, he may designate the
affected area as an agricultural soil pollution area. In this case, he is
empowered to set more rigid standards. He may even recommend that farmers
refrain from planting certain crops or from using those crops as livestock
feed. In Order No. 43, the Prime Minister's Office announced the procedure
to be used in designating an agricultural soil pollution area.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Enforcement Order of the Control
Agricultural Land Pollution Control Law." Cabinet No. 00605
Order No. 204, Jun 24, 1971, as amended by Cabinet
Order No." 219, Jun 50, 1971.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 252-256 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This Order designates cadmium and its compounds as harmful sub-
stances. In its Ordinance No. 47 of Jun 24, 1971, the Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Forestry announed the procedure to be followed in ascertaining the
amount of cadmium in an agricultural soil pollution area.
South Article/Source Title: "Pesticide Regulation in , Control
Africa South Africa." Reprint from Residue Reviews, No. 00972
v. 35. I.H. Wiese and J. Bot.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, New York
Pages: 49-63 Language:. English
Source Repository: EPA
With certain exceptions all pesticides are subject to compulsory
registration in South Africa. The Department of Agricultural Technical
Services administers the scheme, which covers pesticides used in the agri-
cultural, veterinary, public health and domestic fields. Control over pesti-
cides is operative at the federal level, there being no provincial control
over the use of these products. Other legislation, administered by the
Department of Health and the Department of Agricultural Economics and Market-
ing exercises indirect control over specific areas such as residues on
agricultural commodities marketed locally and overseas and the sale and
storage of highly toxic products.
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RADIATION
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain (Carriage by Road) (Great Britain) Regulations No. 00683
1970, No. 1826." Statutory Instruments 1970,
Part III, Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 5953-71 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act applies to transport by road of any radioactive sub-
stance with specific activity over 0.002 microcurie per gram. Persons in-
volved in such transport must "exercise reasonable care" to ensure that no
injury or health hazard is caused during transport. The Consignor must
certify that radioactive material is safe to carry, packaged securely and
properly labelled according to provisions of this Act. Vehicles carrying
radioactive material are prohibited from carrying explosives, inflammable
material and certain chemicals. They must have a separate personnel compart-
ment and display warning signs. Drivers must take precautions against loss,
escape or theft of radioactive material. In case of radiation accident,
police and Secretary of State must be notified. Contaminated vehicles must
be removed from service until properly decontaminated. Vehicles must not be
left unattended or parked for more than an hour in public places.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain (Road Transport Workers) (Great Britain) Regula- No. 00684
tions 1970, No. 1827." Statutory Instruments
1970, Part III Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 5973-86 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These Regulations provide safeguards for transport workers ex-
posed to radioactive materials. Employees must be informed of the hazards
involved and instructed on necessary precautions. A scheme of work indicat-
ing the number of hours a worker is likely to be exposed to certain levels
of radiation during a calendar quarter must be approved by the licensing
authority. New employees must be certified by doctor after an examination
which includes a blood test. Further medical examinations are required for
workers who receive more than a specified level of radiation. Workers must
wear radiation exposure indicators and employers must keep dose records for
each employee. No person other than an approved worker may travel in a
vehicle used in transport of radioactive material except in an emergency.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister Designation (No. 1) No. 00682
Order 1964, No. 699, as amended." Statutory
Instruments 1964, Part II.
Date/Place of Publication: 1964, London
Page: 1344 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Order designates the Secretary of State for Employment and
Productivity (who took over the functions of the Minister of Labor when that
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RADIATION
Great Britain (Control No. 00682) continued:
Ministry was dissolved by Statutory Instrument 1968, No. 729) as the person
responsible under the Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, for establishing
safety regulations for use of radioactive substances and irradiating apparatus
in laboratories and institutions engaged in scientific research or teaching.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister Designation No. 00680
(No. 2) Order 1964, No. 1576, as amended."
Statutory Instruments 1964, Part III, Section 1.
Date/Place of Publication:1965, London
Page: 3547 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Order designates the Secretary of State for the Environment
(to whom the functions of the Minister of Transport were transferred by
Statutory Instrument 1970, No. 1681) as the person responsible for making
safety regulations under the Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, concerning
the transport of radioactive substances by road in Great Britain.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister Designation No. 00679
(No. 3) Order 1969, No. 1495." Statutory Instru-
ments 1969, Part III, Section 1.
Date/Place of Publication:1970, London
Page: 4792 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Order makes the Secretary of State for Employment and Pro-
ductivity responsible under the Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, for
establishing safety regulations for use of irradiating apparatus used in
fitting people with footwear in retail stores.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain Act, 1948, Appropriate Minister Designation No. 00681
(No. 4) Order 1971, No. 1731." Statutory Instru-
ments 1971, Part III, Section 1.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, London
Pages: 4718-19 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Order designates the Secretary of State for Employment as
the Minister responsible for safety regulations at premises where radio-
graphic or fluoroscopic examinations are made.
United
States See WATER (United States) Control No. 00470
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SOLID WASTE
Belgium Article/Source Title: "Penal Code, Book II, Control
Title 9." Les codes et les lois speciales les No. 00812
plus usuelles, 52d ecL, v. 2. Jean Servais
and E. Mechelynck.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Brussels
Pages: 138-140 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Article 539 of the Code specifies penalties for persons who, with
malicious intention, throw into rivers, canals, brooks, ponds, fish ponds or
reservoirs, any substances which kill the fish. Article 552 establishes
fines for (1) throwing, exposing or abandoning on the public roads things
which may cause injury either in the act of falling or by giving out in-
salubrious exhalations, and (2) abandoning in the streets, roads, fields or
public places certain items such as nails, ladders, metal bars, or any other
machines, instruments or arms which may be misused by thieves or other crimi-
nals.
Canada Article/Source Title: "Criminal Code." Can. Rev. Control
Stat., c. C-34 (1970). No. 00839
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Ottawa
Page: 1583 Language: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
This Law on nuisances (including solid wastes among other acts of
a noxious nature) states that a person who commits a common nuisance by en-
dangering the lives, safety and health of the public or by causing physical
injury to any person is guilty of an indictable offense and is liable to im-
prisonment for two years. A common nuisance is committed when a person does
an unlawful act or fails to discharge a legal duty that endangers the lives,
safety, health, property or comfort of the public or obstructs the public in
the exercise or enjoyment of any right that is common to all Canadian subjects
Czechoslo-
vakia See AIR (Czechoslovakia) Control No. 01007
France See AIR (France) Control No. 00977
Italy Article/Source Title: Leggi Sanitarie. Testo Unico Control
27 Luglio 1934 N. 1265 (Sanitary Laws. Unified No. 00835
Text of Jul 27, 1934, No. 1265)
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Milan
Pages: 69-74 Language: Italian
Source Repository: EPA
Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of this text comprise general regulations
for the assurance of sanitary measures in all communities, both urban and
rural. These regulations apply primarily to effluents, exremental matter,
and refuse. The legislation empowers the administrative authorities, such as
prefects, communal heads, and police to enforce fully all laws relating to
the protection of the environment.
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Italy Article/'Source Title: "Urban Solid Waste Law of Control
Mar 20, 1941, No. 366." Le Leggi di Uso Comune. No. 00836
Gaetano Azzarati, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: no date, Rome
Pages: 6472-6478 Language: Italian
Source Repository: EPA
This Law deals extensively with the problems of solid waste, in-
cluding its collection, transportation and elimination. It provides that the
highest authorities in the matter of solid wastes shall be the Minister of
the Interior and his representatives as well as the police authorities. The
Law further provides that the handling and removal of solid wastes are the
responsibilities of each commune. Each commune may undertake and carry out
these responsibilities either directly or indirectly through concessions to
private concerns. It also prescribes that the commune authorities shall im-
pose a tax for the rendering of waste disposal services.
Nether- Article/Source Title: Grondwet voor het Koninkrijk Control
lands der Nederlanden (Constitution of the Kingdom of No. 00826
the Netherlands)
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Zwolle
Page: 709 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
Article 153 of the Dutch Constitution delegates to local au-
thorities the regulation of solid waste collection, indicating that the re-
spective municipal councils will issue the necessary ordinances.
Nether- Article/Source Title: Gemeentewet (Law on Munici- Control
lands palities). C. Borman, comp. No. 00827
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Page: 75 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
Article 168 of this Jun 29, 1851 Law (Stb. 85) specifies that
the municipal councils shall issue ordinances necessary in the public in-
terest or for reasons of morality or health (for the control of solid
wastes).
Sweden See AIR (Sweden) Control No. 00974
WATER
Belgium Article/Source Title: "Creating a Provincial Com- Control
mission for Water Problems." Bulletin usuel des No. 00452
lois et arretes.
Date/Place of Publication: 1967, Brussels
Pages: 382-383 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree of May 10, 1967, calls for the creation in each
province of the Kingdom of a. coordinating commission for water problems.
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Belgium (Control No. 00452) continued:
Among the commissions' duties is that of exchanging information regarding the
pollution of water courses and the means of supplying potable water to the
population.
Belgium Article/Source Title: "Decree on Drinking Water." Control
Les codes et les lois speciales les plus usuelles No. 00455
en vigueur en Belgique, 52d ed., v. 2.
Date/Place of Publication:1969, Brusse1s
Pages: 591-592 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree of Apr 24, 1965, as amended, establishes standards
that potable water must meet before it reaches the public. The annex to the
law defines and lists properties that when found in water constitute pollu-
tion.
Belgium Article/Source Title: "Protection of Waters Against Control
Pollution." Les codes et les lois speciales les No. 00455
plus usuelles en vigueur en Belgique, 32d ed.,
v. 5.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Brussels
Pages: 287-288 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Law of Mar 11, 1950, as amended, defines and prohibits pol-
lution of the sea water and of any other water, navigable or not, including
the interior waters of polders and drainage works, either by the throwing or
depositing of objects or materials or by the discharging of liquids. The
general rules for the discharge of waste water, other than that from com-
munal sewers, are fixed by decree, and any such discharge must be authorized
in advance and meet special conditions. The law authorizes the Government
to undertake any work necessary to prevent water pollution and to order the
communes to undertake such work with Government financing. The supervision
of the purification of water is entrusted to the Office for the Purification
of Waste Water. The law sets up administrative procedures and establishes
penalties.
Czechoslo-
vakia See AIR (Czechoslovakia) Control No. 01007
Italy See SOLID WASTE (Italy) Control No. 00835
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New Article/Source Title: Marine Pollution Bill. Control
Zealand Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Wellington No. 01019
Pages: 1-120 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This bill replaces the Oil and Navigable Waters Act, 1965. Its
purpose is to implement certain international conventions for controlling
marine pollution by oil and other pollutants. Part I gives effect to the
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil
1954, as amended. Part II implements the provisions of the International
Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollu-
tion Casualties, 1969. Part III imposes liability for pollution damage on
shipowners and owners of offshore installations and brings into effect the
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969,
concerning responsibility of owners of oil tankers. Part IV implements the
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for
Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971.
Sweden Article/Source Title: Memorandum on National Control
Regulations on Disposal of Waste Aboard Ships. No. 00959
Date/Place of Publication:Jun 2, 1972, Stockho1m
Pages: 1-17 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This mimeographed publication consists of a series of Swedish
Government decrees, standards, legislative stipulations, and precedents
governing the pollution of waters by shipboard waste disposal. The follow-
ing Swedish legislative acts or ordinances are referred to or transcribed:
"Act (1972:275) Concerning Prevention of Water Pollution from Ships," issued
on Jun 2, 1972; and Ordinance (1972:278) Concerning Prevention of Water Pol-
lution from Ships," also issued on Jun 2, 1972. The Ordinance was issued in
pursuance of the act, and both deal mainly with oil pollution. The complete
terms and articles of these legislative measures are given.
Sweden See AIR (Sweden) Control No. 00974
Switzer- Article/Source Title: Abkommen zwischen der Schweiz Control
land und Italien ueber den Schutz der schweizerisch- No. 01000
italienischen Gewaesser gegen Verunreinigung
(Agreement Between Switzerland and Italy on the
Pollution Control of Italo-Swiss Waters)
Date/Place of Publication:
Pages: 1203-1205 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This document, indicating neither date nor place of publication,
reproduces in German the original Italian-language text of the Swiss-Italian
agreement on measures to control water pollution in those bodies of water
adjoining or crossing the common boundary of the two countries. .The agree-
ment establishes a joint Water Pollution Board. The responsibilities of the
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Switzerland (Control No. 01000) continued:
Board include the investigation and analysis of pertinent pollution problems;
financial planning; determination of necessary anti-pollution measures; and
the preparation of proposals for regulatory measures to be implemented on the
national level. After three years, either contracting party may terminate
the agreement under conditions of prior notification.
Switzer- Article/Source Title: Bundesgesetz ueber den Schutz Control
land der Gewaesser gegen Verunreinigung (Gewaesser"No. 00989
schutzgesetz) (Federal Water Protection Law)
Date/Place of Publication: Oct 8, 1971, Bern
Pages: 1-17 Languages: German/French
Source Repository: EPA
The first section of this Law handles general matters such as the
area of competence and the purpose of the Law, the duties of the federal and
canton governments with respect to the Law, enforcement measures, the costs
of protection measures, and the provisions regarding inter-canton and inter-
national waters. The second section, "Prevention of Pollution," contains
provisions relating to: prohibited effluents; new infiltrations of fluid
wastes; continuing infiltrations and seepage; collection and treatment of
sewage; water testing and rectification; pro'ducts, substances, and production
procedures with harmful effects; underground water; solid substances, etc.
Section III outlines the federal role in water pollution control. Section IV
deals with questions of liability for violations of the law, and Section V
outlines penalities.
Switzer- Article/Source Title: Les problemes d'environnement Control
land en Suisse (Problems of the Environment in No. 01012
Switzerland). Switzerland - Federal Office of
Environmental Protection.
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 18, 1972, Bern
Pages: 1-42 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This document, prepared by the Swiss Environmental Protection
Office for presentation at a conference sponsored by the Council of Europe,
discusses basic national environmental conditions and the urgent tasks to
be undertaken to protect man and his environment. With particular stress
on the legal and constitutional bases for action, the document devotes atten-
tion to the problems of water, air and noise pollution and to those of the
preservation of the national landscape. It calls for greater international
cooperation, especially in regard to the establishment of standards in the
construction, equipment, and use of motor vehicles and to the regulations
of the coolants that are used in thermal and nuclear power plants, and for
more intensified research, particularly in the area of pollutant dispersion,
heat pollution, preventive medicine, and of questions concerned with the
socio-medical tolerance of man to noise.
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Switzer- Article/Source Title: Richtlinien ueber die Control
land Beschaffenheit abzuleitender Abwaesser (Guidelines No. 00990
on the Composition of Sewage).
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 1, 1966, Bern
Pages: 1-8 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
These Guidelines, prepared by the Swiss Federal Department of the
Interior, are intended to assist the cantons in performing their functions
with regard to the control of v/aste waters. Part I contains basic observa-
tions with respect to sewage controls. Part II presents the specific re-
quirements which sewage channeled to treatment plants must meet with regard
to: temperature, odor, color, transparency, toxicity, salt content, and the
permissible amounts of substances such as oxygen, aluminum, arsenic, lead,
iron, copper, mercury, ammonia, cyanide, nitrate, nitrite, sulfide, phosphate,
and radioactive substances. Section III lists special cases such as sewage
from metallurgical industries, incinerators, breweries, food-processing
plants, paper and cellulose factories, and petroleum refineries. Enclosed in
the pamphlet is a one sheet flyer giving a status report and explaining
certain aspects of the guidelines.
Switzer-
land See AIR (Switzerland) Control No. 00992
United Article/Source Title: "Marine Protection, Research, Control
States and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Ocean Dumping)." No. 00470
Public Law 92-532, 92d Congress, H.R. 9727.
Date/Place of Publication:Oct 23, 1972, Wash., D.C.
Pages: 1-12 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This act regulates the transportation of material from the United
States for dumping into ocean waters or material from outside the United States
if the dumping occurs in ocean waters over which the United States exercises
jurisdiction. The law thus prohibits the unauthorized dumping of radiological,
chemical or biological war agents and high-level radioactive wastes. With the
exception of fish wastes, permits are required for transporting and dumping
materials. The EPA Administrator may designate dumping sites, to be located
where possible beyond the Continental Shelf. The act assigns to the Secretary
of Commerce a program of basic research aimed at ending all dumping within five
years. He is also authorized to designate as marine sanctuaries those areas
that should be preserved or restored for their conservation, recreational,
ecological or esthetic values.
GENERAL
Canada See SOLID WASTE (Canada) Control No. 00839
Czechoslo-
vakia See AIR (Czechoslovakia) Control No. 01007
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