Number 13
September, 1973
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
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 Systans
Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts
can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
sive, should be requested only when essential for operation of EPA programs.
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
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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.
Office of Planning and Management Office of International Activities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AIR
Finland
See GENERAL (Finland) -- Control No. 00961 16
Germany Fed Rep of
See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No. 01014 12
Netherlands
See PESTICIDES (Netherlands) -- Control No. 00610 5
NOISE
France
Oct 24, 1959 Decree Concerning the Establishment of the
Central Commission for the Prevention of Noise 1
Oct 25, 1962 Order Concerning the Measurement of Noise Pro-
duced by Motor Vehicles 1
Circular Letter 66 S.S. of May 15, 1963: Implementation of
Decree 63-405, Apr 10, 1963, on Prevention of and Compen-
sation for Industrial Accidents 2
Apr 18, 1969 Decree No. 69-380, Concerning Sound Insulation
of Machinery Used on Outdoor Work Sites 2
Germany Fed Rep of
'Apr 24, 1926 International Agreement (RGB1 1930, S. 1233)
on Motor Vehicle Traffic -- Excerpts 2
See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No. 01014 12
Great Britain
Injury to Health and Comfort 3
Japan
Aug 1, 1967 Law No. 110 on Noise Abatement in the Vicinity of
Public Airports 3
PESTICIDES
Great Britain
Protection of Animals Act, 1911, 1 and 2 Geo. 5, c. 27, as
amended 4
Diseases of Animals Act, 1950, 14 Geo. 6, c. 36 4
The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order
1970, No. 1372 4
The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment)
Order 1972, No. 242 4
Germany Fed Rep of
See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No. 01014 12
Japan
Enforcement Regulation of the Agricultural Chemicals Control
Law 5
Enforcement Order of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Law . 5
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PESTICIDES
Netherlands
Nov 19, 1938 Decree (Stb. 872) on Factory and Workshop .... 5
RADIATION
Canada
Department of National Health and Welfare Act, as
amended 5
Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations 6
France
Order of Apr 24, 1970, Relating to Electric Generators of
Ionizing Radiation to be Used for Medical Purposes 6
Public Health Code 7
Germany Fed Rep of
See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No. 01014 12
Great Britain
Atomic Energy Act 1946, 9 § 10 Geo. c. 80 7
Atomic Energy Act 1954, 2 § 3 Eliz. 2, c. 32 7
Netherlands
Netherlands: Protection Against Ionizing Radiation 8
Protection Against Ionizing Radiations: Netherlands 8
SOLID WASTE
Canada
National Harbors Board By-Law A-l 8
Oil and Gas Production and Conservation Act 9
See WATER (Canada) -- Control No. 00842 11
Germany Fed Rep of
Baden-Wuerttemberg Law of Dec 21, 1971 (GB1. 1972 S. 1) on
the Disposal of Waste (Excerpts) 9
Hamburg Law of Jul 8, 1971 (GVB1. - HBG I S. 129) on Waste
Disposal Procedures 9
See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No. 01014 10
Great Britain
Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1968, No. 43 . . 10
Japan
Sep 23, 1971 Enforcement of the Waste Disposal and Cleaning
Law 10
Sep 23, 1971 Enforcement Regulation of the Waste Disposal
and Cleaning Law 10
WAT E R
Belgium
Police Regulations on Navigation in Belgian Sea Waters and
Ports 11
Pollution of the Sea Through Hydrocarbons 11
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WATER
Canada
National Harbours Board Act 11
Navigable Waters Protection Act 11
See SOLID WASTE (Canada) Control No. 00840 8
Finland
See GENERAL (Finland) -- Control No. 00961 16
France
Decree on the Administration and Classification of Waters
and the Prevention of Pollution 12
Germany Fed Rep of
Concerns the Environment Program of the Federal Government . . 12
Great Britain
Report of a River Pollution Survey of England and Wales,
1970, vol. 1 13
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1923, 13 § 14 Geo.
5, c. 16 13
The Secretary of State for Wales and Minister of Land
Natural Resources Order, 1965 13
The Secretary of State for the Environment Order, 1970 .... 14
The Water Resources Act, 1963, c. 38 14
The Water Resources (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations,
1965, c. 38 ' . . . 14
The Water Resources Act, 1971, c. 34 . .' 15
GENERAL
Canada
Environment Canada: Its Organization and Objectives 15
Reorganization - Environment Canada 15
Environment and the Law 16
Finland
United Nations Conference on Human Environment 16
Japan
Jun 22, 1972 Law No. 85 on Natural Protection 16
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AIR
Finland See GENERAL (Finland) -- Control No. 00961
Germany
Fed Rep of See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) Control No. 01014
Netherlands See PESTICIDES (Netherlands) Control No. 00610
NOISE
France Article/Source Title: "Oct 24, 1959 Decree Con- Control
cerning the Establishment of the Central Com- No. 00895
mission for the Prevention of Noise." Journal
officiel de la Republique francaise.
Date/Place of Publication:Oct 29, 1959, Paris
Pages: 10298-99 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
The Central Commission for the Prevention of Noise has as its
mission the promotion of all legislative and regulatory measures designed to
diminish noise, especially in built-up areas. This Decree lists the members
of the Commission and the various organizations which they represent.
France Article/Source Title: "Oct 25, 1962 Order Con- Control
cerning the Measurement of Noise Produced by No. 00896
Motor Vehicles." Journal officiel de la
Republique francaise^.
Date/Place of Publication: Nov 15, 1962, Paris
Pages: 11102-04 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Article 1 of this Order contains a table listing the maximum
permissible sound levels for various types of motor vehicles. Article 2
stipulates that measurements of motor vehicle noise be carried out by a
laboratory approved by the Minister of Public Works and Transportation.
Article 3 deals with standards for the production and maintenance of silenc-
ing devices, and Article 4 requires the proper maintenance of exhaust control
devices. Article 5 prohibits loud roaring of engines as well as tampering
with exhaust devices in order to increase noise-level. Article 6 specifies
to what extent the provisions of the Order apply to new automobiles and to
those already in operation. Appended to the Order is a list of specifica-
tions on the measurement of motor vehicle noise. Sections deal with appa-
ratuses, conditions and methods for testing, and the interpretation of re-
sults. A further section deals with tests to be run on replacement silenc-
ing devices.
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NOISE
France Article/Source Title: "Circular Letter 66 S.S. of Control
May 15, 1963: Implementation of Decree 63-405, No. 00890
Apr 10, 1963, on Prevention of and Compensation
for Industrial Accidents." Hygiene et securite,
llth ed. J. Pluyette, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Paris
Pages: 999-1000 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Circular Letter, which refers to Table 42 of the "Decree
No. 63-405 of Apr 10, 1963, on Prevention of and Compensation for Industrial
Accidents," contains general observations on the importance of noise control
and suggests several measures for combatting noise in industrial situations,
among which are: diminishing sound intensity through the use of sound-
proofing material; limiting noises and vibrations to a fixed area; and in-
stalling barriers to prevent sound from spreading. The Letter further
states that, because of the high expenses involved in putting the recommended
measures into effect, the Regional Offices of the National Health Service
are authorized to grant assistance at low rates of interest to businesses
which find it necessary to take such steps. The role of the National Health
Service in preventing and making compensation for occupational diseases is
also stressed.
France Article/Source Title: "Apr 18, 1969 Decree No. Control
69-380, Concerning Sound Insulation of Machinery No. 00894
Used on Outdoor Work Sites." Hygiene et securite,
llth ed. J. Pluyette, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Paris
Page: 1272 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
By this Decree the Minister of Social Affairs, the Minister of
the Interior., the Minister of Equipment and Housing, and the Minister of
Industry are given the responsibility for setting standards and issuing
orders regarding the use of sound insulation for machinery used on outdoor
work sites.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Apr 24, 1926 International Control
Fed Rep of Agreement (RGB1 1930, S. 1233) on Motor Vehicle No. 00911
Traffic -- Excerpts." Handbuch des Laermschutzes:
50 080. Eberhard Gossrau, et al, comps.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 1969, West Germany
Page: 1 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Agreement stipulates, among other things, that motor ve-
hicles engaged in travel across national boundaries must be operationally
safe to the extent that the danger of fire or explosion is excluded to the
degree possible, that no other danger for others arises, and that neither
fright nor severe inconvenience to others occurs from noise, smoke, or odor.
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NOISE
Germany Fed Rep of (Control No. 00911) continued:
Further, the Agreement requires that these motor vehicles be equipped with
exhaust mufflers and with pleasant-sounding warning devices of sufficient
loudness.
Germany
Fed Rep of See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) Control No. 01014
Great Article/Source Title: "Injury to Health and Com- Control
Britain fort." The Laws of England, 3d ed., v. 28. No. 00880
Earl of Halsbury, et al.
Date/Place of Publication: 1959, London
Pages: 136-138 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This section describes the general principles of laws on nuisance
and particular provisions on noise and vibrations. Activities which infringe
on the right of neighbors to "comfortable and healthful enjoyment" of the
premises are declared a nuisance. An injunction will be granted against any
activity which is judged to be a nuisance according to existing community
standards. Noise caused by temporary construction projects conducted with
reasonable precaution is not a nuisance. Besides civil proceedings for an
injunction, other legal remedies for control of excessive noise and vibra-
tions include: indictment for misdemeanor or summary prosecution for viola-
tion of local ordinances; in case of motor vehicles, prosecution for offenses
relating to mufflers, warning devices of excessive noisiness; for aircraft,
prosecution for contravention of statutory regulations. The nuisance provi-
sions apply also to other types of pollution.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Aug 1, 1967 Law No. 110 on Control
Noise Abatement in the Vicinity of Public Air- No. 00877
ports." Kogaiho handobuk. Kanazawa Yoshio, ed.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Tokyo
Pages: 705-706 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This Law is designed to protect the health of persons living in
the vicinity of public airports by reducing the noise originating from air-
craft in such areas and by providing for indemnity and other compensations
in the case of injury caused by the frequent takeoff and landing of air-
craft. When he deems it necessary, the Minister of Transportation may pre-
scribe public notice navigational standards for takeoff and landing, flight
times, and other matters relating to air navigation. Builders of specified
airports, including the Tokyo International Airport, are obliged to partici-
pate wholly or partially in the subsidizing efforts of local governments to
reduce the effect of noise caused by airports on schools, hospitals, and
clinics located nearby. The builder of a specified airport is also obliged
to subsidize partially the construction by local governments of public
recreation centers to alleviate the effects of aircraft noise.
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PESTICIDES
Great Article/Source Title: "Protection of Animals Act, Conti'ol
Britain 1911, 1 and 2 Geo. 5, c. 27, as amended." No. 00641
Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1968, London
Pages: 229-239 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Among the provisions of this Act are those prohibiting the ad-
ministering of poisonous substances to animals and the placing of these
substances with the intent to destroy insects or rodents without taking
reasonable precautions to prevent injury to domestic animals and birds.
Great Article/Source Title: "Diseases of Animals Act, Control
Britain 1950, 14 Geo. 6, c. 36." Halsbury's Statutes of No. 00642
England, 3d ed., v. 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1968, London
Pages: 307-325; 343; 359-360; 363-365
Language: English Source Repository: EPA
This Act deals with the disinfection and treatment of diseased
animals. Under its provisions, the Minister may prescribe the proper dis-
infection of clothing worn by persons working near diseased animals, the
cleansing of any infected area, and the disinfection of enclosures used by
animals and poultry.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Diseases of Animals Control
Britain (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1970, No. 1372." No. 00644
Statutory Instruments 1970, Part III, Sec. 1.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, London
Pages: 4599-4602 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Order requires that the disinfectants on the approved list
be diluted by proportions specified on the appended Schedule. (This Schedule
has been replaced by the 1972 Order.) The containers of disinfectants must
be labeled as the Minister may direct. Additionally, the Order requires that
any person using a disinfectant must submit a sample of the disinfectant to
an inspector for testing.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Diseases of Animals Control
Britain (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) Order 1972, No. 00643
No. 242." Statutory Instruments 1972, Part I,
Sec. 1.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 846-855 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Order, amending the 1970 Approved Disinfectants Order, sub-
stitutes a new Schedule listing the dilution proportions required for approved
disinfectants. The Order also lists those disinfectants to be used under the
poultry pests order.
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PESTICIDES
Germany
Fed Rep of See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) Control No. 01014
Japan Article/Source Title: "Enforcement Regulation of Control
the Agricultural Chemicals Control Law." Ministry No. 00598
of Agriculture and Forestry Ordinance No. 21,
Apr 20, 1951 as amended by Ordinance No. 55.
Date/Plo.ce of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 325-327 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
The Regulations, as amended on Jul 1, 1971, specify the forms
required for the registry of pesticides, the fees to be paid, and the proper
procedures for labeling pesticides.
Japan Article/Souroe Title: "Enforcement Order of the Control
Agricultural Chemicals Control Law." Cabinet No. 00599
Order No. 56, Mar 50, 1971, as amended by Order
No. 568, Dec 10, 1971.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 327-330 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This Order designates three types of agricultural chemicals which
can cause the pollution of crops, soil, or water. It also describes the
method of determining which public waterways are subject to the Governor's
approval for the use of agricultural chemicals.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Nov 19, 1938 Decree (Stb. Control
872) on Factory and Workshop Safety, as No. 00610
amended." Veiligheidswet 1954. W.J. 't Hoen
and I.L. Rikmenspoel, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Zwolle
Pages: 80-83; 136-139; 162-165
Language: Putch Source Repository: EPA
Articles 1, 92-97, 181, 183, 184 and 187 of this Decree implement
the 1934 Law on Industrial Safety. Its provisions are concerned with safety
in the chemical industry; measures necessary to prevent the discharge and
dispersion of toxic or disagreeable vapors, gases, and dusts; and the pre-
vention of occupational or accidental poisoning.
RADIATION
Canada Article/Source Title: "Department of National Control
Health and Welfare Act, as amended." Can Rev. No. 00698
Stat., c. N-9 (1970), v. 5.
Date/Place of Publication:1970, Ottawa
Pages: 5333-5336 Languages: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
The Minister appointed by commission under the Great Seal pre-
sides over the Department of Health and Welfare, and his duties, powers and
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RADIATION
Canada (Control No. 00698) continued:
functions extend to and include all matters relating to the promotion or
preservation of health. The Governor in Council may establish such boards,
committees and councils as he deems necessary to assist and advise the
Minister and to cooperate with provincial authorities for the purpose of
this Act. (The Radiation Protection Division was so established, and it is
one of the health authorities mentioned in the Atomic Energy Control Regula-
tions.) The Governor in Council may make regulations and impose penalties
for the failure to obey the regulations by way of a fine not exceeding $200
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, enforceable upon
summary conviction. This Act was amended by SOR/70/517, 104 Can. Gaz. Pt.
II, 1414 (Dec 23, 1970) and Can. Rev. Stat., c. 14, (2d Supp. 1970).
Canada Article/Source Title: "Radiation Emitting Devices Control
Regulations." SOR/72-45, 106 Can. Gaz. Pt. II, No. 00707
266 (Mar 8, 1972) amended by SOR/72-222, 106"Can.
Gaz. Pt. II, 966 (Jul 12, 1972).
Date/Place of Publication:Mar 8, 1972, Ottawa
Pages: 266-271 Languages: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
These Regulations, issued under the 1970 Radiation Emitting De-
vices Act, place television receivers and extra-oral dental x-ray equipment
in the classes of devices to be regulated. The standards for regulating
these classes of equipment are appended to the Regulations as Schedules A
and B. The inspector who seizes a device or component may keep it until he
can ascertain whether it complies with the prescribed standards. The in-
spector must maintain a written record of the particulars of his deposition
of the device or its component.
France Article/Source Title: "Order of Apr 24, 1970, Re- Control
lating to Electric Generators of Ionizing Radia- No. 00675
tion to be Used for Medical Purposes." Journal
Officiel de la Republique Francaise.
Date/Place of Publication:May 29, 1970, Paris
Page: 5004 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Order stipulates that the installation of electric generators
of ionizing radiation for medical purposes, which employ more than 500 KeV of
energy, is subject to preliminary authorization from the Minister of Public
Health, to be granted after consultation with the National Commission for
Hospital Establishments. An appendix details the manner in which application
for such authorization must be made.
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RADIATION
France Article/Source Title: "Public Health Code." Codes Control
de la securite sociale, de la sante publique, de No. 00678
la mutualite, de la famille et de 1'aide sociale,
6th ed.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Paris
Pages: 325; 926-927; 1010-1013
Language: French Source Repository: EPA
Articles L. 44-1 to L. 44-3 apply to the marketing, use and
storage of natural radioactive elements and restrict their use on the human
body to diagnostic or therapeutic medical purposes. Articles L. 631 to
L. 640 place restrictions on the use of artificial radioactive elements and
set up an Interministerial Commission to make decisions relating to the use
of such elements. Articles R. 5230 to R. 5238 detail the composition, ad-
ministration and functions of the Interministerial Commission.
Germany
Fed Rep of See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) Control No. 01014
Great Article/Souroe Title: "Atomic Energy Act 1946, Control
Britain 9 § 10 Geo. c. 80." Halsbury's Statutes of No. 00768
England, 3d ed., v. 37.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 369-385 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act establishes it as the duty of the Minister of Supply
(now the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry) to promote and control
the development of atomic energy. The Secretary may obtain any land or
water rights connected with the mining of minerals used in the production
of atomic energy and may prohibit the acquisition, production, treatment,
possession, use, disposal, export or import of any of the involved minerals
except by license.
Great Article/Source Title: "Atomic Energy Act 1954, Control
Britain 2 & 3 Eliz. 2, c. 32." Halsbury's Statutes of No. 00767
England, 3d ed., v. 57.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 386-399 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act, as amended by the 1959 Atomic Energy Act, establishes
the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. In its powers to purchase lands
and carry out works, the Authority must make certain that no ionizing radia-
tion from any waste discharged, in whatever form, causes injury to any person
or damage to any property.
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RADIATION
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Netherlands: Protection Control
Against Ionizing Radiation." International , No. 00757
Digest of Health Legislation, v. 14. World
Health Organization.
Date/Place of Publication: 1963, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages: 659-675 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This article summarizes the major provisions of Law No. 82 of
Feb 21, 1963 embodying regulations on the production of nuclear energy and
the use of radioactive substances and apparatus emitting ionizing radiation.
It also presents a full English-language translation of the Mar 18, 1963
Safety Decree (Stb. 98) on Ionizing Radiation. Its major subdivisions are
concerned with definitions, the prevention of accidents, contamination and
occupational diseases, and the duties of workers.
Netherlands Article/Source Title: "Protection Against Ionizing Control
Radiations: Netherlands." International Digest No. 00736
of Health Legislation, v. 22, no. 4. World
Health Organization.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages: 785-797 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This article summarizes Dutch legislation on protection from
ionizing radiation, citing each individual law, amendment, and decree.
Topically arranged, the article covers the competent authorities, the ad-
visory bodies, the overall control system in the field of nuclear energy,
and the use of radioactive substances and equipment emitting ionizing radi-
ation (within the context of the Nuclear Energy Law), penal legislation,
general rules for radiation protection from the standpoint of occupational
safety and medical surveillance of workers, special provisions applicable
to radioactive substances and to equipment emitting ionizing radiation,
control of radioactive pollution of the environment as well as the transport
of radioactive materials, food irradiation, and radiation protection in
medical establishments.
SOLID WASTE
Canada Article/Source Title: "National Harbors Board By- Control
Law A-l." SOR Cons./1955, v. 3. No. 00840
Date/Place of Publication: 1955, Ottawa
Pages: 2252-2254 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 4 of this Law prohibits anyone from causing or failing
to do anything which may bring about an encumbrance of the water or shore
of any harbor or an obstruction or danger to navigation in the harbor. It
further provides that nothing shall be thrown, drained or discharged into
the water, allowed to come into contact with the water, or deposited anywhere
within the limits of the harbor, which may damage vessels or property or
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SOLID WASTE
Canada (Control No. 00840) continued:
cause any nuisance or endanger life or health. The Section exempts ballast
or rubbish only when the Harbor Board assigns disposal sites.
Canada Article/Source Title: "Oil and Gas Production and Control
Conservation Act." Can. Rev. Stat. c. 0-4 (1970); No. 00844
amended by 1st Supp. 1970. c. 50; 2d Supp. 1970.
c. 10.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Ottawa
Pages: 5613-5643 Languages: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is the
administrative officer for this Act which applies to oil and gas in the
Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territory. The Act provides that the
Governor in Council may make regulations for the prevention of wastes, both
ordinary wastes and wastes as understood in the oil and gas industry. The
Chief Conservation Officer, appointed by the Minister, may order the cessa-
tion of operations causing wastes or the take-over of control and management
of works causing wastes. Similarly, he may institute proceedings to prevent
oil-and-gas industry wastes. Any person or his employee who commits an
offense under this Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more
than $1000, to six months imprisonment, or to both.
Canada See WATER (Canada) Control No. 00842
Germany Article/Source Title: "Baden-Wuerttemberg Law of Control
Fed Rep of Dec 21, 1971 (GB1. 1972 S. 1) on the Disposal of No. 00805
Waste (Excerpts)." Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur
Qlu/B-W: 4715). W. Burhenne, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, West Berlin
Pages: 11-19 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Law is designed to insure that solid wastes will be disposed
of in such a manner as not to impair the welfare of the general public nor to
prejudice the health of man or animal. Provisions cover the obligation to
dispose of waste, disposal facilities, planning procedures, monitoring, and
violations and penalties.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Hamburg Law of Jul 8, 1971 Control
Fed Rep of (GVB1. - HBG I S. 129) on Waste Disposal Proce- No. 00804
dures.'' Umweltrecht: Raum und Natur (Mu/HBG;
4740). W... Burhenne, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, West Berlin
Pages: 11-15 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Law, designed to assure that solid wastes are so disposed
of as not to endanger the health of man or animal nor to disrupt public
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SOLID WASTE
Germany Fed Rep of (Control No. 00804) continued:
safety, covers the area of validity, procedures for waste disposal, waste
disposal installations, monitoring by competent authorities, and violations.
Germany
Fed Rep of See WATER (Germany Fed Rep of) Control No. 01014
Great Article/'Source Title: "Removal and Disposal of Control
Britain Vehicles Regulations 1968, No. 43." Statutory No. 00848
Instruments 1968, Part I, Sec. 1.
Date/Place of Publication: 1968, London
Pages: 96-108 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These Regulations declare that a constable may arrange for the
removal of any vehicle left on a road or other land without lawful authority.
The Regulations include a Schedule showing the form of notice that must be
given the owner of the land where the vehicle rests. The owner of the land
has 15 days in which to object to the removal. If a vehicle is to be de-
stroyed, a notice to that effect must be attached to the vehicle for seven
days prior to its removal. These Regulations also describe the procedures
for attempting to find the owner of the abandoned vehicle and the system
of charges for the removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Sep 23, 1971 Enforcement Control
of the Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law." Cabinet No. 00822
Order No. 500
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 23, 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 156-165 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This Cabinet Order designates 13 items as industrial wastes. It
also delineates various control standards for general and industrial wastes
with respect to their collection, transportation and disposal and to main-
tenance standards for disposal devices.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Sep 23, 1971 Enforcement Control
Regulation of the Waste Disposal and Cleaning No. 00823
Law.'' Ministry of Health and Welfare Ordinance
No. 35.
Date/Place of Publication: Sep 23, 1971, Tokyo
Pages: 166-177 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This Regulation deals with the standards for maintenance, clean-
ing, and storage of industrial waste disposal devices; notification relating
to these devices; criteria for the granting of a permit to an industrial
waste disposal business; and qualifications for a position as a local environ-
mental hygiene officer and as a technical superintendent in charge of general
or industrial waste disposal facilities.
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WATER
Belgium Article/'Source Title: "Police Regulations on Navi- Control
gation in Belgian Sea Waters and Ports." Bulletin No. 00462
usuel des lois et arretes, v. 14.
Date/Place of Publication: 1930, Brusse1s
Page: 764 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Article 11, paragraph 2(a) of this Decree of Jan 22, 1929, pro-
hibits the throwing, depositing, permitting to float on, or discharging into
the waters of ports, their tributaries, or the Belgian sea waters, of any
object which may touch bottom, disturb navigation or hinder the free flow of
those waters, or which may discharge any material or liquid, especially oil
or any residues, that may pollute the shorelines.
Belgium Article/Source Title: "Pollution of the Sea Through Control
Hydrocarbons." Les codes et les lois speciales No. 00463
les plus usuelles, 52d ed., v.~T.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, Bruss e1s
Pages: 887-890 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree of Nov 29, 1967 implements the provisions of the Law
of Jul 4, 1962, and states in detail the obligations imposed on vessels for
the avoiding of pollution of the sea.
Canada Article/Source Title: "National Harbours Board Control
Act." Can. Rev. Stat. c. N-8 (1970). No. 00842
Date/Place of Publication:1970, Ottawa
Pages: 5309-5327 Languages: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
This Act, as amended by c. 16 of the Expropriations Act, 1st
Supplement (1970), provides that the Minister named by the Governor in Coun-
cil to administer this Act shall appoint a National Harbors Board with juris-
diction and control over certain designated harbors. The Governor in Council
may make by-laws for the direction and management of the Board and the ad-
ministration of these harbors. The Board may use reasonable force to execute
the by-laws when violation thereof may cause danger or annoyance to the public
or obstruct the operation of a harbor. (From this power the Board derives
authority to prevent the discharge of wastes and rubbish into harbor waters.)
Canada Article/Source Title: "Navigable Waters Protection Control
Act." Can. Rev. Stat. c. N-19 (1970). No. 00513
Date/Place of Publication:
Pages: 5525-5526; 5530-5535
Languages: English/French Source Repository: EPA
Sections of this Act prohibit the deposit of rubbish, the waste
products of logging, or any other material into navigable waters or their trib-
utaries when there are not at least 20 fathoms of water present at all times.
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Canada (Control No. 00513) continued:
The Governor in Council may declare waters exempt from this ban after satisfy-
ing himself that the public interest is not impaired. Provisions of this Act
are the administrative responsibility of the Minister of Transport.
Canada See SOLID WASTE (Canada) Control No. 00840
Finland See GENERAL (Finland) Control No. 00961
France Article/Source Title: "Decree on the Administration Control
and Classification of Waters and the Prevention of No. 00441
Pollution." Journal officiel de la Republique
francaise: Regime de 1'eau.
Date/Place of Publication:T970, Paris
Pages: 383-401 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Law No. 64-1245 of Dec 16, 1964, seeks to prevent water
pollution and restore the purity of waters. It prohibits the discharge into
the sea of materials of any kind, particularly industrial wastes harmful to
public health. The Law empowers departments and communes to undertake the
study, construction, and operation of all public works necessary for the
control of water pollution. It makes mandatory the establishment of a river
basin committee and a financial agency for each river basin or group of
basins. The Law also provides that a public administration office be charged
with the control of water pollution and be held strictly accountable for the
efficacy of its control operations.
Germany Article/Source Title: Betrifft: Umweltprogramm Control
Fed Rep of der Bundesregierung (Concerns the Environment No. 01014
Program of the Federal Government), No. 9 in the
Series "Betrifft." Federal Ministry of the
Interior.
Date/Place of Publication: Oct 1971, Bonn
Pages: 1-88 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This publication, part of a series titled "Betrifft" and put out
by the Federal Republic of Germany Interior Ministry, treats in detail the
various facets of the Government's environmental protection program initiated
in 1970. It covers the entire range of environmental problems and threats
and deals with the solutions being sought and applied by the Government in
conjunction with science, industry and other groups. Main topics in this
publication are: environmental chemicals and biocides; water, coastal waters
and high seas; air and noise pollution; and radioactive wastes. An appendix
contains a list of the Federal Republic's environmental legislation and of
its cost to the Government. There is also a glossary of environmental terms.
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Great Article/Source Title: Report of a River Pollution Control
Britain Survey of England and Wales, 1970, v. 1. Dept No. 00976
of the Environment -- The Welsh Office.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 1-59 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This report, the first of two volumes, presents findings of the
River Pollution Survey, which was conducted in collaboration with the river
authorities and is believed to be the most comprehensive of its kind ever
undertaken. It includes information on river quality and on those lengths
of river which could be used as sources of future public water supplies.
Rivers are classified by chemical criteria (four classes of pollution serious-
ness) and assessed in biological terms (four classes according to type of life
which they support). The text also contains a discussion of the administra-
tion of pollution control and numerous tables and graphs concerning the clas-
sifications. Accompanying the text are ten large foldout sectional maps re-
sulting from the Survey; samples of the nine forms used are also included.
One major finding of the Survey was that over three quarters of the lengths
of river in the area surveyed are free from pollution.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Salmon and Freshwater Control
Britain Fisheries Act, 1923, 13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 16." No. 00571
Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 15.
Date/Place of Publication:1969, London
Pages: 760-761; 798 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 8 makes it an offense for a person to put into any water
containing fish anything which would be injurious to the fish or the fishes'
food. Section 59(p) allows the fishery board to make by-laws to regulate
the deposit of any matter into waters containing fish.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Secretary of State for Control
Britain Wales and Minister of Land Natural Resources Order, No. 00575
1965." Statutory Instruments 1965, No. 519.
Date/Place of Publication: 1965, London
Pages: 785, 796 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This order transfers the following from the Minister of Housing
and Local Government to the Secretary of State: (1) functions under the
Water Acts 1945, 1948, and 1958 as applied to Wales; (2) functions under the
Water Resources Act, 1965. Schedule I, Part i lists the acts with functions
which are transferred, including the Alkali, Etc., Works Regulation Act, 1906,
the Public Health Act, 1956, Clean Air Act, 1956, and the Clean Rivers
(Estuaries and Tidal Waters) Act, 1960.
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Secretary of State for Control
Britain the Environment Order, 1970." Statutory Instru- No. 00584
ments 1970, No. 1681.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 5554, 5558 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This order transfers the functions of the Minister of Housing and
Local Government to the Secretary of State. Schedule I provides that the
Secretary of State for the Environment is to take over the functions formerly
handled by the Minister of Housing and Local Government under the Waters Act,
1945 and 1948 and the Water Resources Act, 1963. Section 9 describes the
exact sections of the Water Acts, 1945 and 1948 affected by the administra-
tive change.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Water Resources Act, Control
Britain 1963, c. 38." Halsbury's Statutes of England, No. 00555
3d ed., v. 39.
Date/Place of Publication:
Pages: 230, 235, 306-314 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This act establishes the river authorities and a water resources
board, and transfers to the river authorities the function under the Rivers
(Prevention of Pollution) Act, 1951 to 1961. Section 72 makes it illegal to
discharge polluting matter into any underground strata without the consent
of the river authority; which may grant such consent subject to any reason-
able conditions concerning the nature of discharge, protective measures to
be taken and provisions for inspection and maintenance. Section 74, however,
provides that the consent of the authority may be varied or revoked subject
to appeal to the Secretary of State for the Environment. The authority is
granted power to proceed with any means to remove the cause of pollution due
to an accident or unforeseen event. It may also make agreements with the
local sewerage authority to transfer outlets at the authority's expense.
Authorities are empowered to make bylaws to protect waters against pollution,
including the regulation of recreational uses of the waters.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Water Resources (Miscel- Control
Britain laneous Provisions) Regulations, 1965, c. 38." No. 00566
Statutory Instruments 1965, No. 1092.
Date/Place of Publication:1966, London
Pages: 2791-2796 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These regulations were made by the Minister of Housing and Local
Government. They provide procedural steps in appealing decisions of the
river authorities relating to the control of underground discharges. The
form required for the register of consents is detailed and the schedule pro-
vides a form for notice to the river authority of "intention to construct a
work for abstraction of water contained in underground strata."
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Water Resources Act, Control
Britain 1971, c. 34." Halsbury's Statutes of England, No. 00581
3d ed., v. 41.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 2284-2289 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This act is a supplement to the Water Resources Act, 1963, c. 38.
The Secretary of State for the Environment may authorize the river authority
to "discharge water into any inland water or underground strata." River
authorities and legally authorized water suppliers may make agreements con-
cerning the "discharge of water from any works," subject to the consent of
the Secretary of State for the Environment. The schedule to this act lists
.the procedural steps to be followed by the river authority in order to secure
permission for additional discharge points. Any person who is damaged by
reason of discharge of water in pursuance to an order under this act is en-
titled to compensation by the river authority.
GENERAL
Canada Article/Source Title: Environment Canada: Its Control
Organization and Objectives No. 00942
Date/Place of Publication:T971, Ottawa
Pages: 1-14 Languages: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
This pamphlet describes the organization and objectives of the
Department of the Environment, which officially came into being Jun 11, 1971,
following the proclamation of the Government Organization Act, 1970. The six
goals of the Department, also known as Environment Canada, are: to carry on
established resource programs and services; to clean up and control pollution;
to assess and control the environmental impact of major development; to
initiate long-term environmental programs; to promote and support interna-
tional environmental initiatives; to develop an environmental information and
education program. The organization of the Department is diagrammed and the
functions of the six assistant deputy ministers and the three director
generals are reviewed. Brief biographies of the top 11 officials are also
presented.
Canada Article/Source Title: "Reorganization - Environ- Control
ment Canada." Environment Canada News Release. No. 00944
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 15, 1972, Ottawa
Pages: 1-4 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This news release announces the reorganization, effective Jan 1,
1973, of the Department of the Environment, which will have two principal
components: (1) Fisheries and Marine Services, and (2) Environmental Services,
each headed by a Senior Assistant Deputy Minister. The names of the new
officials are given and their functions within the reorganized department are
briefly explained. An organization chart is also included.
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Canada Article/Source Title: Environment and the Law. Control
Date/Place of 'Publication: Mar 1972, Ottawa No. 00979
Pages: 1-24 Language: English/French
Source Repository: EPA
This pamphlet, prepared by the Information and Consumer Branch
of Environment Canada, summarizes environmental jurisdictions and recent
federal antipollution legislation in Canada. It discusses the origins and
purpose of Environment Canada, a Department created by the federal govern-
ment in Jun 1971. This Department has the responsibility for initiating
government-wide programs and for coordinating efforts related to environ-
mental protection. It also provides specialist advisory services to other
departments.
Finland Article/Source Title: United Nations Conference Control
on Human Environment. Finnish National Report. No. 00961
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Helsinki
Pages: 1-64 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
The first part of this report surveys the most important environ-
mental problems in Finland. Under the heading of settlement and urban
problems, there are discussions of population trends as well as of air and
water pollution from industry and traffic. Treated under the heading of
resources management are chiefly programs dealing with forestry and peatlands;
the section on pollution damage considers a system for describing, establish-
ing norms for, and supervising pollution. The second part of the report
surveys implemented and planned pollution control measures. These include
national acts, agencies, and institutes as well as programs for information
and education. Several maps and charts are included.
Japan Article/Source Title: "Jun 22, 1972 Law No. 85 on Control
Natural Protection." Kampo No. 00870
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Tokyo
Pages: 19-25 Language: Japanese
Source Repository: EPA
This is the first comprehensive law (58 articles) aimed at the
protection of the natural environment under the direction of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
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