Number 5
            November, 1973
       SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
      ENVIRONMENTAL
 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
Branch  (see back page for order form).  ffore detailed English abstracts
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
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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

Germany Fed Rep of
     See SOLID WASTE  (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No.  00801  ...      11
Netherlanas
     See PESTICIDES (Netherlands) -- Control No. 00609  	       5


                             NOISE
Germany Fed Rep of
     Apr 23, 1959 Hesse Police Ordinance on Noise Abatement  (GVB1
       S. 9) in the Mar 15, 1965 Version (GVB1 S. 69)   .	       1
     Aug 23, 1962 Lower Saxony Decree (GVB1 S. 46) on the Abatement
       of Noise	       1
     Nov 30, 1964 North Rhine-Westphalian Decree (GVB1  S. 348) on
       the Abatement of Noise	       2
     Sep 2, 1966 Berlin Decree (GVB1 S. 1389) on the Abatement of
       Noise	       2
     Dec 16, 1966 Schleswig-Holstein Decree (Police Ordinance) on
       Noise Abatement (GVB1 S. 262)	       2
     See SOLID WASTE  (Germany Fed Rep of) -- Control No. 00801  ...      11
Great Britain
     The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations,  1969,
       No. 321	       3
Japan
     Jun 1, 1951 Law No.  185 Concerning Vehicles for Road Trans-
       portation, as Amended	       3
     Jul 28, 1951 Ministry of Transportation Ordinance  No. 67 on
       Safety Standards for Motor Vehicles for Road Transportation,
       as Amended	       3
     Sep 7, 1967 Law No.  284 on the Enforcement of the  Law Con-
       cerning Noise Abatement in the Vicinity of Public Airports  .       4
     Jun 10, 1968 Law No.  98 on Noise Abatement	       4

                           PESTICIDES

Japan
     Ministerial Ordinances on the Use of Agricultural  Chemicals
       and on the Control and Ban of Sale of Organic Chlorine
       Pesticides  	       4
Netherlands
     Jul 16, 1964 Order No. J 1991 on Exceptions to the Law on
       Pesticides  	       5
     Mar 15, 1965 Order No. 93641 on Residues, as Amended  	       5
     Jul 2, 1934 Law  (Stb. 352) on Industrial Safety, as Amended . .       5
     Mar 25, 1950 Decree (Stb.  K 107) on Agricultural Safety,
       as Amended	       5
     Oct 20, 1969 Order No. 489/269 on Competent Officials 	       6
     Jul 25, 1964 Decree (Stb.  319) on Residues	       6
     Jul 12, 1962 Law (Stb. 288)  on Pesticides	       6

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                           RADIATION

Canada
     Nuclear Reactors Order, No. 1/201/57-1/206/57  	      6
     Shipping Containers Order  	      7
     Industrial Radiography Order, No. 1/200/66 	      7
     Prescribed Equipment Export Control Order, No. 01/201/67-I/
       206/67 	      7
     Particle Accelerators Order, No. 1/201/70-1/206/70 	      7
France
     Order of Jan 6, 1959 Concerning Establishment of the Labora-
       tory of Measurement and Control of Ionizing Radiation in the
       Work Environment	      8
     Decree No. 66-450 of Jun 20, 1966, Concerning General Princi-
       ples for Protection from Radiation 	      8
     Order of Nov 10, 1967 on Qualifications of Doctors Using
       Artificial Radioactive Elements in Open Sources for Medical
       Purposes 	      8
     Order of Apr 23, 1969, Concerning Approval of Apparatuses and
       Installations Using Ionizing Radiation for Medical Purposes  .      9
     Order of Jun 22, 1970, Listing Occupations Requiring Special
       Medical Supervision  	      9

                          SOLID  WASTE

Germany Fed Rep of
     Hesse Law of Jul 13, 1971  (GVB1 - HES. I S. 191) on the
       Orderly Disposal  of Wastes (Excerpts)   	      9
     Lower Saxony Ordinance of Aug 6, 1971  (Nieders. GVB1 S. 269)
       on the Storage and Destruction of Poisonous and Mineral Oil-
       Containing Waste  Substances	     10
     North Rhine-Westphalia Ordinance of Aug 9, 1971 (GVB1. S. 227)
       on the Removal of Dangerous Waste Substances from Industrial
       Plants	     10
     Rhineland-Palatinate Law of Jan 17, 1972  (GVB1. S. 81) on the
       Orderly Disposal  of Wastes 	     10
     Thirtieth Law of Apr 12, 1972 to Amend the Constitution  (Art.
       74 - Environmental Protection)  	     11
Japan
     Dec 28, 1950 Law No. 303 for the Control of Poisonous and
       Potent Agents, as Amended by Law No. 131, Dec 25, 1970 ....     11
     Jun 23, 1972 Extraordinary Measures Law No. 85 for the Con-
       solidation of Waste Disposal Facilities  	     11
Netherlands
     See PESTICIDES  (Netherlands) -- Control No. 00828  	      6
Sweden
     General Public Safety Regulations, 1956   	     11
     Law for the Protection of Nature  (1964:822), as Amended  ....     12
     Standard Proposal with Commentary for  Agreements Between
       Municipalities and Trash Collection  Contractors  	     12
     Statute on Cleanliness in the Municipalities, 1970, No. 892,
       as Amended	     **

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                                WATER

Be Igiim
     Establishing and Implementing the General Conditions for
       Discharging Waste Waters Not Coming from Communal Sewers  ...     13
     Amendment to the Decree Establishing and Implementing the
       General Conditions for Discharging Waste Waters Not Coming
       from Communal Sewers	     13
     Amendment to the Decree Establishing the General Conditions
       for Discharging Waste Waters Not Coming from Communal
       Sewers	     13
Canada
     Canada Shipping Act - Can. Stat. c. 27, Pt. XIX (1970-72)   ...     14
     Canada Shipping Act, Garbage Pollution Prevention Regulations   .     14
     Canada Water Act	     14
     Canada Water Act, Phosphorus Concentration Control Regulations  .     15
     Fisheries Act, Chlor-Alkali Mercury Regulations; Can. Rev.
       Stat. c.  F-14 (1970) as Amended 2d Supp. 1970, c. 17 	     15
     Northern Inland Waters Act 	     15

                              GENERAL

Great Britain
     Pollution,  the Word on the Lips of Toronto	     16
     The Public Health Act, 1936, 26 Geo. 5 § 1 Edw. 8, c. 49  ....     16
Sweden
     See SOLID WASTE (Sweden) -- Control No. 00817  	     12
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                                 AIR
Germany     See SOLID WASTE (Germany Fed Rep of) — Control No. 00801
Fed Rep of
Nether-
lands
            See PESTICIDES (Netherlands) — Control No.  00609
                               NOISE
                                                                   Control
                                                                   No. 00926
Germany     Article/'Source Title:  "Apr 23, 1959 Hesse Police
Fed Rep of    Ordinance on Noise Abatement (GVB1 S. 9) in the
              Mar 15, 1965 Version (GVB1 S. 69)."  Handbuch
              des Laermschutzes:  58 560.  Eberhard Gossrau,
              et al, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 1969, West Germany
            Pages:  1-3            Language:   German
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Decree forbids the generation of avoidable noise likely to
endanger the health of others.  It covers noises emitted from machines and
equipment, the disruption of night rest, the use and operation of motor ve-
hicles in built-up areas, loudspeakers and sound-reproducing devices, work
sirens and other acoustical signals, and the setting off of fireworks.  The
armed forces, the police and postal services, and the fire department and
railroads are exempted from the prohibitions of this Decree to the extent
that the noise created is a necessary byproduct of their activities.

Germany     Article/Source Title:  "Aug 23, 1962 Lower Saxony      Control
Fed Rep of    Decree (GVB1 S. 146) on the Abatement of Noise."     No. 00928
              Handbuch des Laermschutzes:  38 410.  Eberhard
              Gossrau, et al, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 1969, West Germany
            Pages:  1-3            Language:   German
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Decree contains a number of prohibitions against the genera-
tion of avoidable noise from machines and equipment, motor vehicles, sound-
reproducing equipment and musical instruments, sirens and sound signals and
against noise during the night hours.  Military and public service units are
exempted from the provisions of the Decree to the extent that noise arising
from their activities cannot be avoided without prejudice to the fulfillment
of their duties.

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                               NOISE

Germany     Article/Source Title:  "Nov 30, 1964 North Rhine-      Control
Fed Rep of    Westphalian Decree  (GVB1 S. 348) on the Abatement    No. 00930
              of Noise."  Handbuch des Laermschutzes:  58 460.
              Eberhard Gossrau, et al, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 1969, West Germany
            Pages:  1-3            Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	
            This  Decree  forbids the  generation of avoidable noise capable of
adversely affecting the  health of  others.  To this end, it places limitations
on the use of  sound-reproducing devices and musical instruments, work sirens,
the use and operation of motor vehicles, the setting off of pyrotechnical
devices, and on the generation of  noise during night hours.  The Decree also
requires that  domestic animals be  so kept as not to produce disturbing noises.

Germany     Article/Source Title:  "Sep 2, 1966 Berlin Decree      Control
Fed Rep of     (GVB1 S. 1389)  on the  Abatement of Noise."  Hand-    No. 00924
               buch des Laermschutzes:  58 210.  Eberhard
               Gossrau, et al, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 1969, West Germany
            Pages:  1-3            Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	
            This Decree, based on the principle that everyone is obliged to
conduct himself in  such a manner that others are not disturbed by avoidable
noises capable of endangering health, covers the disruption of night rest,
use or operation of motor vehicles, use of  sound-reproducing and musical in-
struments, the beating of carpets and other objects, and factory sirens and
other acoustical signals.

Germany     Article/Source Title:   "Dec 16, 1966 Schleswig-        Control
Fed Rep of    Holstein Decree  (Police Ordinance) on Noise Abate-   No. 00931
              ment  (GVB1 5.  262)."  Handbuch des Laermschutzes:
              38 610.  Eberhard Gossrau,  et al, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 1969, West Germany
            Pages:  1-4             Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Decree forbids the generation of avoidable noise that is
likely to encroach upon the  rights  of others and requires the application
of measures to reduce excessive noise in  the using of machines, installations,
or vehicles consistent with  the state of  technology.  The Decree covers in
particular the disruption of night  rest,  the use of motor vehicles, sound-
reproducing equipment and musical instruments, factory sirens, lawn mowers
and power-operated garden tools, and noisemakers to frighten birds and pests,
as well as fireworks.

Germany
Fed Rep of  See SOLID WASTE  (Germany Fed Rep of) — Control No. 00801

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                               NOISE

Great       Article/Source Title:  "The Motor Vehicles (Construe-  Control
Britain       tion and Use) Regulations, 1969, No. 321."           No. 00898
              Statutory Instruments 1969, Part I, Section 1.
            Date/Place of Publication:1969, London
            Pages:  848-849; 884-887; 897-898; 922-923
            Language:  English	Source Repository:  EPA	

            Sections of the 1969 Motor Vehicles Regulations pertaining to
control of excessive noise are included.  Section 22 requires all motor ve-
hicles to be equipped with a muffler.  Sections 23 and 89 establish maximum
noise emission levels allowable for various types of new and old vehicles.
Procedures for measuring noise levels are specified.  Driving a vehicle which
makes excessive noise is prohibited in Section 87.  Driving in such a manner
as to cause noise which could be avoided by exercise of reasonable care is
also prohibited (Section 88).  When a vehicle is parked,  it must be shut off
to prevent noise except under certain circumstances (Section 90).  Section
91 restricts the use of audible warning devices.

Japan       Article/Source Title:  "Jun 1, 1951 Law No. 185        Control
              Concerning Vehicles for Road Transportation, as      No. 00875
              Amended."  Kogaiho handobuk.  Kanazawa Yoshio, ed.
            Date/Place of Publication:T970, Tokyo
            Pages:  598-599; 700-701    Language:  Japanese
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Law, as amended by Law No. 89 of May 31, 1971, stipulates
that all motor vehicles and certain motor bicycles are required to be equip-
ped with mufflers according to safety standards set by the Ministry of
Transportation.  It also stipulates that the Ministry of Transportation is
responsible for conducting safety inspections of all vehicles, including
tests for excessive noise.

Japan       Article/Source Title:  "Jul 28, 1951 Ministry of       Control
              Transportation Ordinance No. 67 on Safety Stand-     No. 00876
              ards for Motor Vehicles for Road Transportation,
              as Amended."  Kogaiho handobuk.  Kanazawa Yoshio, ed.
            Date/Place of Publication:1971, Tokyo
            Pages:  702-704        Language:  Japanese
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 91, dated Dec 24,
1970, prescribes, among other things, the maximum limits for noise emission
from various types of vehicles and the examining of vehicles for compliance
at inspection time.  It also sets forth standards for the installation of
horns.

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                                NOISE

Japan       Article/Source Title:   "Sep 7,  1967  Law No. 284 on     Control
               the  Enforcement  of the  Law Concerning Noise Abate-   No. 00878
               ment  in  the Vicinity  of Public Airports."  Kogaiho
               handobuk.  Kanazawa Yoshio,  ed.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1969, Tokyo
            Pages:   705-707         Language:  Japanese
            Source  Repository:  EPA	

            This Order includes the designation  of specified airports, de-
tails regarding Government financial  aid to those airports installing noise
prevention  equipment,  and also deals  with  indemnity.

Japan       Article/Source Title:   "Jun 10, 1968 Law No. 98 on     Control
               Noise Abatement." Kogai kankei horei kaisetsu       Do. 00871
               shu.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, Tokyo
            Pages:   225-231         Language:  Japanese
            Source  Repository:  EPA	

            This Law,  as amended by the May 31,  1971 Law No. 88, consists of
six chapters dealing with general provisions, control of designated factories,
control of  designated  construction  works,  authorized limits on automobile
noise, miscellaneous provisions, and  penalties.  Owners of factories and con-
struction companies in designated areas are required to submit particulars on
noise-creating devices and equipment  to be used  along with the means or plans
to abate excessive  noise.  When the level  of noise does not conform to con-
trol standards, the Governor may recommend a change in the method of abate-
ment.  The  Director General of the  Environmental Protection Agency is respon-
sible for setting  limits on noise emissions from motor vehicles.  In case of
excessive noise, he may request the local  public safety commission to take
appropriate action  under the Road Traffic  Law.   The national Government is
obliged to  assist  industry in  securing funds for the installation of anti-
noise devices.

                          PESTICIDES

Japan       Article/Source Title:   "Ministerial  Ordinances on      Control
               the Use  of Agricultural  Chemicals  and on the Con-    No. 00600
               trol  and Ban of  Sale  of Organic Chlorine Pesti-
               cides."  Ministry of  Agriculture and Forestry
               Ordinances No. 24 and 26 of  Apr 1  and 17, 1971.
            Date/Place of Publication:1971, Tokyo
            Pages:   330-335         Language:  Japanese
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            The first  of these  two  Ordinances concerns the use of agricultural
chemicalsjthat can cause crop and soil pollution.  The second concerns the
prohibition and control of the  sale of organic chlorine pesticides.

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                          PESTICIDES

Nether-     Article/Source Title:  "Jul 16, 1964 Order No. J       Control
lands         1991 on Exceptions to the Law on Pesticides."        No. 00605
              Bestrijdingsmiddelenwet 1962 en Meststoffenwet
              1947.  B. L. Hof, corap.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1970, Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Pages:  24-25          Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order, issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
and the Minister of Welfare and Public Health, lists a number of chemicals
that are used as pesticides which are exempted from the provisions of the
Jul 12, 1962 Law on Pesticides.

Nether-     Article/'Source Title:  "Mar 15, 1965 Order No. 93641   Control
lands         on Residues, as Amended."  Bestrijdingsmiddelenwet   No. 00608
              1962 en Meststoffenwet 1947.  B. L. Hof,  comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:T970, Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Pages:  155-169        Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order, issued by the State Secretary for Welfare and Public
Health and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, prescribes the maximum
amounts of active ingredients of pesticides and their toxic metabolites
allowable in certain categories of foodstuffs.

Nether-     Article/Source Title:  "Jul 2, 1934 Law (Stb. 352)     Control
lands         on Industrial Safety, as Amended."  Veiligheidswet   No. 00609
              1934.  W. J. 't Hoen and I.  L. Rikmenspoel, comps.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Pages:  18-22          Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            Article 7 of this Law empowers the Minister of Social Affairs and
Public Health to make regulations concerning measures to be taken against
poisonous or disagreeable gases and dusts and against occupational poisoning
and contamination.

Nether-     Article/Source Title:  "Mar 25, 1950 Decree (Stb.      Control
lands         K 107) on Agricultural Safety, as Amended."          No. 00611
              Veiligheidswet 1954.  W. J.  't Hoen and I. L.
              Rikmenspoel, comps.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Pages:  261-262        Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            Article 71, 72 and 72a of this Decree implement the 1934 Law on
Industrial Safety as it pertains to agriculture and mention various forms of
poisoning by chemical compounds, some of which are use in pest control.

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                          PESTICIDES

Nether-     Article/ Source Title:  "Oct 20, 1969 Order No. 489/    Control
lands         269 on Competent Officials."  Bestrijdingsmiddelen-  No. 00612
              wet 1962 en Meststoffenwet 1947.  B.L. Hof, comp.
            Date/ f Lace of Pub U cation:  1970, Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Page:  153             Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA _

            This Order,  issued by  the Minister of Justice, designates the
competent authorities to  adjudicate violations of the 1962 Law on Pesticides.

Nether-     Article/ Source Title:  "Jul 25, 1964 Decree  (Stb.      Control
lands         319) on Residues."   Bestrijdingsmiddelenwet 1962     No. 00613
              en Meststoffenwet 1947.  B. L. Hof, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1970, Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Page:  154             Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA _

            This Order defines pesticide residues in terms of the 1962 Law
on Pesticides.

Nether-     Article/ Source Title:  "Jul 12, 1962 Law (Stb. 288)    Control
lands         on Pesticides."  Bestrijdingsmiddelenwet 1962 en     No. 00828
              Meststoffenwet 1947.  B. L. Hof, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1970,- Zwolle (Netherlands)
            Page:  15              Language:  Dutch
            Source Repository:  EPA _

            Article 13 of this legislation states that a decree may be issued
to give further provisions on, among other things, the discarding and destroy-
ing of empty containers  and remainders of pesticides.

                           RADIATION

Canada      Article/ Source Title:  "Nuclear Reactors Order,        Control
              No. 1/201/57-1/206/57."  SOR/57-145, 91 Can. Gaz.    No. 00699
              Pt. II, 433 (Apr 24, 1957).
            Date/Place of Publication:  1957, Ottawa
            Page:  433             Language:  English
            Source Repository:  EPA _
            This Order, issued under the Atomic Energy Control Act, states
that nuclear reactors are property which, in the opinion of the Board, may be
used for the production, use, or application of atomic energy, and are spe-
cified as prescribed equipment under the Atomic Energy Regulations of Canada.
A person may deal in any nuclear reactor only after he has received an order
from the Board to do so.  This Order does not apply to any reactor built
wholly by or for and operated wholly by or on behalf of a department or
agency of the Government of Canada.

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                           RADIATION

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Shipping Containers Order."    Control
              SOR/63-65, 97 Can. Gaz. Pt. II, 193 (Feb 27,         No. 00705
              1963).
            Date/Place of Publication:  1964, Ottawa
            Page:  193             Language:  English
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            The Schedule of this Order provides that no prescribed radioactive
substance may be shipped unless the container meets the requirements as to
packaging, shielding, and labeling set forth by a statutory body having juris-
diction over the proposed method of transportation and has been specifically
approved for the particular shipment involved.

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Industrial Radiography         Control
              Order, No. 1/200/66."  SOR/66-128,  100 Can.  Gaz.     No. 00702
              Pt. II, 314 (Mar 1, 1966).
            Date/Place of Publication:  1967, Ottawa
            Page:  314             Language:  English
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order forbids any person performing an industrial radiography
operation from using a radioactive substance unless he has been certified as
a junior or senior industrial radiographer or is  working under the direct
supervision of such a radiographer.  At least one person must be a certified
senior industrial radiographer at any place where two or more prescribed
radioactive substances are used.

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Prescribed Equipment Export    Control
              Control Order, No. 01/201/67-1/206/67."  SOR/        Wo. 00701
              67-189, 101 Can. Gaz. Pt. II, 675 (Apr 5, 1967).
            Date/Place of Publication:1968, Ottawa
            Page:  675             Language:  English
            Source Repository:  EPA	
            This Order prescribes certain properties on the Export Control
List as being such that they must be specified under Atomic Energy Control
Regulations.  No import permit or order is required to authorize the importa-
tion into Canada of any of the properties specified as prescribed equipment
under this Order except as provided by the Nuclear Reactors Order of Apr 24,
1957-

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Particle Accelerators Order,   Control
              No. 1/201/70-1/206/70."  SOR/70-250, 104 Can. Gaz.   No.  00700
              Pt. II, 642 (Jim 1, 1970).
            Date/Place of Publication:  1970, Ottawa
            Page:  642             Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order declares particle accelerators, defined as equipment
capable of imparting high kinetic energy to charged particles through inter-
action with electric or magnetic fields and primarily designed to produce or
use in its operation atomic energy and prescribed substances, to be prescribed
equipment within the context of the Atomic Energy Control Regulations.

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                           RADIATION
France      Article/Source Title:  "Order of Jan 6, 1959, Con-     Control
              cerning Establishment of the Laboratory of Measure-  No. 00671
              ment and Control of Ionizing Radiation in the Work
              Environment."  Hygiene  § securite, Ilth ed.
              J. Pluyette, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, Paris
            Pages:  1121-1122      Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order, amended on Apr 7, 1959, and Oct 4, 1967, sets up the
Laboratory of Measurement and Control of  Ionizing Radiation in the Work En-
vironment and briefly describes administrative and financial aspects of its
operations.  Further details of the Laboratory's functions, especially its
control of the  dosimeters used by various business enterprises to determine
the extent to which workers are exposed to radiation, are contained in two
"Circular Letters":   (1)  "Circular Letter No. 94 of Oct 10, 1960, Concern-
ing the Function of the Laboratory of Measurement of Control of Ionizing
Radiation under Working Conditions Established by Order of Jan 6, 1959" and
(2) "Circular Letter T.E. 43/64  (VI)  - 36 of Apr 21, 1964," which amends the
earlier Letter.  Both of these "Circular  Letters" appear in "Hygiene et
securite," Ilth ed., pp 1123-1128.

 France     Article/Source Title:  "Decree No. 66-450 of Jun 20,   Control
              1966, Concerning General Principles for Protection   No. 00667
              from Radiation."  Hygiene § securite, Ilth ed.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, Paris
            Pages:  1046-1060      Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            The purpose of this Decree is to establish general principles for
protection from radiation.  It applies to activities which might lead to ex-
posure to radiation, especially to the manufature, treatment, handling, use,
storage, transportation and disposal  of natural or artificial radioactive
substances.  The exercise of the above-mentioned activities is subject either
to prior declaration or to authorization  in advance, with the exception of
certain cases established in Article  3.   Four appendices to the Decree deal
with technical  definitions of radiation.

France      Article/Source Title:  "Order of Nov 10, 1967 on       Control
              Qualifications of Doctors Using Artificial Radio-    No. 00674
              active Elements in Open Sources for Medical
              Purposes."  Journal Officiel de la Republique
              Francaise.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Nov 23, 1967, Paris
            Page:  11417           Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order stipulates that doctors who wish to be authorized by
the Minister of Social Affairs to use artificial radioactive elements in open
sources must either be able to demonstrate that they have received officially
sanctioned training in the use of such elements, be in possession of


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                            RADIATION

France (Control No. 00674) continued:

ministerial authorization, or be able to certify that they have had five years
experience in using radioactive elements for medical purposes.  An Order amend-
ing some of the specific conditions under which doctors may receive authoriza-
tion appears in the "Journal Officiel" for Nov 10, 1968, pp 10537-10538.

France      Article/Source Title:  "Order of Apr 23, 1969, Con-    Control
              cerning Approval of Apparatuses and Installations    No.  00673
              Using Ionizing Radiation for Medical Purposes."
              Hygiene § securite, llth ed.   J. Pluyette, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, Paris
            Pages:  1130-1134        Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Order stipulates that individual practitioners or establish-
ments using radiation for diagnosis or treatment must obtain permission for
the use thereof.  Title I covers general points such as:  how and to whom re-
quests for using apparatuses and installations which use radiation must be
made; what standards these installations must meet; the periodic control of
the devices; and the action to be taken when such devices are found to be
defective.  Other sections of the Order contain provisions specific to the
use of machines for dental or medical X-ray diagnosis and to installations
for medical X-ray therapy.  Further instructions pertinent to the administra-
tion of the Order appear in "Circular Letter No. 1055 of July 17, 1969, Con-
cerning Approval of Apparatuses and Installations Using Ionizing Radiation
for Medical Purposes" (see "Hygiene $ securite," llth ed., pp 1134-1137).

France      Article/Source Title:  "Order of Jun 22, 1970, List-   Control
              ing Occupations Requiring Special Medical Super-     No.  00676
              vision."  Journal Officiel.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Sep 12, 1970, Paris
            Pages:  8532-8533    Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	
            Among the occupations listed are those involving work with X-rays
and radioactive elements.

                          SOLID  WASTE

Germany     Article/Source Title:  "Hesse Law of Jul 13, 1971      Control
Fed Rep of    (GVB1 - HES. I S. 191) on the Orderly Disposal of    No. 00805
              Wastes (Excerpts)."  Umweltrecht:  Raum und Natur
              (Mu/HFS:  4745).  W. Burhenne, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1972, West Berlin
            Pages:  11-18        Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	
            This Law, aimed at the disposal of solid wastes in a manner not
to prejudice the welfare of the general public, covers the obligation to
dispose of wastes, waste disposal installations, planning of waste disposal,
monitoring by Government agencies, and violations.

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                         SOLID  WASTE

Germany     Article/Source Title:  "Lower Saxony Ordinance of      Control
Fed Rep of    Aug 6, 1971  (Nieders. GVB1 S. 269) on the Storage    Ho. 00806
              and Destruction of Poisonous and Mineral Oil-
              Containing Waste Substances."  Umweltrecht:  Raum
              und Natur  (Mu/NDS:  4755).  W. Burhenne, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1972, West Berlin
            Page:  91            Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Ordinance prohibits the storage or destruction of poisonous
and mineral oil-containing waste substances outside of installations that have
been licensed by competent authorities.  The Ordinance enumerates exceptions,
cites competent authorities, and imposes penalties for violation.

Germany     Article/Source Title:  "North Rhine-Westphalia         Control
Fed Rep of    Ordinance  of Aug 9, 1971  (GVB1. S. 227) on the       No. 00807
              Removal of Dangerous Waste Substances from In-
              dustrial Plants."  Umweltrecht:  Raum und Natur
               (Mu/N-W:   4760).  W. Burhenne, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1972, West Berlin
            Pages:  31-32        Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	
            This Ordinance  covers definitions of waste substances, the obli-
gation to inform local authorities of the  intended removal of health-endanger-
ing wastes, the prohibition of these  waste-removal operations when they en-
danger health, and violations  of regulations, and the jurisdiction of mining
offices.

Germany     Article/Source  Title:  "Rhineland-Palatinate Law       Control
Fed Rep of    of Jan  17,  1972  (GVB1.  S.  81) on  the Orderly         No. 00808
              Disposal of Wastes."  Umweltrecht:  Raum und Natur
              (Mu/RH-PF 4770).   W. Burhenne, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:   1972, West Berlin
            Pages:  11-21       Language:  German
            Source Repository:   EPA	

            This Law  regulating waste disposal  requires that waste be disposed
of in such a manner as not  to  impair  the welfare of the general public nor to
disrupt public safety.  The Law covers the obligation to dispose of wastes,
the disposal obligations  of industrial and other economic enterprises, waste-
storing installations, and  the planning  of waste disposal.  It also takes up
procedural rules and  hearings,  monitoring  programs, criminal offenses and
penalties and the duty of the  Minister of  Agriculture, Viniculture, and En-
vironmental Protection to keep the public  informed on the problems of waste
disposal.
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Germany     Article/Source Title:  "Thirtieth Law of Apr 12,       Control
Fed Rep of    1972 to Amend the Constitution (Art. 74 - Environ-   No. 00801
              mental Protection)."  Bundesgesetzblatt.  Teil I.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Apr 14, 1972, Bonn
            Page:  593           Language:  German
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Amendment to the West German Federal Constitution states
that the concurrent legislative powers of the Federation and of the States
shall extend to the control of solid wastes as well as to the control of
air pollution and the suppression of noise.

Japan       Article/Source Title:  Dec 28, 1950 Law No. 303 for    Control
              the Control of Poisonous and Potent Agents, as       No. 00825
              Amended by Law No. 131, Dec 25, 1970.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 28, 1950, Tokyo
            Pages:  357-373      Langauge:  Japanese
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            Poisonous and potent agents specified by this Law shall not be
disposed of unless their toxic natures are diluted or otherwise neutralized
according to methods prescribed.

Japan       Article/Source Title:  Jun 23, 1972 Extraordinary      Control
              Measures Law No. 85 for the Consolidation of         No. 00824
              Waste Disposal Facilities.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Jun 23, 1972, Tokyo
            Pages:               Language:  Japanese
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Law requires the Minister of Health and Welfare to draft a
business plan for the consolidation of waste disposal facilities by the end
of Fiscal Year 1975 (Mar 31, 1976).  This plan must be approved by Cabinet
decision.

Nether-
lands       See PESTICIDES (Netherlands) — Control No. 00828

Sweden      Article/Source Title:  "General Public Safety Regu-    Control
              lations, 1956."  Sveriges Rikes Lag.  C. G.          No. 00819
              Hellquist, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1972, Stockholm
            Pages:  B0150-55     Language:  Swedish
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            Section 3 of this ordinance is concerned with maintenance of com-
munity cleanliness.  The municipality is required to maintain places open .to
the general public which are situated within its jurisdiction.  This includes
removal of snow and ice, street sweeping, removal of waste and litter (includ-
ing sand placed on roads to prevent skidding), cleaning and maintenance of
gutters and storm sewers, removal of weeds and similar maintenance problems.
Specific provisions on responsibility for such functions are included.

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                          SOLID  WASTE

Sweden      Article/'Source Title:  "Law for the Protection of      Control
              Nature  (1964:822), as Amended."  Svensk              No. 00817
              forfattningssamling 1972:799.
            Date/Place of Publication:Dec 28, 1972, Stockholm
            Pages:  1-12         Language:  Swedish
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Law  provides a general framework for protection of nature.
Various responsibilities are delegated to local and national authorities.
Sections 23 and 24 deal directly with problems of solid waste.  Disposal of
sheet metal, glass, plastic, paper or waste in such a manner as to cause
deterioration of the  environment is prohibited.  Persons responsible for such
dumping may be ordered to rectify the situation, and local health boards may
take action to prevent recurrences.  This Law is applicable to abandoned
automobiles and junk  yards; however, these problems are usually dealt with
under local laws.  Sections 37 to 43 establish criminal and civil liabilities.
Other sections concern national parks and monuments, nature reserves and
open air recreation areas.  Section 3a refers to the Statute for Protection
of the Environment, 1969, No. 387 for provisions concerning water, air and
noise pollution.

Sweden      Article/Source Title:  "Standard Proposal with Com-    Control
              mentary for Agreements Between Municipalities and    No. 00818
              Trash Collection Contractors."  Miljoskyddslagen
              m. f1.  forfattningar samt anvisningar och rattsfall.
            Date/Place of Publication:  Dec 1968° Stockholm
            Pages:  134-144      Language:  Swedish
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This is the text of the 1968 version of the proposed standard
agreement to be negotiated between municipalities and private contractors
concerning trash collection.  The city is responsible for maintaining clean-
liness in the community under the Statute on Cleanliness in the Municipali-
ties, 1970, No. 892.  However, this is usually accomplished by private con-
tractors rather than  a city sanitation department.

Sweden      Article/Source Title:  "Statute on Cleanliness in      Control
              the Municipalities, 1970, No. 892, as Amended."      No. 00816
              Sveriges Rikes Lag.  C. G. Hellquist, comp.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1972, Stockholm
            Pages:  B1055-56     Language:  Swedish
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Statute requires municipalities to maintain cleanliness of
streets, squares, parks and other public places.  Real estate owners and
users may be required to perform certain maintenance tasks such as cleaning
sidewalks adjacent to the property.  Municipalities are further required to
restore public places which have become littered or run down.  Persons re-
sponsible for littering a public place may be ordered to restore the area,
but that failing, the municipality remains ultimately responsible.

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Sweden (Control No, 00816) continued:

Municipalities are required to provide suitable places for waste disposal
which must meet requirements of environmental protection laws.  Trash collec-
tion monopolies may be established.  Decisions by a municipal authority may
be appealed to the county authority.   This Statute is amended by Svensk
Forfattningssamling 1971:949.  Fees which may be charged for trash collection
and maintenance of community cleanliness are established in SFS 1965:54.

                                WATER

Belgium     Article/'Source Title:   "Establishing and Implement-    Control
              ing the General Conditions for Discharging Waste     No.  00461
              Waters Not Coming from Communal Sewers."  Bulletin
              usuel des lois et arretes.
            Date/Place of Publication:1954, Brussels
            Pages:  29-31       Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Decree of Dec 29,  1953, implementing the provisions of the
Law of Mar 11, 1950, divides water into three categories:  drinking water,
water found in fishing areas or used by animals, and water used by industry.
It establishes the conditions under which industries may discharge waste
water into these categories of waters.

Belgium     Article/Source Title:   "Amendment to the Decree        Control
              Establishing and Implementing the General Condi-     No.  00460
              tions for Discharging Waste Waters Not Coming from
              Communal Sewers."  Bulletin usuel des lois et
              arretes.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1957, Brussels
            Pages:  63-64       Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Decree of Jan 29,  1957, amending the Implementing Law of
Mar 11, 1950, establishes the procedure and forms to be followed in taking
samples of discharge water for inspection purposes.

Belgium     Article/Source Title:   "Amendment to the Decree        Control
              Establishing the General Conditions for Discharg-    No.  00459
              ing Waste Waters Not Coming from Communal Sewers."
              Bulletin usuel des lois et arretes.
            Date/Place of Publication:1964, Brussels
            Pages:  102-104      Language:  French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Decree of Dec 3,  1963, amending the Decree of Dec 29, 1953,
creates a fourth category of water, that is, those not included in the three
categories established in Article 1, of the Decree of 1953, and particularly
those going into drains, ditches and aqueducts of public roads.  It estab-
lishes in detail the restrictions and conditions on discharging polluted
waters into ditches bordering public roads.

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                                WATER

Canada.      Article/Source Title:  "Canada Shipping Act - Can.     Control
              Stat. c.  27, Pt. XIX  (1970-72)."  Acts of the Parlia-   No. 00519
              ment of  Canada.
            Date/Place of Publication:   1971, Ottawa
            Pages:   543-575      Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Act authorizes the Governor in Council to make regulations
on the discharge of  pollutants into the  waters from a ship, to classify pol-
lutants, prescribe the manner in which they may be carried aboard ships, set
safety standards,  and  requires records to be kept on loading and unloading
operations in Canadian waters.  Further  it grants pollution prevention offi-
cers the right  to  require ships to report on their compliance with regula-
tions, to board and  inspect  ships, order them outside of Canadian waters,
and to require  any ship  to help clean up any pollutant when a grave danger
exists.  The Act makes owners of offending ships  liable for the costs of
actions taken to remedy  conditions of pollution resulting from illegal
discharge.  It  also  establishes a Maritime Pollution Claims Fund, authorizes
levies on bulk  oil imported  into Canada, and provides penalties for violators
of these provisions.

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Canada Shipping Act, Garbage   Control
              Pollution  Prevention Regulations."  SOR/71-654,      No. 00520
              105  Can. Gaz.  Pt. II, 2154 (Dec 14, 1971).
            Date/Place of Publication:Dec 22, 1971, Ottawa
            Pages:   2134-2135    Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            These  regulations proscribe  the throwing or discharge of garbage,
galley waste, paper, rags, junk or similar refuse from ships into the terri-
torial seas or  inland  waters of Canada.

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Canada Water Act."  Can.       Control
              Rev. Stat. c.  5 (1st Supp. 1970).                    No. 00521
            Date/Place of Publication:   1970, Ottawa
            Pages:   33-62        Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            This Act,  administered by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Re-
sources, is designed to  improve water quality and to develop a comprehensive
program of water resource management in  Canada through cooperative agreements
with one or more provinces.  Water quality agencies are required to conduct
studies and recommend  water quality plans for different areas.  These agen-
cies are empowered to  construct and operate water treatment facilities, to
take waste samples, and  prescribe water  quality standards.  The Governor in
Council may make regulations prescribing the types, quality, and treatment
of wastes, and  the procedures to carry out the aims of this Act.  The Governor
in Council shall also  issue regulations  to establish the concentration of
nutrients that  may be  added to any cleaning agent or water conditioner and to
provide the means to determine whether manufacturers are complying with these
standards.

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                                WATER

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Canada Water Act, Phosphorus   Control
              Concentration Control Regulations."  SOR/70-554,     No. 00522
              104 Can. Gaz. Pt.  II,  865 (Jul 29.  1970).
            Date/Place of Publication:Aug 26,  1970, Ottawa
            Page:  863           Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:   EPA	

            These regulations set the permissible concentration of prescribed
nutrients, interpreted here as phosphorus and all its compounds, in laundry
detergents.  After Aug 1,  1970, the concentration is set at 20% by weight
expressed as phosphorus pentoxide or 8.7% by weight expressed as elemental
phosphorus.  The method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and
Materials shall be used in determining the concentration by weight of pre-
scribed materials in any laundry detergent.

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Fisheries Act, Chlor-Alkali    Control
              Mercury Regulations;  Can. Rev. Stat. c. F-14         No. 00516
              (1970) as Amended 2d Supp.  1970, c. 17."   SOR/72-
              92, 106 Can. Gaz. Pt. II, 456 (Mar 29, 1972).
            Date/Place of Publication:Apr 12,  1972, Ottawa
            Pages:  436-440      Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:   EPA	

            These regulations authorize mercury in the  liquid effluent from
a plant to be placed in waters frequented by fish providing the quantity
deposited by the plant in one day does not exceed .005  pound per ton of
chlorine produced by the plant in the same day.   The amount of mercury shall
be determined from a composite sample.  The regulations require the owner or
supervisor of such a plant to keep records and submit them to the Minister
as requested.  The format of these records is illustrated in the annexes.

Canada      Article/Source Title:  "Northern Inland Waters Act."   Control
              Can. Rev. Stat. c.  28 (1st Supp. 1970).              No. 00517
            Date/Place of Publication:1970, Ottawa
            Pages:  883-905      Languages:  English/French
            Source Repository:   EPA	

            This Act is designed to provide for the conservation, development
and utilization of the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories.  Administered
by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development acting through the
Yukon Territory Water Board and the Northwest Territories Water Board, this
Act prohibits the unauthorized alteration or diversion  of the flow or storage
of waters within a water management area or use of waters without a license.
It further bans the depositing of waste in these waters.  Under its provisions
the Governor in Council may make regulations in procedures for licensing,
establishing water management areas, and he may lift the applicability of the
Act to territorial lands that he believes are required  for the protection of
any water resource and order any board to refuse a license.
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                              GENERAL

Great       Article/Source Title:  "Pollution, the Word on         Control
Britain       the Lips of Toronto."  British Steel.  R. Cordero.   No. 00790
            Date/Place of Publication:  Jan 1972, London
            Pages:  28-29        Language:  English
            Source Repository:  LOG	

            The article is a brief conference report on the fifth annual
meeting of the International Iron and Steel Institute  (IISI) held in Toronto
in October 1971.  In addressing the pollution problem, it was brought out that
public pressures have sometimes resulted in ill-conceived government regula-
tions.  One participant stated that because pollution  control is expensive,
the industry should tie its efforts in this area to improving efficiency and
productivity in the steelmaking processes, and vice-versa.  A photo of a new
smokeless and fumeless coke charging car is included.

Great       Article/Source Title:  "The Public Health  Act, 1936,   Control
Britain       26 Geo. 5 § 1 Edw. 8, c. 49."  Halsbury's Statutes   No. 00901
              of England, Sd'ed., v. 26.
            Date/Place of Publication:  1971, London
            Pages:  269-280      Language:  English
            Source Repository:  EPA	

            Sections of the Public Health Act of 1936  which pertain to con-
trol of nuisances are included.  Statutory nuisances include maintaining a
premises or operating a business so as to present a health hazard or cause a
nuisance to the community.  Various pollution problems may be prosecuted under
these provisions.  Local authorities are responsible for inspecting districts
to detect nuisances.  They may take action in local courts which may serve
abatement notices, impose fines or order local authorities to eliminate
nuisance.  Cost of eradicating a nuisance may be recovered from owner of
property on which it occurred.  If more than one person is responsible for a
nuisance, proceedings may be taken against any one or  group of them.  In-
dividuals may initiate action in court to compel authorities to intervene in
a nuisance case.  Local authorities may initiate action in High Court if
local statutes are considered insufficient to abate nuisance.

Sweden      See SOLID HASTE  (Sweden) — Control No. 00817
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