umber 17
January, 1974
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). Mare 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.
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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 managenient/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:
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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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NOISE
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Germany Fed Rep of
Dec 19, 1952 Road Traffic Law (BGB1 I. S. 837) Last Amended
by the Implementing Law to the May 24, 1968 Law on Viola-
tions (BGB1 I. S. 503) (Excerpts) 1
Road Traffic Regulations in the Version of Mar 29, 1956
(BGB1 I. S. 327) - Excerpts 1
Dec 6, 1960 Regulations on the Admission to Road Traffic
(BGB1 I..S. 897) Excerpts 1
Trade Regulations in the Version of Feb 5, 1960 (BGB1 i. 5.
61) - Excerpts 2
Decree on Installations Requiring Authorization under Section
16 of the Trade Regulations in the Version of Jul 7, 1971 . . 2
Great Britain
The Hovercraft Act, 1968, c. 59 2
The Metropolitan Police Act, 1839, 2 § 3 Viet., c. 47 2
The Metropolitan Police Act, 1864, 27 $ 28 Viet., c. 55 .... 3
RADIATION
Great Britain
The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed
Diseases) Regulations 1959, No. 467 3
Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1965, No. 1067 ... 3
Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Rules 1968,
No. 332 3
Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Rules 1972,
No. 666 4
The Radioactive Substances Act 1948, 11 § 12 Geo. 6, c. 37;
as Amended 4
Radioactive Substances Act 1960, 8 § 9 Eliz. 2, c. 34 4
Radioactive Substances (Fire Detectors) Exemption Order 1967,
No. 1796 5
Radioactive Substances (Electronic Valves) Exemption Order
1967, Part III, Section 2 5
Netherlands
Sep 10, 1969 Decree (Stb. 404) on Radioactive Substances —
Nuclear Energy Law 5
Sep 10, 1969 Decree (Stb. 406) on Equipment -- Nuclear Energy
Law 6
Oct 13, 1969 Decree (Stb. 473) on Appeals from the Nuclear
Energy Law 6
Oct 16, 1969 Decree (Stb. 475) on Fees — Nuclear Energy Law . 6
Oct 22, 1969 Decree (Stb. 474) on the Duties of Officials in
the Inspection Services — Nuclear Energy Law 6
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RADIATION
Nov 12, 1969 Decree (Stb. 514) to Implement Articles 21, 29,
32, 34, 73, 74 and 89 of the Nuclear Energy Law 7
Dec 2, 1969 Order Staatscourant 241) Indicating the First
Offices -- Nuclear Energy Law 7
Dec 5, 1969 Order (Staatscourant 240) Indicating Countries --
Nuclear Energy Law of the Minister of Economic Affairs and
the State Secretary of Welfare and Public Health 7
Jun 17, 1971 Secrecy Decree -- Nuclear Energy Law 7
SOLID WASTE
Great Britain
Mines and Quarries Act 1954, 2 § 3 Eliz. 2, c. 70, as Amended . 8
The Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969, c. 10 8
The Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Prescribed Forms) Regula-
tions 1969, No. 807 8
Mines and Quarries (Tips) Regulations 1971, No. 1377 9
Mines and Quarries (Tippings Plans) Rules 1971, No. 1378 ... 9
WATER
France
Decree Setting Public Administration Rules to Implement
Chapter III of Book I of the Public Health Code as Regards
Potable Water 10
Decree Setting Penalties for the Violation of the Law on the
Administration and Classification of Waters and the Preven-
tion of Pollution 10
Decree on the Methodology for Establishing Limits to the
Degree of Pollution of Surface Waters 10
Decree No. 70-871 of Sep 25, 1970 on the Discharge of Certain
Products into Surface, Ground, and Maritime Territorial
Waters and Their Marketing and Distribution 11
Decree on the Prohibition of the Discharge of Certain Deter-
gents into Surface, Ground, and Maritime Territorial Waters
and the Control of the Marketing and Distribution of
Those Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products 11
Decree on the Exchange of Letters Between France and Switzer-
land of Oct 7 and 21, 1971 on the Application of the Con-
vention for the Protection of Lake Geneva Against Water
Pollution 11
Germany Fed Rep of
Feb 25, 1960 Water Law for Schleswig-Holstein (GVB1. Schl.-H.
S. 39) as Amended (Excerpts) 12
Lower Saxony Water Law of Jul 7, 1960 (GVB1. S. 105) as
Amended 12
Rhineland-Palatinate State Water Law of Aug 1, 1960 (GVB1. S.
153) as Amended (Excerpts) 12
Lower Saxony Decree of Jan 21, 1971 (GVB1. S. 5) on the Stor-
ing of Liquids Endangering Water Resources 13
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WATER
Great Britain
The Cemetaries Clause Act 1847, 10 & 11 Viet., c. 65 13
The Alkali, Etc., Works Regulation Act 1906, 6 Edw. 7, c. 14 . 13
The Metropolitan Water Board Act, 1939, 2 § 3 Geo. 6, c. 96 . 14
The Gas Act, 1948, 11 § 12 Geo. 6, c. 67 14
The Diseases of Animals Act, 1950, 14 Geo. 6, c. 36 14
The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act, 1967- c. 83 14
The Port of London Act, 1968, c. 32 15
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Rules,
1965 15
The Merchant Shippint (Oil Pollution) Act, 1971, c. 59 .... 15
The Prevention of Oil Pollution Act, 1971, c. 60 16
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NOISE
Germany Article/Source Title: "Dec 19, 1952 Road Traffic Control
Fed Rep of Law (BGB1 I. S. 837) Last Amended by the Iraple- No. 00907
menting Law to the May 24, 1968 Law on Violations
(BGB1 I. S. 503) (Excerpts)." Handbuch des
Laermschutzes: 50-025. Eberhard Gossrau, et al, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 1969, West Germany
Page: 1 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Law is designed to maintain public safety on public roads
and to prevent avoidable nuisances, in particular noise arising from motor
vehicle traffic.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Road Traffic Regulations Control
Fed Rep of in the Version of Mar 29, 1956 (BGB1 I. S. 327) - No. 00908
Excerpts." Handbuch des Laermschutzes: 50-030.
Eberhard Gossrau, et al, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 1969, West Germany
Pages: 1-4 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This legislation, requiring every road user to act in such a
manner as not to endanger, harm, or constitute a nuisance to others, au-
thorizes traffic officials to set regulations governing the use of motor
vehicles and trailers, especially in the vicinity of hospitals, spas, and
rest areas and during Sundays and holidays. The legislation restricts the
use of horns except as warning signals, prohibits high-pitched sound devices,
and bans the use of light and sound as advertising devices on motor vehicles
to the extent that they endanger traffic safety.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Dec 6, 1960 Regulations on Control
Fed Rep of the Admission to Road Traffic (BGB1 I. S. 897) No. 00909
Excerpts." Handbuch des Laermschutzes: 50-051.
Eberhard Gossrau, et al, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 1969, West Germany
Pages: 1-5 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
Sections 49 and 55 of these Regulations specify that motor ve-
hicles must be so constituted that they do not cause excessive noise, con-
sistent with the state of technology, and that horns must be used only to
warn of impending danger and not to frighten or annoy other persons.
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NOISE
Germany Article/Source Title: "Trade Regulations in the Control
Fed Rep of Version of Feb 5, 1960 (BGB1 I. S. 61) - No. 00915
Excerpts." Handbuch des Laermschutzes: 54-025.
Eberhard Gossrau, et al, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: Dec 1969, West Germany
Pages: 1-12 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
These Regulations require the licensing of commercial facili-
ties which because of their location or the nature of their activities are
likely to present a danger or nuisance for the immediate or general public.
The regulations further specify that the owners of facilities not requiring
such licenses notify local authorities of the intention to undertake activi-
ties that may cause excessive noise.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Decree on Installations Control
Fed Rep of Requiring Authorization under Section 16 of the No. 00916
Trade Regulations in the Version of Jul 7,
1971." Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, Bonn
Pages: 888-891 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree enumerates 58 categories of commercial enterprises
that come under the licensing requirements of the Trade Regulations in that
licenses are needed because of the endangering or annoying side-effects of
the activities carried out by these enterprises. Among the categories there
are several listed that involve noise pollution.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Hovercraft Act, 1968, Control
Britain c. 59." Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., No. 00887
v. 51.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 725-727 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act provides that regulations may be made by Order in
Council to control noise and vibrations caused by hovercraft. Penalties and
power of detention for non-compliance are established. Regulations are
subject to approval or annulment by Parliament.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Metropolitan Police Control
Britain Act, 1859, 2 5 3 Viet., c. 47." Halsbury's No. 00902
Statutes of England, 5d ed., v. 28.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, London
Page: 39 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 55 of this Act prohibits persons from discharging artil-
lery or firearms larger than a "common fowling piece" within 300 yards of a
dwelling to the annoyance of any inhabitant.
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NOISE
Great Article/Source Title: "The Metropolitan Police Control
Britain Act, 1864, 27 § 28 Viet., c. 55." Halsbury's So. 00905
Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 28.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, London
Page: 113 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 1 of this Act provides that, upon complaint from the
occupants of a house, street musicians and singers are required to depart
from the neighborhood.
RADIATION
Great Article/Source Title: "The National Insurance Control
Britain (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) No. 00775
Regulations 1959, No. 467." Statutory Instru-
ments 1959, Part II.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 1043-1070 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These Regulations, made pursuant to "The National Insurance
(Industrial Injuries) Act 1955" and "The National Insurance (Industrial
Injuries) Act 1946," include injuries caused by exposure to radiation among
those for which benefit claims for industrial disease or injury may be made
(see First Schedule, Part I, No. 24).
Great Article/Source Title: "Merchant Shipping (Dan- Control
Britain gerous Goods) Rules 1965, No. 1067." Statutory No. 00770
Instruments 1965, Part II, Section 1.
Date/Place of Publication:1966, London
Pages: 2681-2686 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These Rules, issued in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping
(Safety Convention) Act 1949, include radioactive substances under dangerous
goods. They require that prior to the loading of radioactive substances
aboard ship the owner or master of the vessel must be given a certificate
stating that the shipment is properly labeled and packed to withstand the
rigors of a sea voyage. The owner is required to provide adequate and safe
storage facilities depending on the nature of the substance.
Great Article/Source Title: "Merchant Shipping (Dan- Control
Britain gerous Goods) (Amendment) Rules 1968, No. 332." No. 00771
Statutory Instruments 1968, Part I, Section 1.
Date/Place of Publication:1968, London
Pages: 969-970 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These Rules make it unlawful to take any "dangerous goods" (in-
cluding radioactive materials) on board a passenger ship unless such
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RADIATION
Great Britain (Control No. 00771) continued:
transport is recommended by the 1966 Report of the Board of Trade Standing
Advisory Committee on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Ships.
Great Article/Source Title: "Merchant Shipping (Dan- Control
Britain gerous Goods) (Amendment) Rules 1972, No. 666." No. 00772
Statutory Instruments 1972, Part I, Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, London
Pages: 2146-2147 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These Rules substitute the "Blue Book" for the 1966 Report of
the Board of Trade Standing Advisory Committee on the Carriage of Dangerous
Goods in Ships. (The dangerous goods include radioactive materials.)
Great Article/Source Title: "The Radioactive Substances Control
Britain Act 1948, 11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 37, as Amended." No. 00697
Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 21.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, London
Pages: 899-909 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Authority to control import and export of radioactive substances
is designated to the Secretary of State for Education and Science. The
Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity must establish safety
regulations for various occupations involving use of radioactive substances
and irradiating apparatus. After consulting an Advisory Committee set up
by this Act, the Minister may issue regulations on manner of production,
storage and use of radioactive materials and irradiating apparatus, as well
as on disposal of radioactive wastes and transport of radioactive substances.
Regulations are subject to annulment by Parliament. Power of entry and in-
spection is granted and penalties for violations established. Sections 3 and
4 governing sale and use of radioactive substances and irradiating apparatus
for medical purposes have been repealed by the Medicines Act, 1968, c. 67,
paragraph 135(2) and Schedule 6.
Great Article/Source Title: "Radioactive Substances Act Control
Britain 1960, 8 § 9 Eliz. 2, c. 34." Halisbury's No. 00758
Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 37.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, London
Pages: 401-430 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act is designed to regulate the keeping and use of radio-
active materials and to make provisions for the disposal and accumulation of
radioactive waste. It specifies that no person may store radioactive material
unless he is registered or exempted from registration. A registration appli-
cation must state the premises where, the purposes for which, and the manner
in which the material will be used. The Act bans unauthorized disposal of
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RADIATION
Great Britain (Control No. 00758) continued:
radioactive waste. Local authorities are granted the power to take any
necessary action to prevent and control waste disposal likely to become
prejudicial to health or a pollution problem.
Great Article/Source Title: "Radioactive Substances Control
Britain (Fire Detectors) Exemption Order 1967, No. 1796." No. 00754
Statutory Instruments 1967, Part III, Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication:1968, London
Pages: 4797-4800 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Persons using fire detectors with limited radioactivity are
excused from the registration provisions of the Radioactive Substances Act.
Great Article/Source Title: "Radioactive Substances Control
Britain (Electronic Valves) Exemption Order 1967, No. No. 00755
1797." Statutory Instruments 1967, Part III,
Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1968, London
Pages: 4801-4805 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Persons using electronic valves with limited radioactivity or
instruments with such valves are exempted from the registration requirements
of the Radioactive Substances Act. This Order pertains to stationary or
mobile apparatus. The disposal or accumulation of "radioactivity in waste"
arising from the use of these valves is exempted from the prohibition against
such disposal.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Sep 10, 1969 Decree (Stb. Control
lands 404) on Radioactive Substances — Nuclear Energy No. 00721
Law." Kemenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 189-205 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree, issued to implement Sections 28 to 32 of the
Nuclear Energy Law, provides for protection against ionizing radiation
through licensing and rules for the use and disposal of radioactive sub-
stances. (This Decree was amended on Jun 17, 1971 to add further exemptions
to the complaint procedure in order to limit this procedure to those cases
in which a chance of danger, damage or nuisance exists for persons outside
of the structure concerned.)
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RADIATION
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Sep 10, 1969 Decree (Stb. Control
lands 406) on Equipment -- Nuclear Energy Law." No. 00725
Kernenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt, corap.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 262-273 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree specifies the type of equipment that may not be used
without a license from the Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health and
details the requirements governing the use of the equipment, including the
professional certification of the operators, safety of the equipment and con-
formance to standards, necessary shielding devices, and notification of in-
tent to put such equipment into operation or to shut it down.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Oct 13, 1969 Decree (Stb. Control
lands 473) on Appeals from the Nuclear Energy Law." No. 00724
Kernenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 288-290 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree declares that appeals from the Nuclear Energy Law
should be made in the form of requests to the Minister of Welfare and Public
Health and to the Minister of Economic Affairs. When a decision is made
contrary to what is asked in the request, the petitioner is requested to
explain his appeal in further detail. Reasons for decisions must be fully
given.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Oct 16, 1969 Decree (Stb. Control
lands 475) on Fees — Nuclear Energy Law." No. 00726
Kernenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 296-302 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree sets the amounts of the fees due to the State for
granting permits for the transportation of fissionable materials.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Oct 22, 1969 Decree (Stb. Control
lands 474) on the Duties of Officials in the Inspec- No. 00725
tion Services -- Nuclear Energy Law."
Kernenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 290-292 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree describes the responsibilities of inspection offi-
cials within the context of the Nuclear Energy Law.
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RADIATION
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Nov 12, 1969 Decree (Stb. Control
lands 514) to Implement Articles 21, 29, 32, 34, 73, No. 00728
74 and 89 of the Nuclear Energy Law."
Kernenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 319-323 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree provides for the immediate entry into force of a
number of texts, including: Chapter I and Chapters III to XI of the Nuclear
Energy Law: the Definitions Decree, the Decree on the Registration of
Fissionable Materials and Ores, the Decree on the Registration of Radioactive
Substances and Costs of Inspection Services, the Radioactive Substances
Decree, the Decree on the Transport of Fissible Materials, Ores, and Radio-
active Substances, and the Equipment Decree.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Dec 2, 1969 Order Control
lands Staatscourant 241) Indicating the First Offices -- No. 00750
Nuclear Energy Law." Kernenergiewet. J. H.
Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 355-356 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This document lists the offices where the carriers of fissionable
and radioactive materials must first stop before continuing transit through
the Netherlands.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Dec 5, 1969 Order Control
lands (Staatscourant 240) Indicating Countries -- No. 00729
Nuclear Energy Law of the Minister of Economic
Affairs and the State Secretary of Welfare and
Public Health." Kernenergiewet. J. H. Vergragt,
comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 353-355 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree, issued by the Minister of Economic Affairs and the
State Secretary of Welfare and Public Health, enumerates the countries that
require permits for the transport of fissionable materials.
Nether- Article/Source Title: "Jun 17, 1971 Secrecy Control
lands Decree — Nuclear Energy Law." Kernenergiewet. No. 00754
J. H. Vergragt, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Zwolle
Pages: 349-350 Language: Dutch
Source Repository: EPA
According to the provisions of this Decree, an obligation to
observe secrecy can be imposed upon persons who are engaged in the nuclear
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RADIATION
Netherlands (Control No. 00734) continued:
activities specified in the Decree, if the interest of the State so requires.
(An English-language summary of this Decree can be found in the Nov 1971
issue of the Nuclear Law Bulletin.)
SOLID WASTE
Great Article/Source Title: "Mines and Quarries Act 1954 Control
Britain 2 & 3 Eliz. 2., c. 70, as Amended." Halsbury's No. 00833
Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 22.
Date/Place of Publication:1970, London
Pages: 286, 354 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 2 of this Act requires that all mines be supervised by
a qualified mine manager who is responsible for securing the discharge by
all others of obligations imposed by regulatory legislation, including pro-
vision dealing with tipping and disposal of mine wastes. Section 89 makes
it an offence for any person employed at a mine to contravene statutory
regulations, including those dealing with tipping.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Mines and Quarries Control
Britain (Tips) Act 1969, c. 10." Halsbury's Statutes of No. 00834
England, 3d ed., v. 22.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, London
Pages: 626-669 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
A "tip" is defined as an accumulation of deposit of refuse from
a mine or quarry. The inspector must be notified before a tipping operation
is started or closed. Before a tipping operation is started, the mine owner
must establish rules which comply with statutory requirements, submit them
to the inspector for approval and enforce them regarding employees of the
mine. Plans of the tip, geological maps and sections of underlying strata
must be available to the inspector. Local authorities may also investigate
mine dumps which are a potential hazard to the public. The local authority
must have access to pertinent information about the dump, may enter the
property to conduct exploratory tests and may order that potentially hazardous
conditions be remedied. Owners may appeal such orders in court. Local au-
thorities may themselves conduct remedial operations to secure a disused tip
and recover expenses from the occur.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Disused Mine and Quarry Control
Britain Tips (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1969, No. No. 00832
807." Statutory Instruments 1969, Part II,
Section 1.
Date/Plaae of Publication: 1969, London
Pages: 2280-2295 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA ,
These Regulations consist of the forms of notice to be used by
local authorities to notify an owner of an unused tip that it presents a
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SOLID WASTE
Great Britain (Control No. 00832) continued:
hazard which requires remedial operations, and forms to be used by the owner
to notify authorities to conduct operations themselves and recover expenses.
Great Article/Source Title: "Mines and Quarries (Tips) Control
Britain Regulations 1971, No. 1377." Statutory Instru- No. 00830
ments 1971, Part II, Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication:1971, London
Pages: 3857-3870 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
A person must be appointed to supervise every action or closed
tip. Effective drainage of the tip is of primary concern. At least thirty
days prior to starting a tipping operation, the inspector must be notified.
Detailed plans of the proposed tip, which include information about the
weekly rate of refuse deposit and total expected accumulation, dumping and
compacting methods, proposed inspection, supervision and safety procedures,
and the results of tests, surveys, boreholes and water measurements, must
be submitted for approval. The inspector may require additional tests. Any
tip which may cause a hazard may be classified under these regulations, even
though it is not covered by the Mines and Quarries Act. The tip supervisor
must make weekly inspections of active tips and file a report with authorities.
Closed tips containing liquid refuse must be inspected every six months and
those containing solid waste, every year.
Great Article/Source Title: "Mines and Quarries (Tip- Control
Britain pings Plans) Rules 1971, No. 1378." Statutory No. 00831
Instruments 1971, Part II, Section 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 3871-3872 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These rules, made under section 6(2) of the Mines and Quarries
(Tips) Act 1969, establish requirements concerning lay out, scale, orienta-
tion, correlation with the National Grid and other features of tipping plans
which mine owners are required to keep. Every plan must show the general
direction and rate of dip of strata underlying the tip, and, so far as can
be determined , the position of any known fault which may affect the security
of the tip. All mine workings, whether operating or not, must be indicated,
as well as previous landslips, springs, watercourses and other topographical
features which might affect security of the tip. The designed height, con-
tours and boundaries of the tip must be included.
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WATER
France Article/Source Title: "Decree Setting Public Ad- Control
ministration Rules to Implement Chapter III of No. 00440
Book I of the Public Health Code as Regards
Potable Water." Journal officiel de la Republique
francaise: Regime de 1'eau.
Date/Place of Publication:T970, Paris
Pages: 245-251 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree, No. 61-859 of Aug 1, 1961, as amended, establishes
for the protection of water resources outer and inner protection zones within
which certain anti-pollution regulations apply. Within the inner zone, the
following activities are banned: drilling of wells, quarry operations, exca-
vation work and subsequent fill-in operations; depositing refuse, wastes, or
radioactive products likely to cause a deterioration of water quality; and
the installation of pipes or storage tanks for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons.
Likewise barred are all construction works, the application of manure, ferti-
lizers, and pesticides, and the pasturing of animals likely to cause a
deterioration of water quality. Within the outer zone, the above activities
may be controlled, particularly the installation of pipes and tanks accommo-
dating liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons and the deposit of chemical effluents
and radioactive products.
France Article/Source Title: "Decree Setting Penalties Control
for the Violation of the Law on the Administra- No. 00443
tion and Classification of Waters and the Pre-
vention of Pollution." Journal officiel de la
Republique francaise: Regime de 1'eau.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Paris
Pages: 477-478 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree No. 67-1094 of Dec 15, 1967 establishes fines for
the violation of the provisions of Law No. 64-1245, dealing with the pre-
vention of water pollution.
France Article/Source Title: "Decree on the Methodology Control
for Establishing Limits to the Degree of Pollu- No. 00446
tion of Surface Waters." Journal officiel de la
Republique francaise: Regime de 1'eau.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Paris
Pages: 505-508 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree, No. 69-50 of Jan 10, 1969, enumerates methods for
the standardization of procedures used to measure the degree of water pol-
lution, especially as regards sample-taking, analyses, and reporting.
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WATER
France Article/Source Title: "Decree No. 70-871 of Sep Control
25, 1970 on the Discharge of Certain Products No. 00449
into Surface, Ground, and Maritime Territorial
Waters and Their Marketing and Distribution."
Journal officiel de la Republique francaise:
Regime de 1'eau.
Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Paris
Pages: 625-626 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree authorizes the Council of State to forbid or regulate
the discharge of certain products into surface, ground, or maritime territorial
waters. It also authorizes the Council of State to regulate the marketing and
distribution of those products whose discharge into these waters is prohibited.
France Article/Source Title: "Decree on the Prohibition Control
of the Discharge of Certain Detergents into No. 00450
Surface Ground, and Maritime Territorial Waters
and the Control of the Marketing and Distribu-
tion of Those Detergents in Washing and Cleaning
Products.'' Journal officiel de la Republique
francaise: Regime de 1'eau.
Date/Place of Publication:T970, Paris
Pages: 627-629 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree, No. 70-872 of Sep 25, 1970, prohibits the discharge
into surface, ground and maritime territorial waters of any anionic, cationic,
amphoteric and non-ionic detergents whose biodegradability is less than 80
percent. Washing and cleaning products containing one or more of the above-
mentioned categories of detergents and whose biodegradability is less than 80
percent for each category may not be marketed or distributed.
France Article/Source Title: "Decree on the Exchange of Control
Letters Between France and Switzerland of Oct 7 No. 00459
and 21, 1971 on the Application of the Conven-
tion for the Protection of Lake Geneva Against
Water Pollution." Journal officiel de la
Republique francaise.
Date/Place of Publication: Nov 7, 1972, Paris
Pages: 11603-11604 Language: French
Source Repository: EPA
Decree No. 72-1003, dated Oct 27, 1972, relative to the Nov 16,
1962 Convention for the Protection of Lake Geneva against Water Pollution,
authorizes a joint Swiss-French Commission to conduct a five-year study of
the Lake to ascertain certain of its chemical and biological properties and
a similarly long program of coordination in terms of research and public
works for the improvement of the quality of the Lake's waters.
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Germany Article/Source Title: "Feb 25, 1960 Water Law Control
Fed Rep of for Schleswig-Holstein (GVB1. Schl.-H. S. 39) No. 00508
as Amended (Excerpts)." Umweltrecht: Raum und
Natur, v. I. W. Burhenne, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 11-44 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This general law on the use of water resources covers common and
private property rights and obligations in regard to these water resources,
approvals required for the construction and operation of installations utiliz-
ing or affecting these waters, the storage of substances likely to alter in a
detrimental way the chemical, physical, or biological quality of the water,
special directives for the use of surface, ground, and coastal waters, and
regulations concerning water transport.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Lower Saxony Water Law of Control
Fed Rep of Jul 7, 1960 (GVB1. S. 105) as Amended." No. 00499
Umweltrecht: Rauni und Natur, v. 1. W. Burhenne, comp.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, Ber1in
Pages: 11-62 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This general water Law covers the use of bodies of water within
the State, public and private property rights and limitations in the use of
these waters, licensing requirements for certain types of water exploitation,
the government's right to declare water preserves, regulations on the pumping
of substances likely to impair water quality, and structures and facilities
appertaining to water use. The Law also provides for the issuing of pure-
water directives and the quantities of water that may be withdrawn from the
water resources. The Lower Saxony Law restates particular sections of the
Federal Water Resources Management Law.
Germany Article/Source Title: "Rhineland-Palatinate State Control
Fed Rep of Water Law of Aug 1, 1960 (GVB1. S. 153) as No. 00504
Amended (Excerpts)." Umweltrecht: Raum und
Natur, v. 1. W. Burhenne, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pages: 11-33 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Law deals with the use of waters within the State and with
the approval of facilities affecting or pertaining to these waters. It pro-
vides for regulation of storage installations housing substances likely to
pollute these water resources. It also covers the maintenance and develop-
ment of surface waters and operations affecting ground waters.
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Germany Article/Source Title: "Lower Saxony Decree of Jan Control
Fed Rep of 21, 1971 (GVB1. S. 5) on the Storing of Liquids No. 00500
Endangering Water Resources." Uroweltrecht;
Raum und Natur, v. 1. W. Burhenne, comp.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Berlin
Pagee: 93-102 Language: German
Source Repository: EPA
This Decree, applicable to facilities for the storage of crude
oil, mineral oil, tar oil as well as their derivatives, especially gasoline,
diesel oil, heating and lubricating oils, and benzol and their mixtures, re-
quires that facilities subject to this Decree must be so constituted in their
design, construction, corrosive protection, and operating equipment; so pro-
cured, erected, mounted and installed; and so operated, maintained, shut down,
and removed that a harmful pollution of the water or any other unfavorable
change in its properties does not occur. Special requirements are set for
underground and above-ground storage facilities and for operational pipelines.
The Decree also provides for the testing and monitoring of storage facilities
to assure compliance and prescribes methods for the filling and emptying of
storage tanks. It also contains special directives applicable to facilities
located in water preserves or areas slated for development.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Cemetaries Clauses Act Control
Britain 1847, 10 § 11 Viet., c. 65." Halsbury's No. 00585
Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 3.
Date/Place of Publication:1968, London
Pagee: 445-446 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 20 provides for a fine of 50 pounds for any cemetery
company which causes any stream, canal, reservoir, ponds, etc., to become
fouled from any "offensive matter from the cemetery." Section 22 provides
a further penalty of 10 pounds for each day the offense continues following
24 hours after service of notice on the company.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Alkali, Etc., Works Control
Britain Regulation Act 1906, 6 Edw. 7, c. 14." No. 00580
Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 26.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 102-103; 114 Language: English
Source Repoeitory: EPA
Section 3(1) provides that liquid containing acid shall not be
permitted to come into contact with alkali waste. Violators are required
to pay the cost of providing proper drainage for such waste without contraven-
ing any pollution acts; they will be held liable for any damage caused by
reason of this drainage.
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Metropolitan Water Control
Britain Board Act, 1939, 2 £ 3 Geo. 6, c. 96." No. 00574
Halsbury's Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 39.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, London
Pages: 515-517 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 33 provides that the Metropolitan Water Board may make
bylaws prescribing the "construction and maintenance of drains, sewers, and
other equipment necessary to prevent contamination of the water of any water-
work over which the Board has jurisdiction." The Board is required to com-
pensate owners of land, any highway authority, or sewerage authority for ex-
penses in the construction of works under the Board's bylaws which they would
not have incurred under the local authority or in the regular discharge of
their duties as highway or sewerage authorities.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Gas Act, 1948, 11 § 12 Control
Britain Geo. 6, c. 67." Halsbury's Statutes of England, No. 00572
3d ed., v. 14.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, London
Page: 936 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Paragraph 32 of Schedule 3 provides that any Area Board which
permits any waste products "connected with the manufacture or supply of gas"
to foul any river, stream, or other inland water shall be liable for a fine
of up to 200 pounds, with an additional fine of 20 pounds for each day the
offense continues.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Diseases of Animals Control
Britain Act, 1950, 14 Geo. 6, c. 36." Halsbury's Statutes No. 00579
of England, 3d ed., v. 2.
Date/Place of Publication: 1968, London
Page: 359 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 78(vii) provides that any person who places into any
inland water or into the sea within three miles of shore any dead animal
which died of a disease is liable for a fine.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Sea Fisheries (Shell- Control
Britain fish) Act, 1967, c. 83." Halsbury's Statutes No. 00582
of England, 3d ed., v. 13.
Date/Place of Publication: 1969, London
Page: 997 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
Section 12 prohibits the deposit of any shellfish in the tidal
waters of Great Britain and in all other inland waters or on the land near
any water designated by the Minister, except where a person has procured
the proper license.
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Great Article/Source Title: "The Port of London Act, Control
Britain 1968, c. 32." Halsbury's Statutes of England, No. 00568
3d ed., v. 31.
Date/Place of Publication: 1971, London
Pages: 1070-1079; 1156-1159 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act established the Port Authority of London, whose duties
include the maintenance and improvement of the port and harbor facilities in
the vicinity of the Thames River. The provisions of the Rivers (Prevention
of Pollution) Acts 1951, 1961, and the Water Resources Act, 1963 are spe-
cifically applied to the Thames River area. Any variation as to the appli-
cation of these acts would require an order from the Minister (Secretary of
State for the Environment) after consultation with the Port Authority and the
Greater London Council. The separate spheres of responsibility of the Port
Authority and the London Council are delineated. Schedule 5, Part I estab-
lishes a pollution control committee and Part II specifies the extent to
which the pollution laws apply to the Thames area.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Merchant Shipping Control
Britain (Passenger Ship Construction) Rules, 1965." No. 00573
Statutory Instruments 1965, No. 1103.
Date/Place of Publication: 1966, London
Pages: 2836; 2873-2874 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
These regulations were made under the authority of Section 1
of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, 12, 13 § 14 Geo. 6,
c. 43, and Section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1964, c. 47. Section 10
provides that "oily water separator equipment" be used where it is not pos-
sible to keep water ballast from being mixed with oil. Section 80(4) re-
quires that oil fuel be "isolated from water ballast" and that the "acci-
dental discharge" of oil into the sea be prevented by all appropriate means.
All pumps used with the oil fuel system are to be separated from the feed,
bilge and ballast pumps.
Great Article/Source Title: "The Merchant Shipping (Oil Control
Britain Pollution) Act, 1971, c. 59." Halsbury's No. 00577
Statutes of England, 3d ed., v. 41.
Date/Place of Publication:1972, London
Pages: 1345-1360 Language: English
Source Repository: EPA
By this Act the owner of a commercial oil carrier is made
liable for any damage caused by contamination of the water in the area of
the United Kingdom from the discharge of oil from his ship as well as for
the cost of reducing such damage. Exceptions to this liability are pro-
vided when oil is discharged as the result of: (1) war, (2) action of some-
one other than the owner or his agent, (3) the negligence of a government
or authority providing navigational aids. When liability is incurred without
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Great Britain (Control No. 00577) continued:
the actual fault of the owner, his liability is limited, and where the
liability is paid, the court will order the release of the ship or other
property seized in connection with a claim. Every ship carrying more than
2,000 tons of "persistent oil" must have an official certificate of insurance
to cover the owner's liability before being permitted to enter or leave a
British port. This act gives effect to the International Convention on
Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, Brussels, 1969.
Great Article/'Source Title: "The Prevention of Oil Pol- Control
Britain lution Act, 1971, c. 60." Halsbury's Statutes No. 00556
of England, 3d ed., v. 41.
Date/Place of Publication: 1972, London
Pages: 1361-1398 Langauge: English
Source Repository: EPA
This Act, a consolidation of the Oil in Navigable Water Acts of
1955, 1963 and 1971, imposes fines upon British registered ships for dis-
charging oil into the open sea or into the territorial waters of the United
Kingdom. Fines are extended to cover pipelines and sea explorers. The act
empowers the Secretary of State to require registered vessels to be fitted
with equipment to prevent oil discharge and provides for fines for infrac-
tions against these regulations. Provision is also made for the discharge
of ballast water containing petroleum spirit as directed by the harbor au-
thority. The act also empowers the Secretary to take action with regard to
ships in waters adjacent to the U.K. which are about to cause large scale
pollution and provides for the extension of these measures to ships not
registered in the U.K. which are outside its territorial waters. Enforcement
provisions include the mandatory record keeping of all pertinent oil opera-
tions.
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