FOREIGN DOCUMENTS Number 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS SUMMARIES OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS MARCH, 1973 '\ PRtffc0 Library Systems Branch, Office of Planning and Management Office of Internationa! Activities !U 5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Washington, D C 20460 ------- FOREWORD Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environmental reports issued by foreign governments and international organizations. This is the seventh in a series of announcements of foreign documents received. The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expensive, sffould be requested only when essential for operation of EPA programs. Translation Services Requisition Form #1350-1 is used to request translations. A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future retrieval of these summaries by: a. country b. subject area ^ ^ air Headquarters and Chemical Libraries water EPA West Bldg Room 3340 noise Mailcode 3404T pesti cides 1 3Q1 constitution Ave NW c. type of document legal /legislative/regulatory management/pi arming scientific/technical socio-economic This series, which is devoted to summaries of government reports and concentrated on the legislative, economic and social aspects, supplements foreign scientific and technical literature abstracts covered by other EPA information services: APTIC SWIRS PIC NOISE Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign government 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. ------- TABLE OF CONTENTS AIR Belgium Law of December 28, 1964 Regarding the Fight Against Atmospheric Pollution 1 March 9, 1962 -- Royal Decree Modifying Title III of the General Regulations for the Protection of Labor 1 Royal Decree of March 14, 1968 Regarding General Regulations on Road Police 1 Canada Canada Clean Air Act, Can. Stat. c. 47 (1970-1971) 2 Motor Vehicle Act, Can. Rev. Stat. c. 26 (1st Supp. 1970), Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, S.O.R./70-487 104 Can. Gaz. Pt. II 2 Saskatchewan (Canada) Air Pollution Control Act, Saskatchewan Rev. Stat. c. 267 (1965) 2 France Circular Letter on Atmospheric Pollution 3 Composition of Exhaust Gases Discharged by Motor Vehicles Equipped with Gasoline Engines 3 The Coordination of Measures to Prevent Air Pollution 3 Decree Regulating Instruments Used to Measure the Content of Carbon Oxides in Gases Emitted by Engines 4 Exhausts Produced by Motor Vehicles 4 Implementation of Law No. 61-842 for the Prevention of Atmospheric Pollution and Odors 4 Limitation of the Carbon Monoxide Content of Exhaust Gases from Motor Vehicles Set in the Idling Position 5 The Prevention of Atmospheric Pollution and Odors and the Amending of the Law of Dec 19, 1917 5 Rules on the Management and Operation of Treatment Factories for Crude Oil Derivatives and Residues 5 West Germany Clean Air Law 6 Second (Bavarian) State Ordinance for the Implementation of Art. 18b of the State's Criminal Law and Ordinances (Ordinance to Prevent Air Pollution by Furnace Installations) of Jul 16, 1969 6 Third (Bavarian) State Ordinance for Implementing Article 18b of the State's Criminal Law and Ordinances (Ordinance to Prevent Air Pollution by Chemical (Dry) Cleaning Plants) of Aug 24, 1970 7 North Rhine-Westphalia: 1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Ordinances Implementing the Immission Protection Law 7 ------- NOISE Japan Environmental Standards Related to Noise SOLID WASTE Switzerland See WATER (Switzerland) -- Control No. 00362 9 WATER Switzerland Directives Applicable to the Discharge of Residual Waters .... 8 Directives of the Federal Department of the Interior Concerning Technical Rules to be Applied and the Dimensions to be Ascribed Installations Serving the Discharge and Purification of Waste Water, May 1, 1967 8 Swiss Federal Assembly Law on the Protection of Water Against Pollution, October 8, 1971 9 GENERAL Canada Alberta (Canada) Clean Air Act and the Department of the Environ- ment Act, Alberta Stat. c. 16 and 24 (1971) 9 Alberta (Canada) Environment (Conservation Act, Alberta Stat. c. 36 (1970) Amended by the Department of Environment Act, Alberta Stat. c. 24 (1971) 9 Canada Shipping Act, Can. Rev. Stat. c. S-9, Part IX (1970) ... 10 Manitoba (Canada) Clean Environment Act, Manitoba Rev. Stat. c. C130 (1970); Amended by 1970, c. 62 10 New Brunswick (Canada) Clean Environment Act, New Brunswick Stat. c. 3 (1971) 10 Newfoundland (Canada) Clean Air, Water and Soil Authority Act 1970, Newfoundland Stat. c. 81 (1970) 11 Nova Scotia (Canada) Environmental Pollution Control Act, Nova Scotia Stat. c. 4 (1970) 11 Ontario (Canada) Environmental Protection Act, 1971, Ontario Stat. c. 86 (1971) 12 Japan Environmental Quality Standards, Emission Standards, and Effluent Standards in Japan 12 Switzerland Decree of the Federal Council Creating an Office for the Protec- tion of the Environment in the Federal Department of the Interior, May 26, 1971 12 11 ------- GENERAL (contd.) West Germany Baden-Wuerttemburg: Law on Protection Against Air Pollution, Noise and Vibrations (Immission Protection Law) of February 4, 1970 13 Bavarian Building Ordinance in the Promulgation Version of August 21, 1969 13 Bavarian State Criminal Law and Ordinances Dealing with Public Security and Order in the Promulgation Version of November 19, 1970, as amended February 19, 1971 13 Berlin Building Ordinance in the Version of February 13, 1971 . 14 Hamburg Building Ordinance of December 10, 1969 14 Hesse: Building Ordinance of July 6, 1957, as Amended October 5, 1970 15 Schleswig-Holstein Building Ordinance 15 Thirtieth Law Amending the Constitution (Article 74 - Environ- mental Protection), April 12, 1972 15 Lower Saxony State Law for Protection Against Air Pollution, Noise, and Vibration (Immission Protection Law) of January 6, 1966 16 North Rhine-Westphalia: Law for Protection Against Air Pollu- tion, Noise and Vibration Immission Protection Law in the Promulgation Version of April 1, 1970 16 111 ------- AIR Belgium Article/Source Title: "Law of December 28, 1964 Control Regarding the Fight Against Atmospheric Pollu- No. 00456 t ion.'' Les codes et les lois speciales les plus usuelles en vigueur en Belgique. 52d ed., v. 3. Date/Place of Publication:1969, Brussels Pages: 996-998 Language: French Source Repository: EPA The law empowers the Belgian government to take steps to prohibit or control atmospheric pollution by requiring the use of antipollution devices. The law defines pollution as any discharge into the air that is liable to have a deleterious effect on human health, on animals or plants, or to cause damage to monuments or scenic landscape. The Minister of Health is responsible for coordinating activities with other agencies, for the analysis of emitted sub- stances, for researching the effects of air pollution and means for curbing it, and for educating the public on antipollution measures. The law further provides for the banning of unsuitable devices and sets penalties for violations. Belgium Article/Source Title: "March 9, 1962 -- Royal Control Decree Modifying Title III of the General Regula- No. 00454 tions for the Protection of Labor." Bulletin usuel des lois et arretes concernant 1'administration gen erale. Date/Place of Publication: 1962, Brussels Pages: 160-161 Language: French Source Repository: EPA Articles 364 and 574 of .this decree extend its provisions to cover the handling of zinc and lead ores and to the manufacture, assembly, and distri- bution of electrical lead batteries in structures regarded as dangerous to health. Belgium Article/Source Title: "Royal Decree of March 14, Control 1968 Regarding General Regulations on Road No. 00455 Police." Les codes et les lois speciales les plus usuelles en vigueur en Belgique. 32d ed., v. 2. Date/Place of Publication:1969, Brussels Pages: 1168, 1191 Language: French Source Repository: EPA This decree bans the throwing or abandoning on public roads of any object that may emit smoke or steam. It also requires that motor vehicles be maintained and operated in such a way as not to spread oil and other combustibles in an unacceptable manner or to emit smoke that may impair traffic safety or disturb other road users. The degree also sets penalties for violations. ------- AIR Canada Article/Source Title: Canada Clean Air Act, Can. Control Stat. c. 47 C1970-1971). In force Nov 1, 1971. No. 00556 S.O.R./71-569. Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Ottawa Pages: 951-979 Language: English/French Source Repository: EPA Act, "relating to ambient air quality and to the control of air pollution," empowers the Minister of Fisheries and Forestry to establish, operate, and maintain a system of air pollution monitoring stations throughout Canada, to collect air pollution data for publication, conduct research and draw up plans for the control and abatement of air pollution. The act also au- thorizes the Governor in Council to prescribe as national ambient air quality objectives those formulated by the Minister and to establish national emission standards and set standards for fuels and additives used in the operation of federal enterprises. Canada Article/'Source Title: Motor Vehicle Act, Can. Rev. Control Stat. c. 26 (1st Supp. 1970), Motor Vehicle No. 00358 Safety Regulations, S.O.R./70-487 104 Can. Gaz. Pt. II. Date/Place of Publication: Nov 25, 1970, Ottawa Pages: 1245-1247, 1320-1322 Language: English/French Source Repository: EPA Schedule E of this regulation defines crankc'ase emissions, ex- haust emissions, and evaporative emissions. It proscribes the discharge of crankcase emissions into the atmosphere and limits evaporative emissions from a gasoline-powered light-duty vehicle to 6 grams of hydrocarbons. The regula- tion further limits hydrocarbon exhaust emissions to 2.2 grams per mile for a light-duty vehicle and 275 parts per million by volume for a heavy-duty vehicle and 1.5 percent per volume for a heavy-duty vehicle. The opacity of the ex- haust emissions of a diesel-powered vehicle should not exceed 40 percent during acceleration and 20 percent during lugging. The regulation also provides for the determination of compliance by means of approved test methods. Canada Article/'Source Title: Saskatchewan (Canada) Air Control Pollution Control Act, Saskatchewan Rev. Stat. No. 00557 c. 267 (1965). Date/Place of Publication: 1965, Regina Pages: 4358-4365 Language: English Source Repository: EPA This Act empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations for the control of air pollution. These regulations may prescribe the permissible density of air pollution, prohibit or limit any type of in- cineration, as well as control the operation of internal combustion engines. The Act provides that the Minister of Health may assist municipal officials in developing appropriate programs, investigate problems of pollution control, and ------- AIR Canada. (Control No. 00357) continued: recommended procedures for determining amounts of pollution and necessary con- trol. The Act also provides for an Air Pollution Advisory Committee to give counsel on the regulation, control, and effects of air pollution. France Article/Source Title: "Circular Letter on Atmo- Control spheric Pollution." Hygiene § Securite: lois No. 00576 . et textes reglementaires, llth ed. Date/Place of Publication: 1971,,Paris Page: 1238 Language: French Source Repository: EPA This letter, dated Aug 4, 1965, from the Minister of the Interior, to prefects, emphasizes-the extent of the powers vested in them, in collabora- tion with local authorities, to prevent air pollution. The letter points up the advantage of immediacy that local authorities havein the detection and re- porting of incidents of excessive air pollution. France Article/Source Title: "Composition of Exhaust Control Gases Discharged by Motor Vehicles Equipped with Ilo. 00374 Gasoline Engines." Journal officiel de la Republique francaise. Date/Place of Publication: May 17, 1969, Paris Pages:: 4930-4934 Language: French Source Repository: EPA This order issued by the Minister for Social Affairs and the Minister for Equipment and Housing, requires that the mass of carbon monoxide and ..hydro carbons contained in the exhaust gases from motor vehicles equipped with gasoline engines, 'subject to the provisions of the Traffic Code and having a total authorized loaded weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, must not exceed, when measured in accordance with instructions given in Appendix I of this order, the threshold values specified in Appendix II. .The appendixes contain tables and diagrams. France Article/'Source Title: "The Coordination of Control Measures to Prevent Air Pollution." Journal No. 00380 officiel de la Republique francaise. Date/Place of Publication: Aug <3, 1960, Paris Page: 7185> Language: French Source Repository: EPA This decree, No. 60-789, dated July 28, 1960, assigns to the Minister of Public Health and Population the responsibility of coordinating measures to prevent air pollution in concert with other concerned ministers. It also establishes a consultative commission to advise the Minister of Public Health and Population on proposals submitted to him. ------- AIR France Article/Source Title: "Decree Regulating Instru- Control ments Used to Measure the Content of Carbon No. 00581 Oxides in Gases Emitted by Engines." Journal officiel de la Republique francaise. Date/Place of Publication: Mar 22, 1972, Paris Page: 2979 Language: French Source Repository: EPA Decree No. 72-212, dated Mar 6, 1972, sets the maximum permissi- ble degree of error for devices used to measure carbon-oxide gas emissions from combustion engines and provides for the establishment of regulations concerning the manufacture, testing, and operation of these devices. France Article/Source Title: "Exhausts Produced by Motor Control Vehicles." Journal officiel de la Republique No. 00575 francaise. Date/Place of Publication: Nov 19, 1975, Paris Pages: Language: French Source Repository: EPA This order of Nov 12, 1965, issued by the Minister of Public Works and Transport, requires that automotive engines be designed, constructed, adjusted, maintained and operated in such a way as not to cause the emission of harmful or unpleasant exhausts. The order proscribes, with appropriate excep- tions, dense exhaust discharges while the vehicle is in motion or parked and specifies an opacity-test procedure for new-model vehicles. It further sets emission thresholds for various categories of motor vehicles. France Article/Source Title: "Implementation of Law Control No. 61-842 for the Prevention of Atmospheric No. 00578 Pollution and Odors." Journal officiel de la Republique francaise. Date/Place of Publication: Sep 21, 1965, Paris Pages: 8559-8540 Language: French Source Repo si tory: EPA ^ This decree, No. 65-965, dated Sep 17, 1965-, authorizes the Minister of Public Health and Population and the Minister of Industry to issue specifications for the manufacture, importation and sale in France of equipment that produces heat by combustion. The decree grants to the prefect the author- ity to take corrective action in the event of noncompliance. It also makes provisions for the establishment of special air-pollution-free zones and the setting of emission threshold within them. ------- AIR France Article/Source Title: "Limitation of the Carbon Control Monoxide Content of Exhaust Gases from Motor No. 00575 Vehicles Set in the Idling Position." Journal officiel de la Republique francaise. Date/Place of Publication:May 17, 1969, Paris Pages: 4929-4930 Language: French Source Repository: EPA This order issued Mar 31, 1969 by the Minister for Social Affairs and by the Minister for Equipment and Housing requires that motor vehicles, subject to the provisions of the Traffic Code, equipped with four-stroke gaso- line engines not exceeding 3.5 metric tons authorized total weight when loaded must be adjusted and maintained in such a way as not to discharge, when idling without a load, exhaust gases having a carbon monoxide content exceeding 4.5 percent by volume. This order is not applicable to vehicles whose power does not exceed one horsepower. The order further sets standards and methods for the testing of vehicles for exhaust emissions. France Article/Source Title: "The Prevention of Atmo- Control spheric Pollution and Odors and the Amending of No. 00379 the Law of Dec 19, 1917." Journal officiel de la Republique francaise. Date/Place of Publication: Aug 3, 1961, Paris Pages: 7195-7197 Language: French Source Repository: EPA - This law, No. 61-842, dated Aug 2, 1961, requires that all build- ings, industrial, commercial, handicraft, or agricultural establishments, vehicles or other movable objects, be constructed, operated or used by natural or legal persons in such a manner as to prevent pollution of the atmosphere and the discharge of odors which constitute a public nuisance or a menace to health. Implementing decrees will set permissible limitations on discharge into the atmosphere of smoke, soot, dust, poisonous gases and of corrosive, malodorous, or radioactive substances. The law grants to the prefect extensive authority to take measures to eliminate serious dangers of nuisances to health or comfort. France Article/Source Title: "Rules on the Management Control and Operation of Treatment Factories for Crude No. 00377 Oil Derivatives and Residues." Hygiene § Securite: lois et textes reglementaires, llth ed. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Paris Page: 1287 Language: French Source Repository: EPA These rules define management procedures for the construction and safe operation of treatment plants for crude oil derivatives and residues. Articles 50-52, designed as a guide in the prevention of air pollution, describe ------- AIR France (Control No. 00377) continued: the desirable features of furnaces, chimneys, and flue holes in curtailing harm- ful emissions, designate devices for measuring sulfur dioxide, and mention other useful means for the reduction of harmful or malodorous vapors, and flue and other gases. West Article/Source Title: "Clean Air Law." Control Germany Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempung, No. 00383 Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne Pages: 285-287 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Law on precautionary measures for clean air conservation of May 17, 1965, as amended May 24, 1968 (BGB1. I: 413; BGBI. I: 503), provides for air pollution monitoring programs, control areas, evaluation procedures, administering and reporting guidelines and sets areas of competence and penalties for violations. The law is also applicable to West Berlin. It enters into force following its promulgation. West Article/Source Title: "Second (Bavarian) State Control Germany Ordinance for the Implementation of Art. 18b of No. 00390 the State's Criminal Law and Ordinances (Ordinance to Prevent Air Pollution by Furnace Installations) of Jul 16, 1969(GVB1. S. 299)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 332-335 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Second (Bavarian) state ordinance for the implementation of Art. 18b of the state's criminal law and ordinances (ordinance to prevent air pollution by furnace installations) of Jul 16, 1969 (GVB1. S. 299) sets forth mandatory technical provisions for the construction, operation and maintenance of furnace installations using solid or liquid fuels and enumerates and illustrates quantitative standards. ------- AIR West Article/Source Title: "Third (Bavarian) State Control Germany Ordinance for Implementing Article 18b of the No. 00392^ State's Criminal Law and Ordinances (Ordinance to Prevent Air Pollution by Chemical (Dry) Cleaning Plants) of August 24, 1970. (GVB1. S. 440)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaemp- fung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne Pages: 336-337 ' Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Third (Bavarian) state ordinance for implementing Article ISb of the state's criminal law and ordinances (ordinance to prevent air pollution by chemical (dry) cleaning plants) of August 24, 1970 (GVB1. S. 440) specifies procedures for reducing air pollution emanating from plants engaged in the clean- ing, drying, or other treatment of textiles and leather when those processes make use of agents containing trichloroethyl or perchloroethyl. West Article/Source Title: "North Rhine-Westphalia: Control Germany 1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Ordinances No. 00450 Implementing the Immission Protection Law." (Feb 26, 1963; Jun 24, 1963; Oct 25, 1965; Jul 25, 1967; Oct 17, 1967; Oct 1, 1968; Feb 6, 1970, respectively.) Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvor- schriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 400-406 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The North Rhine-Westphalia 1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th ordinances implementing the immission protection law (Feb 26, 1963; Jun 24, 1963; Oct 25, 1965; Jul 25, 1967; Oct 17, 1967; Oct 1, 1968; Feb 6, 1970, respectively) (GV. NW S. 118, 234, 370, 137, 184, 320, 172, respectively) set limitations on smoke emissions, the operation of refuse incineration, emissions from oil- burning facilities, dry-cleaning plants, from bituminous road-building materials, from kilns, and on emissions from furnaces consuming solid fuels. The last- named ordinance contains t\vo appendixes; one on a method for the determination of the dust, soot, and tar content of waste fumes from central heating plants with a nominal heating capacity of more than 20,000 kilocalories per hour; the second on the determination of these substances in waste fumes from home furnaces and small central heating plants. ------- NOISE Japan Article/Source Title: "Environmental Standards Control Related to Noise." Translated by Dept of State: Ho. 00559 LSNO 24512 T-121/R-35.. Date/Place of Publication: Washington, D.C. Pages: 7 Language: English/Japanese Source Repository: EPA The document is a proposal decided on at a Cabinet meeting May 25, 1971, concerning environmental standards related to noise. The standards are established in accordance with Article 9 of the Basic Law to Prevent Harming the Public. The document discusses the classification of time periods and of areas, methods of measurements, and policies for attaining the environmental standards for noise level in terms of phons. SOLID WASTE Switzerland See WATER '(Switzerland) Control No. 00362 WATER Switzerland Article/Source Title: Directives applicables au de- Control versement des eaux residuaires du ler septembre No. 00361 1966 (Directives Applicable to the Discharge of Residual Waters). Date/Place of Publication: September 1, 1966 Pages: 8 Language: French Source Repository: EPA Directives of the Swiss Federal Department of the Interior appli- cable to the discharge of residual waters, September 1, 1966, establish certain requirements of such residual waters including temperature, odor, color, trans- parency, toxicity, salinity^ total content of suspended materials, pH range, oxygen content, chemical content, and others. Switzerland Article/Source Title: Directives du departement Control federal de 1'interieur concemant les regies tech- No. 00360 niques a appliquer et les dimensions a donner aux installations servant a 1'evacuation et a 1'epura- tion des eaux usee du ler mai 1967 (Directives of the Federal Department of the Interior Concerning Technical Rules to be Applied and : the Dimensions to be Ascribed Installations Serving the Discharge and Purification of Waste Water, May 1, 1967). Date/Place of Publication: May 1, 1967 Pages: 8 'Language: French Source Repository: EPA ' ' Included are directives concerning the implementation of a plan; technical problems of intercommunal wastewater installations; directives in re- gard to the discharge and the volume of wastewater; overflow and flooding of reservoirs caused by heavy rains; and directives relating to wastewater purifi- cation installations. 8 ------- WATER Switzerland Article/Source Title: Loi federale sur la protec- Control tion des eaux contre la pollution du 8 octobre No. 00562 1971 (Swiss Federal Assembly Law on the Protection of Water Against Pollution. October 8, 1971). Date/Place of Publication: October 8, 1971 Pages: 17 Language: French Source Repository: EPA The 45 articles of this law spell out the tasks and obligations of the Confederation as well as those of the Cantons and sets forth measures for implementation of the law, including coercive and expropriation measures. The law covers inter-Cantonal and international waters, the control of discharge from industry, agriculture, boats, etc., and measures to treat wastes in order to assure water purity. It also deals with pollutants, reservoirs, the dispo- sition of solid waste, debris accumulating near hydroelectric centers, and the protection of subterranean waters. It covers Federal subsidies as well as penal arrangements, offenses, and general provisions of the Swiss penal code. GENERAL Canada Article/Source Title: Alberta (Canada) Clean Air Control Act and the Department of the Environment Act, No. 00565 Alberta Stat., c. 16 and 24 (1971). Date/Place of Publication:1971, Edmonton Pages: 65-75, 98-111 Language: English Source Repository: EPA The Clean Air Act authorizes the Minister of the Environment to make regulations providing for maximum density levels of air contaminants in Alberta and authorizes his director of pollution control to approve all plans for the construction of any structure which might be a source of air pollution. The director may order construction stopped in the case of deviation from ap- proved plans, issue emission control orders, and direct limitation or stoppage of pollutant emissions. The Minister of the Environment may close plants con- stituting a health problem. The Environment Act establishes a provincial de- partment to handle matters concerning: conservation and use of natural resources, prevention and control of their pollution, prevention and control of noise levels, economic factors and other activities adversely affecting natural resources, and the preservation of natural resources for their esthetic value. Canada Article/Source Title: Alberta (Canada) Environ- Control ment (Conservation Act, Alberta Stat., c. 56 No. 00564 (1970) Amended by the Department of Environment Act, Alberta Stat., c. 24 (1971). Date/Place of Publication:1971, Edmonton Pages: Language: Engli sh Source Repository: EPA This act establishes the Environment Conservation Authority and sets as its responsibility the reviewing of provincial governmental policies ------- GENERAL Canada (Control No. -00364) continued: and prograns on environmental conservation, making recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council, holding public hearings, referring pertinent environmental matters to the Department of the Environment. The authority may make such rules as necessary for the carrying out of its functions. Canada. Article/Source Title: Canada Shipping Act, Can. Control Rev. Stat.-, c. S-9, Part IX (1970). No. 00370 Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Ottawa Pages: 6981-6983 Language: English/French . Source Repository: EPA - - Act authorizes the Governor in Council ".-to carry out the provisions of the International Convention for the "Prevention -of Pollution of. the: Sea by Oil and thus to regulate arid prevent" the pollution of Canadian waters, by oil, chemicals, garbage, sewage and any other substances from -ships. It further authorizes the Governor in Council to regulate and prevent the pollution of the air by combustible products from ships _and_, when necessary, to order the destruc- tion or rcnoval of ships that, by reason of their distress or abandonment, are liable to pollute Canadian -waters. j The act sets penalties for violations. ' Canada. Article/ Source. Title: Manitoba (Canada) Clean Control Environment Act, Manitoba Rev. Stat., c. C150 No. 00565 (1970); Amended by "1970, c.-62. Date/Place, of Publication: :..! 97 Oj_. Winnipeg Pages: Language: English ' " . " Source Repository: EPA _ - - _ " This Act and its amendment assign to the Clean Environment -Com- mission "general supervision arid control over all matters relating to"; the pre- servation of the natural environment and ' the ; prevention- and control -of contami- nation of the environment" by any substance, gaseous, liquid or solid. The Act provides ' that" no contaminant may be introduced1 into the air, soil or -water with- out a license, but exempts from this provision domestic family residences, locally authorized activities, and certain other' contaminating; activities. : The general powers! and duties of the Commission, including the appointment and re-; sponsibilities Of inspectors , are delineated1. Canada_ _ Article/ Sour c,e Title: New Brunswick (Canada) Control -Clean Environment Act, -New Brunswick Stat., c. 5 No. 00566 Bate'/Place of ^u^L^aat^on: ryyi, h'rederictori- Pages: 4-10 'Language:.- English Source Repository:' "EPA _ ' - ' _ r\ ' - - - ' The Act- assigns-responsibility for environmental matters to the Minister of Fisheries and Environment and authorizes the Lieutenant Governor in Council to prohibit, restrict > or limit contamination of the air, soil, or 10 ------- GENERAL Canada (Control No. 00366) continued: waters. The latter is directed to establish an environmental council to study, investigate and report on any matter coming within the purview of this Act. The Minister may designate an inspector and analyst to aid in the enforcement of the act or to examine samples submitted by an inspector. The Governor may make regulations prescribing contaminants and wastes, standards for their dis- charge, emission or deposit, and the form of and manner in ivhich licenses may be issued or withdrawn. Canada Article/Source Title: Newfoundland (Canada) Clean Control Air, Water and Soil Authority Act 1970, Newfound- No. 00569 land Stat., c. 81 (1970). Date/Place of Publication: 1970, St. John's Pages: 437-458 Language: English Source Repository: EPA This Act is designed "to provide for the abatement and control of pollution of air, soil and water and for the conservation and use of water as a natural resource of the province; to provide an aid towards the centralization and coordination of multiform controls over the use of water generally by the creation of an authority as an arm of government." The Minister of Mines, Agriculture and Resources is charged with the administration of this Act. The Lieutenant Governor in Council is granted the power, hereunder, to issue regu- lations for the inspecting and testing of soil, air, and bodies of water, to set pollution standards, to make rules on sewage and industrial waste effluents, to conduct investigations of complaints of air and water pollution, and to pro- vide for water-use licenses. Contamination by radioactive substances also come under the purview of this Act. Canada Article/Source Title: Nova Scotia (Canada) Environ- Control mental Pollution Control Act, Nova Scotia Stat., No. 00367 c. 4 (1970). Date/Place of Publication: 1970, Halifax Pages: 17-21 Language: English Source Repository: EPA The Act establishes the Environmental Pollution Council and charges it with investigating any activity or situation that causes or appears to cause pollution, preparing plans and programs to eliminate or reduce pollution, and to coordinate pollution control efforts with other Provincial offices and with public and private bodies. Under the provisions of this Act, the appropriate Minister in the Executive Council may direct the Nova Scotia Water Resources Commission to investigate the incidence or likelihood of pollution and to take remedial action. 11 ------- GENERAL Canada Artiele/Source Title: Ontario (Canada) Environ- Control mental Protection Act, 1971, Ontario Stat., No. 00568 c. 86 (1971). Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Toronto Pages: 705-740 Language: English Source Repository: EPA Under the provisions of this Act, the Minister of the Environment is responsible for the protection and conservation of the natural environment and the air, land, and water of the Province. His duty is to investigate problems of pollution, waste management, waste disposal, and litter management and disposal; to conduct research pertinent to contaminants and pollution; to collect and publish relevant data; and to enter into agreements for the protec- tion and conservation of the environment. The Act specifies the amount of con- taminants that may be added to the environment and prohibits the construction or modification of plants and processes likely to contaminate the environment, without approval of such plans. It further requires motors and motor vehicles to be equipped with anti-pollution devices. The Environmental Council is di- rected to advise the Minister on current research. Japan Article/Source Title: Environmental Quality Control Standards, Emission Standards, and Effluent No. 00571 Standards in Japan. Date/Place of Publication: January 1972 Pages: 25 Language: English Source Repository: EPA The report offers brief remarks on establishing quality standards with respect to sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and general air and water pol- lution. The majority of the text is made up of standards relating to human health, various types of bodies of water and various pollutants. Switzerland Article/Source Title: Arrete du Counseil federal Control creant un Office de la protection de 1'environ- No. 00572 nement du 26 mai 1971 (Decree of the Federal Council Creating an Office for the Protection of the Environment in the Federal Department of the Interior. May 26, 1971). Date/Place of Publication: May 26, 1971 Pages: 2 Language: French Source Repository: EPA This decree defines the 12 principal tasks of the Office for the Protection of the Environment in the Federal Department of the Interior in terms of preparing legislation, implementing laws, coordinating arid collaborating with local administrative services, informing the public and cooperating in the inter- national field toward the protection of the natural environment, protecting water, fish, maintenance of air wholesomeness, as well as participating in the struggle against noise. 12 ------- GENERAL West Article/Source Title: "Baden-Wuerttemburg: Law Control Germany on Protection Against Air Pollution, Noise and No. 00389 Vibrations (Immission Protection Law) of February 4, 1970. (GB1. S. 55; GB1. S. 111)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermebekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung.Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 307-311 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Baden-Wuerttemberg law on protection against air pollution, noise and vibrations (immission protection law) of February 4, 1964, amended February 6, 1970 (GB1. S. 55; GB1. S. Ill) requires proprietors and operators of facilities that can cause air, noise or vibration pollution to conduct ac- tivities associated with these facilities in such a manner that the population is not exposed to such pollutions to the extent that the state of technology and economic circumstances reasonably permit. This legislation contains defini tions, implementing ordinances, monitoring procedures, health hazards measure- ments, and regulations pertinent to trade secrets and violations. The law enters into force one month following promulgation. West Article/Source Title: "Bavarian Building Ordinance Control Germany in the Promulgation Version of August 21, 1969. No. 00385 (G\?B1. S. 263) (Extract)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 338-344 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Bavarian building ordinance in the promulgation version of August 21,1969 (GVB1. S. 263) sets forth state requirements for the construction or modification of buildings, storage facilities, garages, furnaces, and chimneys to insure that hazards to health and well-being from radiation, odors, gases, dust, vapors, smoke, soot, liquids, sewage and refuse are avoided. West Article/Source Title: "Bavarian State Criminal Control Germany Law and Ordinances Dealing with Public Security No. 00591 and Order in the Promulgation Version of November 19, 1970, as Amended February 19, 1971. (GVB1. S. 601; S. 65)." Umweltschutz, Luftrein- haltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungs- vorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Gerhard Feldhaus, Comp. Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne Pages: 321-329 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Bavarian state criminal law and ordinances dealing with public security and order in the promulgation version of November 19, 1970, amended 13 ------- GENERAL Vest Germany (Control No. 00591) continued: February 19, 1971 (GVB1. S. 601; S. 65) requires plants and equipment to be con- structed, operated, and maintained in a manner as not to endanger the population through harmful pollution, providing the prevention of such pollution is economi- cally feasible within the present state of technology. The law contains regula- tions for protection against harmful effects from pollutants, administrative monitoring procedures, rules for the burning of refuse and for noise control, areas of the law's applicability, and penalties for violation. .Vest Article/Source 'I'ltle: "Berlin Building Ordinance Control Gcir^ij in the Version of February 13, 1971. (GVB1. S. No. 00586 455) (Extract)." Umweltschutz Luftreinhaltung, Laerrabekaempfur.g. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes uncT der Laender iv.it einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne Pages: 349-356 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Berlin building ordinance, February 13, 1971 (GVB1. S. 455) (extract) requires that structures be designed, placed, built, modified and maintained in such a manner that life and health are not endangered. It also sets forth requirements to be observed in the construction of chimneys, furnaces, garages, and agricultural buildings. West Article/Source Title: "Hamburg Building. Ordinance Control Germany of December 10, 1969. (GVB1. S. 249)." No. 00387 Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 369-376 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Hamburg building ordinance of December 10, 1969 (GVB1. S. 249) requires that structures be situated, built, and maintained in such a manner that public safety, especially life and health, are not jeopardized and that the population is not subjected to excessive levels of pollution and noise. It also sets forth regulations governing the construction and use of furnaces, chimneys, gas exhaust devices, garages and the issuing of building permits. 14 ------- GENERAL West Article/Source Title: "Hesse: Building Control Germany Ordinance of July 6, 1957, as Ammended October 5, No. 00388 1970. GVB1. S. 101; GVB1. S. 598)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 381-386 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Hesse: Building ordinance of July 6, 1957, amended October 5, 1970 (GVB1. S. 101; GVB1. S. 598) establishes standards for the construction, maintenance, modification and removal of structures to assure that the public safety is not endangered. It further regulates the emission of smoke from chimneys, the disposal of animal droppings and solid wastes, the heating and ventilation of structures, and water supply, sewage, and noise levels as they pertain to buildings covered by the terms of the law. West Article/Source Title: "Schleswig-Holstein Building Control Germany Ordinance." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, No. 00582 Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvor- schriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Date/Place of Publication: 1971, Cologne Pages: 463-469 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The State building ordinance for Schleswig-Holstein of February 9, 1967, as amended February 25, 1971 (GVB1. S. 51; GVB1. S. 66) (extract), requires that structures be planned, built, modified, maintained and used in a way not to jeopardize public order, particularly life and health. The law covers hazards arising from excessive noise and from pollution caused by physical, chemical or bacteriological factors. It also sets forth regulations governing the construc- tion and use of chimneys, furnaces, garages, and animal enclosures. West Article/Source Title: "Thirtieth Law Amending the Control Germany Constitution (Article 74 - Environmental Protec- No. 00584 tion), April 12, 1972." Bundesgesetzblatt. 1972 I: 593. Date/Place of Publication: 1972, Bonn Page: 593 Language: German Source Repository: EPA This law transfers from the laender (states) to the Federal Govern- ment the jurisdiction for waste disposal, air pollution.control and noise suppres- sion. It becomes effective following its promulgation. 15 ------- GENERAL West Article/Source Title: "Lower Saxony State Law Control Germany for Protection Against Air Pollution, Noise, and No. 00416 Vibration (Immission Protection Law) of January 6, 1966. (GVB1. S. 1)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaempfung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender mit einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Date/Place of Publication:1971, Cologne Pages: 387-390 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The Lower Saxony state law for protection against air pollution, noise and vibration (immission protection law) of January 6, 1966 (GVB1. S. 1) provides that the State Ministry may take the following measures to ensure that the owners and operators of facilities build, operate, and maintain them so as not to expose the population to excessive levels of air pollution and noise: require the facilities to meet certain technical standards, have them measure emission and immission levels according to prescribed procedures, set emission thresholds, limit the use of certain types of fuels during periods of severe pollution, and restrict the operation of facilities in respect to time and place. The law provides for administrative monitoring, designates responsible offices, sets measurement standards, and establishes penalties for violations. West Article/Source Title: "North Rhine-Westphalia: Control Germany Law for Protection Against Air Pollution, Noise No. 00415 and Vibration -- Immission Protection Law in the Promulgation Version of April 1, 1970. (GV NW S. 283)." Umweltschutz, Luftreinhaltung, Laermbekaemp- fung. Rechts-und Verwaltungsvorschriften des Bundes und der Laender in einer systematischen Einfuehrung. Date/Place of Publication: 1971', Cologne Pages: 395-399 Language: German Source Repository: EPA The North Rhine-Westphalia Law for protection against air pollu- tion, noise and vibration -- immission protection law in the promulgation version of April 1, 1970' (GV NW S. 283) obligates operators of facilities that can cause air pollution and excessive noise to set up, run and maintain these facilities so as to protect the population from such hazards to the extent that technology and the nature of the facilities allow. The State government may require builders of such facilities to adhere to special construction codes and operators to under- take pollution measurements, abide by pollution standards, limit the use of certain fuels, and to change times and, in the case of mobile facilities, the place of operation. The law allows competent authorities to make exceptions. It further provides for administrative monitoring and for pollution measures. 16 ------- To: Headquarters Library From: Office: Room # Subject: Requests for Foreign Exchange Documents Please send me the following items abstracted in the Summaries of Foreign Government Environmental Reports dated : Control No . Language ------- |