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Environmental Laws and Regulations in ADB Developing Member Countries*

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Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China, People's Republic of
Cook Islands
Fiji Islands
India
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Mongolia
Myanmar

Nauru
Nepal
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam

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Environmental Laws and Regulations in ADB Developing Member Countries (Links to Web Sites)
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan Law on access to environmental information (2002) Presidential Decree regarding state regulation of import-export activity connected with substances depleting ozone layer (2001) Law No. 840-IQ on protected areas Presidential Decree No. of 1999 concerning the enforcement of the "Environmental Protection" Law of the Azerbaijan Republic Environmental Protection Law of 1999 CIS Recommended Legislative Act on principles of ecological safety (1992) Ecotourism in Azerbaijan
Bangladesh Dhaka Electricity Supply Department Act, 1990 Environment Court Act, 2000 (Act No. 11 of 2000)(as amended by Act No. 10 of 2002) Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. (Act No. 1 of 1995)(as amended by Act Nos 12 of 2000 and 9 of 2002) Bangladesh Environment Protection Act, 1995
Bhutan Environment Assessment Act
Cambodia Control of Air Pollution & Noise Disturbance (2000) Protection of Environment & Management of Natural Resources (1996) Land Law (1992) Land Use Planning (1996) Sub-Decree No. 47 on the creation of the National Clean Environment Day
China, People's Republic of Renewable Energy Law Unofficial copy of the law. Forestry Act Forestry Law Measures for the archival administration of local standards for environmental quality and pollutant discharge Regulation of Guangdong province on environmental protection Measures for the license administration of qualification for operation of environmental pollution control facilities Cleaner Production Promotion Law Provisions on the Administration of Certification of Environmental Management System (EMS) Measures on the Administration of Pollution Sources Monitoring Measures on Administrative Penalty for Environmental Protection Contents and Format of "Environmental Impact Statement of Construction Projects" and "Environmental Impact Registration of Construction Projects" (on Trial) Measures on the Management of Environmental Standards Provisions on the Administration of Qualification Authentication of the Inspection Institutions for Environmental Protection Products Measures on the Management of Qualification Certificates for Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessments Measures on the Administration of Interpretation on Environmental Regulations Regulations on Environmental Management of Construction Project Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Noise Pollution Provisions on the Management of Inspection and Acceptance of Completed Environmental Protection Facilities of Construction Projects Measures on the Certification Management of Products Bearing Environmental Labels Provisions on the Administration of Report and Registration of Pollutants Discharge Procedures on the Administration of Environment Protection of Construction Projects Regulations on the Administration of National Environmental Monitoring
Cook Islands Environment Act 2003 (No. 23 of 2003) Rarotonga Environment Act 1994-1995 (Act No. 39 of 1995)
Fiji Islands Birds & Game Protection Act - Spanish Forest Decree 1992 - Spanish Land Acts Mineral Policy Mining Act Water Supply Act Pesticides Act 1971
India The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1981 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982 The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, with 1988 Amendments Forest (Conservation) Rule 1981, with Amendments to 1992 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 Energy Conservation Act (2001) The Indian Forest Act, 1927 The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2002 National Forest Policy (1988) Mines and Minerals Act of 1957 Mining legislation National Mineral Policy (1993) National Wildlife Action Plan, 2002-2016 Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Amendment Rules, 2002 Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999 National Biodiversity Bill, 2000 (Act, 2002)
Indonesia Law Concerning Environmental Management 1997 Various Implementing Regulations Fisheries Law (1985) - German Basic Forestry Law (1967) - not in English Decree of the State Minister for Environment No. 133/2004 on the standard quality of emission for activities of the fertilizer industry Decision of Governor of DKJ Jakarta Province no. 58/2004 on mechanism for handling environmental pollution in DKI Jakarta Province Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral resources No. 1457 K/28/MEM/2000 on the Technical Guidance for environmental management in the mining and energy sector Act No. 4 of 1982 on the basic provisions for the management of the living environment
Kazakhstan Forestry Code (1993) - Spanish Law No. 68-III ZRK on contracts on production sharing in the process of oil extraction at sea Ministerial Decree No. 877 regarding state nature reserves and state environmental monuments Ministerial Decree No. 885 of 2001 validating Regulation on organization and carrying out common state system of environmental monitoring and monitoring of natural resources Ministerial Decree No.1692 regarding validation of the Basic Principle of development of protected areas for the period up to 2030 Ministerial Decree No. 878 regarding validation of the National Plan for Action regarding environmental hygiene Ministerial Decree No. 106 of 1997 regarding validation of the Regulation on state monitoring of subsoil Ministerial Decree No. 278 of 1993 regarding arrangements for the protection of sturgeon fish stocks and other valuable biological resources of Ural and Caspian basins
Kiribati Environment Act 1999 (Act No. 9 of 1999)
Kyrgyz Republic Law No. 53 on environmental protection
Lao PDR Environmental Protection Law (1999) - Spanish Forestry Law (1996) - Spanish Decree on Land (1992) Implementation of the Land Law (1998) - Spanish Land Law (1997) - Spanish Mining Law Water & Water Resource Law (1996) - Spanish
Maldives Environmental Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives (Law No. 4/93)
Marshall Islands Environment Protection in the US, Marshall Islands and FSM - Compact- Title 01 Article 06 National Environmental Protection Act 1984
Micronesia, Federated States of Environment Protection in the US, Marshall Islands and FSM - Compact - Title 01 Article 06 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Convention on biological diversity Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Mongolia Environmental Protection Law of Mongolia Forest Law (1995) - Spanish Minerals Law of Mongolia
Myanmar Protection of Wild Life & Wild Plants & Conservation of Natural Areas Law Freshwater Fisheries Law Marine Fisheries Law Marine Fisheries Law 1993 Amendment Forest Law 1992
Nauru
Nepal National Parks & Wildlife Conservation Act (1973) - Spanish Plant Protection Act (1972) - Spanish Forest Areas Lands Act (1971) - Spanish
Pakistan Exclusive Fishery Zone (Regulation of Fishing) Act (1975) National Environment Policy
Palau
Papua New Guinea Fisheries Processors Act (1982) - Portuguese Forestry Act (1991) Land Act (1996) -Croatian Mining Act of 1992 Disaster Management Act 1984 Environmental Contaminants Act 1978 Environmental Planning Act 1978 Environmental Planning Regulation 1992 Oil and Gas Act 1998
Philippines Philippine Environmental Laws Agriculture and Natural Resources Agriculture & Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 Republic Act No. 8435 Amendment to the Agrarian Reform Code Republic Act No. 7907 Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act Republic Act No. 9147 National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act Republic Act No. 9072 Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 Republic Act No. 8550 Animal Welfare Act of 1998 Republic Act No. 8485 High-Value Crops Development Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 7900 Prohibition Against Cutting of Trees in Public Roads, Plazas, etc. Republic Act No. 3571 The Coral Resources Development & Conservation Decree Presidential Decree No. 1219 Philippine Fisheries Code of 1975 Presidential Decree No. 704 The Fisheries Act Act No. 4003 An Act to Protect Wild Flowers and Plants in the Philippine Islands and to Prescribe Conditions Under Which They May be Collected, Kept, Sold, Exported, and for Other Purposes. Act No. 3983 Prohibition Against Cutting of Tindalo, Akli & Molave Trees Act No. 3572 Guidelines on Biological & Genetic Resources Eexecutive Order No. 247 [1995]) - President Fidel V. Ramos Task Force Pawikan Executive Order No. 542 (President Ferdinand E. Marcos) Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtles Bureau of Forest Development Circular No. 08 Clean Air Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 Republic Act No. 8749 Implementing Rules & Regulations of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 Withdrawal of Lead in Gasoline Presidential Decree No. 2001 National Pollution Control Commission Presidential Decree No. 984 Environment Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act Republic Act No. 7611 Environmental Impact Statement System Presidential Decree No. 1586 Philippine Environment Code Presidential Decree No. 1152 Philippine Environmental Policy Presidential Decree No. 1151 Environmental Impact Statement System - Areas/Types of Projects Proclamation No. 2146 Forest Tax Laws Incorporated in the Revised Forestry Code Republic Act No. 7161 An Act Amending Section Thirty-Six of P. D. No. 705, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines" Batas Pambansa Bilang 701 Amendment to the Revised Forestry Code Presidential Decree No. 1775 Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 705 Mining Philippine Mining Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 7942 People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 Republic Act No. 7076 Small-Scale Mining Law Presidential Decree No. 1899 Parks and Protected Areas Mt. Kanla-on Natural Park (MKNP) Act of 2001 Republic Act No. 9154 National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 Republic Act No. 7586 Lanao del Sur National Parks Republic Act No. 4190 Subic Watershed Forest Reserve Law Proclamation No. 926 (President Corazon C. Aquino) Quezon National Park - Proc. No. 740\|Proc. No. 594\|Proc. No. 2 Waste Management Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 Republic Act No. 9003 Toxic Substances & Hazardous & Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 Republic Act No. 6969 Code on Sanitation of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 856 Penalty for Improper Garbage Disposal Presidential Decree No. 825 Water The Water Crisis Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 8041 National Water & Air Pollution Control Commission Act Republic Act No. 3931 The Water Code of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 1067 Marine Pollution Decree of 1976 Presidential Decree No. 979 An Act to Reserve to the Philippine Legislature the Disposition of the Waters of the Public Domain for the Utilization and Development of Hydraulic Power Act No. 4062 DENR - Dept of Environment & Natural Resources EMB - Environmental Management Bureau NAMRIA - National Mapping & Resource Information Authority PAWB - Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau Haribon Foundation for the the Conservation of Natural Resource LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth-Philippines Earth Summit + 5 - Country Profile
Samoa Fisheries Act (1988) Forests Act 1967 Lands, Surveys and Environment Act 1989 Planning and Urban Management Act 2004 (No. 5 of 2004)
Solomon Islands Forests Act (No. 3 of 1999) Environmental Health Act 1980 (No. 3 of 1980)
Sri Lanka National Heritage Wilderness Areas Act (1988) Plant Protection Act of 1999 Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Act (1996) National Aquaculture Development Authority (1998) Forestry Laws & Regulations
Tajikistan Law on the Protection & Use of the Animal World Forestry Code (1993) - Chinese Land Code (1992) - German Law on Land Reform (1992) - French Water Code (1993) - French Law No.905 of 1993 on environmental protection Law on State Sanitary Supervision (No. 988 of 1994) CIS Recommended Legislative Act on principles of ecological safety (1992)
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga Environmental Impact Assessment Act 2003 (Act No. 16 of 2003)
Turkmenistan Sanitary Code (No. 710-12 of 1992) Law No. 600-XII on environmental protection
Tuvalu
Uzbekistan Water and Water Use - French Law on protected natural territories Law No. 120-II on radiation safety Law on ecological expertise. (2000) Joint Regulation of the Committee of Environment, State Tax Committee and the Ministry of Finance regarding the modalities of calculation and revenue to the budget of environmental charges for the emission (discharge) into environment of pollutants and waste disposal (No. 09 - 55/2000-9/11 of 2000) Law No. 824-I on protection of the population and the territories against environmental and technological disasters Law No. 826-I on safety of waterworks Law No. 871-XII on especially protected natural territories
Vanuatu Environmental Management and Conservation Act 2002 (Act No. 12 of 2002) National Disaster Act (No. 31 of 2000)
Viet Nam Biodiversity Action Plan Decree on Sanctions for Administrative Violation Implementing Regulations Law on Environmental Protection Land Law (1993) Earth Summit + 5 - Country Profile Decree Of The Counc1l Of Ministers For The Enforcement Of Forest Resources Protection And Development Act Decree of Council of Ministers Determining the List of Rare and Precious Flora and Fauna and Regulations for their Management and Protection Decision by the chairman of the council of ministers on policies encouraging investment for forestry development Decision by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers on Policies for the Use of Bare Land, Denuded Hills, Forests, Alluvial Flats, and Water Bodies Circular On Guidelines on management and provision of credits from the State for programmes and projects for use of bare land, degraded hills, forests, alluvial flats and water bodies Circular On Guidelines by the Ministry of Forestry Concerning Implementation of Decision Statute of the National Parks and Natural Reserves Association Branches. Circular Guidelines for the Allocation of Land in Accordance with Decision Decree to Promulgate the Regulations for Allocating Forest Land to Organisation, Household, Individual to Use Sustainable and on Long Terms in Forestry Decision on the Reorganisation and Renewal of Management in State Enterprises in the Agriculture Sector Decision on Agricultural Extension Enactment of Government Promulgating the Regulation for Producing Household Crediting to Develop Agro-forestry, Aquaculture, Salt Career and Rural Economy Decree on Providing Guidance for the Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection (175CP) Decree of the Government on Ensuring Traffic Order and Safety on Roads and in Urban Centres Decree Of the Government Regarding the Organisation, Tasks and Authority of the Forest Protection Department Approving the Biodiversity Action Plan for Viet Nam (845TTg) Circular On Implementation Of Decision No. 264-CT Dated July 22nd 1992 of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister) Incentives for Investment in Forestry Development Order Of President Of State Council Socialist Republic Vietnam Promulgating the Laws on Forest Protection and Development Circular Guiding the Setting up and Appraisal of Assessment Report on Environmental Impact Ordinance on Mineral Resources Ordinance on Natural Resources Tax Decree No. 86/2005/ND-CP on Management and Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage Decision No. 179/2004/QD-TTg approving the Strategy on application and development of natural resources and environment information technology till 2015 and orientation towards 2020 Decision No. 153/2004/QD-TTg promulgating the Oriented Strategy for Sustainable Development in Vietnam (Vietnam's Agenda 21) Decision No. 02/2003/QD-BTNMT promulgating the Regulation on environmental protection in the field of tourism