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Environment Code, Law No. 2001-01
Senegal 2001 In force National
Environmental Bylaw for Hydrocarbons Activities
Ecuador 2001 In force National
Procedure Guide for the Design and Construction of Oil and Gas Surface Production Facilities
Nigeria 2001 In force National
Royal Decree 114/2001 - The Law on the Conservation of the Environment and Pollution Prevention
Oman 2001 In force National
(Alberta) Mines and Minerals Act
Canada 2000 In force State/Provincial
ANP Ordinance No. 249 - Approves the Technical Regulation on Oil and Natural Gas Burns and Losses, which deals with issues related to flare burns and natural gas losses.
Brazil 2000 Ended National
Decree 39/00 - Oil Activities Environmental Protection Regulation
Angola 2000 In force National
Gas Act
Netherlands 2000 In force National
Regulation of the Organic Law of Gaseous Hydrocarbons
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 2000 In force National
Gaseous Hydrocarbons Organic Law
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 1999 In force National
UAE Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 on the Protection and Development of the Environment
United Arab Emirates 1999 In force National
Hydrocarbons Law 34/1998 (last amended in 2015)
Spain 1998 In force National
Law No 05/98 - Environmental Act
Angola 1998 In force National
Petroleum Act 1998
United Kingdom 1998 In force National
Law No. 9,478 - Dealing with national energy policy, oil monopoly activities, establishing the National Energy Policy Council and the National Petroleum Agency and making other arrangements.
Brazil 1997 In force National
Regulations to Act Relating to Petroleum Activities
Norway 1997 In force National
(British Columbia) Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
Canada 1996 In force State/Provincial
Petroleum Act (Act of 29 November 1996 No. 72 relating to petroleum activities)
Norway 1996 In force National
(Tasmania) Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
Australia 1994 In force State/Provincial
Environmental Law (Law 4 of 1994)
Egypt 1994 In force National
Rules for Implementation of the Mineral Resources Law
People's Republic of China 1994 In force National
Law 99 of 1993 - Creation of Ministry of Environment
Colombia 1993 In force National
Petroleum Law, 1993
Viet Nam 1993 In force National
Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Environmental Protection” No. 1982-XII of November 26, 1992 (as amended on December 29, 2020 No. 73-Z)
Belarus 1992 In force National
The Law of the Russian Federation on Subsoil
Russian Federation 1992 In force National
Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry In Nigeria (EGASPIN)
Nigeria 1991 In force National
Ministerial Decree of August 6, 1991
Italy 1991 In force National
Mineral Resources Law
People's Republic of China 1986 Ended National
Law No 6938 of 1981 - National Environmental Policy
Brazil 1981 In force National
Pollution Control Act
Norway 1981 In force National

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