Philippines : Primary Legislation

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• Biological and Genetic Resources, Order on Prospecting (EO No. 247, 1995)
• Coral Resources, Decree on (PD No. 1219, 1977, as amended)
• DENR, Order Organizing (EO No. 192, 1987)
• Environment Code (PD No. 1152, 1977)
• Environmental Policy (PD No. 1151, 1977)
• EIS System, Decree Establishing (PD No. 1586, 1978)
• Forestry Code, Revised (PD No. 705, 1975, as amended)
• Marine Pollution, Decree Revising PD 600 (PD No. 979, 1976)
• Mining Code, New (RA No. 7942, 1995)
• National Water and Air Pollution Control Commission, Act Creating (RA No. 3931, 1964)
• National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), Act Establishing (RA No. 7586, 1992)
• Pollution Control Law (RA No. 3931), Decree Revising (PD No. 984, 1976)
• Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes, Act to Control (RA No. 6969, 1990)

Acknowledgement: The APCEL collection of legislation from the Philippines would not have been possible without the kind cooperation and support of Antonio La Vina, Undersecretary, Department of Natural Resources, and Ms Stella Regina Bernad, Legal Advisor, Marine Pollution Programmes, GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme of the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas.

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last updated 1st August 1998
Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
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National University of Singapore
© 1998