LAW |
Environmental Law
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REFERENCE |
Law 12/2012 |
DATE OF PROMULGATION |
Approved by the People’s Assembly on March 25, 2012
Promulgated by President Bashar Al-Assad on March 29, 2012 |
RELEVANT PROVISIONS |
- Sets rules for protecting and developing the state of the environment in Syria and entrusts the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs with these tasks.
- Establishes the Supreme Environmental Protection Council.
- This Law makes provisions for criminal liability to be imposed on individuals whose actions prove detrimental to the environment.
- Certain tax benefits apply to importers of environmentally-friendly materials and equipment.
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RELATED LEGISLATION |
- Repeals the previous Environmental Law 50/2002.
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT |
- This Law was enacted against the backdrop of internal conflict in Syria but which the government nevertheless promoted in order to raise environmental awareness.
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