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Decree prohibiting the discharge of waste water from ships in watercourses and areas near to the coast (No. 663 of 1998).

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This Decree applies to all ships in inland waters and territorial waters of Norway. Section 4 prohibits the discharge of waste water (defined in section) in inland waters. No existing or new ship with a waste water tank shall discharge waste water within 300 meters from the coast and existing ships without a tank shall not do so after 3 years transitional period. Municipalities may adopt more stringent norms (sect. 5). (7 sections)
Title
Decree prohibiting the discharge of waste water from ships in watercourses and areas near to the coast (No. 663 of 1998).
Country
Norway
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1998
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
ECOLEX region
Europe
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/nor13952.htm
Link to full text
http://www.lovdata.no
Implements
Pollution Act (No. 6 of 1981).