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Uruguay

Crea el fondo de financiamiento y desarrollo sustentable de la actividad lechera

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
18100

Date of enactment:
03/07/2007

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Uruguay

Normas relativas a la colonización de tierras

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
18187

Date of enactment:
11/12/2007

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Housing and infrastructure

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system
Uruguay

Derecho de acceso a la información pública

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
18381

Date of enactment:
11/07/2008

Status:
In force

Topic:

Access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters
Chile

Modifica el decreto ley nº 3.557 de 1981 sobre protección agrícola

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19695

Date of enactment:
10/05/2000

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Ley sobre concesiones de energía geotérmica

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19657

Date of enactment:
01/07/2000

Status:
In force

Topic:

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
Chile

Modifica la ley general de pesca y acuicultura, prohibiendo la pesca de arrastre por parte de pescadores artesanales

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19907

Date of enactment:
11/05/2003

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Establece normas sobre protección, fomento y desarrollo de los indígenas

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19253

Date of enactment:
10/05/1993

Status:
In force

Topic:

Indigenous peoples and minority groups
Chile

Modifica la ley de pesca respecto de exigencias para pescadores artesanales

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19977

Date of enactment:
11/08/2004

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Regula derechos de obtendores de nuevas variedades vegetales

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19342

Date of enactment:
11/03/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Normas para la enajenación de bienes comunes provenientes de la reforma agraria

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19386

Date of enactment:
05/31/1995

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Obligación de escritura pública para la enajenación de cada parcela, sitios y bienes comunes del proceso de reforma agraria

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19590

Date of enactment:
11/13/1998

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Modifica ley nº 19.386, normas para la enajenación de bienes comunes provenientes de la reforma agraria

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
19647

Date of enactment:
12/03/1999

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Modifica la ley general de pesca y acuicultura, con el objeto de regular la captura de la jibia

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21134

Date of enactment:
02/16/2019

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Establece normas sobre pesca recreativa, para aumentar las sanciones en caso de infracción

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21358

Date of enactment:
07/12/2021

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Chile

Ley que crea los tribunales ambientales y establece su composición y funciones.
Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
20600

Date of enactment:
06/18/2012

Status:
In force
Related bills and proposals:

Ley que crea los tribunales ambientales y establece su composición y funciones.
Topic:

Environmental framework law
British Virgin Islands

Noise Control and Abatement Act 1996

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1996

Date of enactment:
03/01/1996

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Health
British Virgin Islands

Business, Professions and Trade Licences Act 1989

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
10-1989

Date of enactment:
01/01/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Industry & manufacturing
British Virgin Islands

Fisheries Ordinance 1979

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
18-1979

Date of enactment:
10/18/1979

Status:
Repealed

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
British Virgin Islands

National Parks Act 2006

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
4-2006

Date of enactment:
05/04/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Chile

Otorga reconocimiento legal al pueblo tribal afrodescendiente chileno

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21151

Date of enactment:
04/16/2019

Status:
In force

Topic:

Indigenous peoples and minority groups