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El Salvador

Ley de urbanismo y construcción.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1

Date of enactment:
06/04/1951

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 747 - ley del régimen especial del dominio de la tierra comprendida en la reforma agraria.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
747

Date of enactment:
05/07/1991

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Land use and physical planning

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system

Housing and infrastructure
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 601 – ratifica el convenio de rotterdam para la aplicación del procedimiento de consentimiento fundamentado previo a ciertos plaguicidas y productos químicos peligrosos objeto de comercio internacional y sus anexos.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
601

Date of enactment:
05/26/1999

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 579 - ley de áreas naturales protegidas.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
579

Date of enactment:
02/15/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Environmental framework law
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 617 - reforma el código penal en materia de seguridad alimentaria.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
617

Date of enactment:
05/30/2008

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 233 - ley del medio ambiente.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
233

Date of enactment:
05/04/1988

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 844 - ley de conservación de vida silvestre.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
844

Date of enactment:
05/25/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Environmental framework law
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 489 - reforma el decreto legislativo nº 637, ley general de ordenación y promoción de pesca y acuicultura.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
489

Date of enactment:
10/14/2016

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing
El Salvador

Decreto nº 527.- ley de gestión integral de residuos y fomento al reciclaje.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
527

Date of enactment:
02/27/2020

Status:
In force

Topic:

Waste and circular economy

Impacted economic sector:

Waste
El Salvador

Decreto n⁰ 276 – ley especial de protección y bienestar animal

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
276

Date of enactment:
01/28/2022

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 341 - crea la administración nacional de acueductos y alcantarillados.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
341

Date of enactment:
10/19/1961

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Water

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system

Housing and infrastructure
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 462 - ley de creación del centro nacional de tecnología agropecuaria y forestal (centa).

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
462

Date of enactment:
03/08/1993

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 187 - ley transitoria para la regulación y concesión de licencias de pesca marítima.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
187

Date of enactment:
12/01/2000

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 778 - crea el fondo de protección civil, prevención y mitigación de desastres.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
778

Date of enactment:
08/31/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management

Sustainable finance
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 530 - ley de semillas.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
530

Date of enactment:
09/20/2001

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 1.045 - modifica el decreto legislativo nº 233, ley del medio ambiente.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1045

Date of enactment:
05/16/2012

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 452 - modifica la ley de conservación de vida silvestre.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
452

Date of enactment:
09/04/2013

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 639 - ley de prohibición de la minería metálica.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
639

Date of enactment:
04/04/2017

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
El Salvador

Decreto legislativo nº 600 - ley de regulación del teletrabajo.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
600

Date of enactment:
03/20/2020

Status:
In force

Topic:

Industry & manufacturing

Impacted economic sector:

Industry & manufacturing
El Salvador

Decreto n⁰ 388 – ley de disolución del fondo ambiental de el salvador

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
388

Date of enactment:
05/26/2022

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law

Sustainable finance

Dissemination resources

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OPCC JOINT STATEMENT to COP29

Document
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02-12-2024

OPCC JOINT STATEMENT to COP29

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Websites of interest

Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador

El Salvador

Featured

Evolution of environmental laws in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation

Environmental legislation and its impact on economic sectors

List of environmental laws

Ley de urbanismo y construcción.

Decreto legislativo nº 747 - ley del régimen especial del dominio de la tierra comprendida en la reforma agraria.

Decreto legislativo nº 601 – ratifica el convenio de rotterdam para la aplicación del procedimiento de consentimiento fundamentado previo a ciertos plaguicidas y productos químicos peligrosos objeto de comercio internacional y sus anexos.

Decreto legislativo nº 579 - ley de áreas naturales protegidas.

Decreto legislativo nº 617 - reforma el código penal en materia de seguridad alimentaria.

Decreto legislativo nº 233 - ley del medio ambiente.

Decreto legislativo nº 844 - ley de conservación de vida silvestre.

Decreto legislativo nº 489 - reforma el decreto legislativo nº 637, ley general de ordenación y promoción de pesca y acuicultura.

Decreto nº 527.- ley de gestión integral de residuos y fomento al reciclaje.

Decreto n⁰ 276 – ley especial de protección y bienestar animal

Decreto legislativo nº 341 - crea la administración nacional de acueductos y alcantarillados.

Decreto legislativo nº 462 - ley de creación del centro nacional de tecnología agropecuaria y forestal (centa).

Decreto legislativo nº 187 - ley transitoria para la regulación y concesión de licencias de pesca marítima.

Decreto legislativo nº 778 - crea el fondo de protección civil, prevención y mitigación de desastres.

Decreto legislativo nº 530 - ley de semillas.

Decreto legislativo nº 1.045 - modifica el decreto legislativo nº 233, ley del medio ambiente.

Decreto legislativo nº 452 - modifica la ley de conservación de vida silvestre.

Decreto legislativo nº 639 - ley de prohibición de la minería metálica.

Decreto legislativo nº 600 - ley de regulación del teletrabajo.

Decreto n⁰ 388 – ley de disolución del fondo ambiental de el salvador

Dissemination resources

Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians Issue a Global Call for a More Just Climate Future in Historic Legislative Participation at COP30

Framework legislation on climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Legislative Bulletin

OPCC JOINT STATEMENT to COP29

Websites of interest