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Costa Rica: New Soil Contamination and Remediation Decree

Nov 21st, 2013 | By
Costa Rica: New Soil Contamination and Remediation Decree

On July 10, 2013, Costa Rican authorities issued a Decree implementing rules on ground conservation and remediation based on the concentration levels of certain regulated substances (RS), such as arsenic, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls, in soil. Decree 37757-S will enter into force on January 10, 2014. It will affect people and corporations manufacturing, transporting, using,
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Argentina: Proposed Law for Environmental Impact Assessments

Oct 10th, 2013 | By
Argentina: Proposed Law for Environmental Impact Assessments

Minimum standards governing the regulation and conduct of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) would be established by a proposed new law recently submitted to Argentina’s National House of Representatives. The draft law seeks to harmonize provincial and industry-specific legislation by setting the minimum environmental protection standards that every regulation, province, or industry must follow in order
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