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О НАДЗОРУ ОДНОСНО КОНТРОЛИ НАД СПРОВОЂЕЊЕМ ЗАКОНА КОЈИ РЕГУЛИШУ ЗАШТИТУ ПОЈЕДИНИХ ОБЛИКА ЖИВОТНЕ СРЕДИНЕ
SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS REGULATING SOME ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ISSUES

Author(s): Slavoljub B. Popović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Public Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Нишу

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author first discusses the relevant provisions in the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia of 1990, which contains regulations on the issue of environment protection. The author refers to the Protocol from Kyoto, ratified in February 2005 and signed by 159 states, which includes strict limitations in view of environment protection. This article elaborates on the control in the application of the laws regulating some forms of environment protection. The author, first, looks into the provisions of internal legislation and, then, points to the decisions contained in the international conventions on environment protection. Subsequently, the author discusses the supervision of states authorities over the special law provisions on the integral prevention and control of the environment. Further on, the author deals with the control over the application of the Environment Protection Act, discussing the control of states authorities over the implementation of provisions contained in this Act regarding integral prevention and control of the possibility to endanger the environment. Some determined supervision rights are prescribed in the Environmental Impact Assessment Act. The supervision on the application of this Act is executed by the Ministry of Health and Environment through the state inspection bodies. Finally, towards the end of this article, the author elaborates on some forms of supervision by application of the strategic Environmental Impact Assessment Act. The integral part of the basic plan and programme is the report about of strategic assessment, the effect of the participation of state-appointed bodies and organizations, as well as of the general public and the states, in case of over-border impact.

  • Issue Year: XLVI/2005
  • Issue No: 46
  • Page Range: 9-21
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian