Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Frameworks in Chile and Canada

Selection of Chilean Environmental Regulations & International Agreements

Internal

1. Law No. 19.300, General Environmental Law, Official Gazette, 09/03/94
2. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 86, Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, approves the Regulations for the consultative Council of the National and the Regional Commissions for the Environment, Official Gazette, 08/05/95
3. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 30, Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, approves the Regulations for the System for Evaluation of Environmental Impact, Official Gazette, 03/04/97
4. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 93, Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, approves the Regulations for the Environment Quality and Emission Standards, Official Gazette, 26/10/95
5. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 94, Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, approves the Regulations that establish the proceedings and stages for the development of Prevention and Decontamination Plans, Official Gazette, 26/10/95
6. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 351, 1992 of the Ministry of Public Works, approves the Regulations for the neutralization and purification of industrial liquid effluents, Official Gazette, 23/02/93
7. Executive Decree (DFL) No. 382, 1988 of the Ministry of Public Works, General Act for Sanitation Services, Official Gazette, 21/06/89
8. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 1, 1992 of the Ministry of National Defense (Navy), Regulations for Water Contamination, Official Gazette, 18/11/92
9. Decree Law No. 3.557,1981, on regulations regarding agricultural protection, Official Gazette, 09/02/81
10. Law No. 18.892, General Fisheries and Fish-farming, Official Gazette, 23/12/89
11. Law No. 17.288, on National Heritage, Official Gazette, 04/02/70
12. Law No. 18.302, on Nuclear Safety, Official Gazette, 02/05/84
13. Law No. 18.248, Mining Law, Official Gazette, 14/10/83 (134N)
14. Executive Decree (DFL) No. 725, Sanitation Law, Official Gazette, 31/01/68
15. Decree Law (DL) No. 3.557,1981, on regulations regarding agricultural protection, Official Gazette, 09/02/81
16. Supreme Decree (DS) No. 4, 1992, of the Ministry of Health, standards for emissions from individual or groups of stationary sources, Official Gazette, 02/03/92
17. Law No. 18.164, Customs regulations and changes to the pertaining legislation regarding toxic and dangerous substances dangerous to the health, Official Gazette, 17/09/82

International Agreements

1. The Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances.
2. The RAMSAR convention (Wetlands)
3. The CITES Convention (Trade of protected species)
4. The Convention on Rights of the Sea
5. The Antarctic Treaty
6. The Basel Convention (Transportation of Hazardous Waste)
7. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes
8. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
9. United Nations Convention on Desertification