This Decree, consisting of ten Chapters and five Annexes, regulates environmental licensing and operation, classifying violations of the standards of protection for environmental and water resources and establishes administrative procedures of supervision and application of penalties. The State Environmental Policy Council (COPAM) and the State Water Resources Council (CERH) will be responsible for the implementation of this Decree, in order to articulate with federal, state and municipal agencies that directly or indirectly, to exercise protection assignments, conservation and improvement of the environment and water resources, with purpose of coordinate actions that protects their respective competencies. The Decree is divided as follows: Competencies (Chap. I); Classification of activities (Chap. II); Environmental licensing (Chaps. III and IV); Monitoring on procedural matters (Chap. V); Penalties and Offences (Chaps. VI-XI).
Brazil · 2008-06-25