This comprehensive Environmental Permitting Policy provides a broader vision on standards already encompassed in Curacao's legislation. The EPP applies to the environmental polluting activities as mentioned in article 1 of A.B. no. 42 of the Nuisance Ordinance. The goal of the Policy is to implement a basis for norms, guidelines and standards for controlling and subsequently reducing adverse environmental impacts and risks caused by activities of the refinery, oil terminal as well as other activities mentioned in the National Decree, enacting general regulations (landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen) in article 1 of the Nuisance Ordinance Curaçao. Environmental permitting is a key instrument for reducing industry’s environmental impacts, facilitating its compliance with environmental requirements and promoting technological innovation. This Policy serves also as a guideline, which aims to provide comprehensive assistance for those permitting, operating, regulating facilities that are covered by the Environmental Permitting Regulations in the National Decrees, enacting general regulations of the Nuisance Ordinance Decree A.B. 1994 no. 427 and 438 and Nuisance Ordinance Curaçao P.B. 2017 no. 67
Кюрасао · 2020-08-11