LAW NO. 96/12 OF 05 AUGUST 1996 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Pays
Cameroun
Type
Loi
Numéro
96/12
Référence
96/12
Date d'adoption
5 août 1996
Organisation
Présidence de la République du Cameroun
RésuméCette loi établit le cadre juridique général de la gestion de l'environnement au Cameroun. Elle définit les principes fondamentaux tels que le principe de précaution, de prévention, pollueur-payeur, de responsabilité, de participation et de substitution. Elle prévoit des obligations générales pour les institutions publiques et privées, ainsi que des dispositions relatives aux études d'impact environnemental, à la gestion des déchets et aux établissements classés. La loi abroge certaines…

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# LAW NO. 96/12 0F 05 AUGUST 1996 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

# LAW NO. 96/12 OF 05 AUGUST 1996 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The National Assembly has deliberated and adopted, The President of the Republic enacts the Law set out below:

# PARTI

# GENERAL PROVISIONS

# Article 1:

This law lays down the general legal framework for environmental management in Cameroon.

# Article 2:

(1) The environment constitutes a national common heritage in the Republic of Cameroon. It is an integral part of the universal heritage. (Its protection and the rational management of the resources it provides to human life are of general interest. These resources concern mostly the geosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, their material and immaterial content, as well as the social and cultural aspects they comprise.

# Article 3:

The President of the Republic shall define the national environmental policy. Its implementation shall devolve upon the Government, which shall apply it, in collaboration with the decentralized territorial authorities, grassroots communities and environmental protection associations.

To this end, the Government shall formulate national strategies, plans or programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of environmental resources.

# Chapter I

# DEFINITIONS

# Article 4 :

For the purpose of this law, and its enabling instruments, the follwing defnitions shallapply

«air »:

shall be the elements comprising the atmospheric fluid and whose physical, chemical or any other modification may threaten living things in ecosystems and the environment in general;

# «Environmental auditing»:

shall be the systematic, documented and objective appraisal of the situation ,of the management of the environment and its resources;

# «Waste» :

shall be any residue from a production, processing or utilization process, any substance or material produced or, more generally, any movable and immovable goods abandoned or intended to be abandoned;

# «Sustainable development»:

shall be a mode of development which aims at meeting the development needs of present generations without jeopardizing the capacities of future generations to meet theirs;

# «Continental waters» :

shall be the hydrography whole of surface and underground waters ;

# «Maritime waters» :

shall be the brackish waters and all sea waters under Cameroonian national jurisdiction;

# «Ecology» :

shal be the study o relationships existing between the various living things and their surroundings;

# «The ecosystem» :

shall be the dynamic complex comprising the community of plants, animals, micro-organisms and their living environment which, through their interaction, make up a functional unit;

# «Effluent» :

shall be any processed or unprocessed liquid and gaseous evacuation of domestic, agricultural or industrial origin, discharged directly or indirectly into the environment;

# «Waste disposal»:

shall be ail the operations comprising the collection, transportation, storage, and processing necessary for the recuperation of useful materials or energy, and for their recycling, or any deposit or discharge of any other product in appropriate areas under conditions geared towards avoiding harmful substances and environmental degradation;

# «The environment» :

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