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Czech government approves bill on prevention of environmental disasters

Xinhua, January 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

A bill on the prevention of serious environmental disasters that may be caused by hazardous substances was approved by the Czech government on Wednesday, the bill is submitted by Czech Environment Minister Richard Brabec.

Dominika Pospisilova from Czech Environment Ministry press department said that serious environmental disasters occur about once a year, problems mainly occur during unexpected elemental disasters such as floods.

The bill introduces a system of processing of security documents and fees for their approval for various operators, such as those in charge of chemical works and storage facilities. This is to apply to the operators of about 200 installations.

Regional authorities are to ensure the drafting of expert opinions immediately after an operator submits the draft security documentation. According to the nature of the approved security document, the operators have to pay the fees of 15,000 to 60,000 crowns (about 612 to 2448 U.S.dollars).

Pospisilova said the introduction of the fee is common in EU countries. Czech state will cover about 1/4 of the cost.

Czech Environment Ministry has drafted the legislation that transposes a European directive into the law, setting down the rules for security documents and administrative fees. (1 U.S. dollar = 24.5 crowns) Endit