Republic of Yemen
Council of Ministers
Environment Protection Council
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LAW
No. ( 26 ) of 1995
Republic of Yemen
English translation of the original Arabic text.
This translation has no legal status
and serves for information purposes only.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One - The General Rules and Principles
Chapter One - Citation and definitions
Chapter Two - The Objectives and General Basis
Chapter Three - The Environment Protection Council (EPC)
Part Two - Protection of Water, Soil and use of Pesticides
Chapter One - Protection of Water, Soil and establishment of
Natural Protected Areas
Chapter Two - The Use of Pesticides
Part Three - Environmentally Damaging Activities
Chapter One - Control of Environmentally Damaging Activities
Chapter Two - The Environmental Technical Standards, Criterias
and Specifications
Chapter Three - The Licenser for Projects and Environmental
Impact Assessment
Chapter Four - Handing of Hazardous Wastes and Materials
Chapter Five - The Protection of the Environment and the
Economic Development
Chapter Six - The Environmental Monitoring
Part Four - Marine Pollution
Chapter One - Pollution of the Sea Waters
Chapter Two - Recording, Notification and Conditions of
Insurance
Chapter Three - The Management and The implementation
Part Five - The Violations and Compensation for the
Environmental Damages
Chapter One – Judicial and Apprehension Authorities
Chapter Two - The Liability and the Compensation for the
Environmental Damages
Chapter Three - The Penalties
Chapter Four - Final Rules
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Part One - The General Rules and Principles
Chapter One - Citation and definitions
Article (1)
This law shall be cited as the Environment Protection Law.
Article (2)
For the objectives of implementing this law, the terms and
expressions appearing herei