Environmental News N°100
Environmental legislation published in August, September and October 2023.
FEDERAL
Law No. 27734, which will be in force for 10 years, creating a promotional regime for producing and/or processing organic products.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Commerce and Worship entering into an agreement to establish the climate adaptation and integrated response to a natural disasters fund.
Joint Resolution No. 6/2023 of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, approving the procedure for consulting and authorizing the import of non-hazardous recovered waste.
Resolution No. 281/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, approving the Model BID Loan Agreement 5567/OC-AR, subscribed between the Argentina and the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), to partially finance the Urban Solid Waste Management Program II.
Resolution No. 302/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, revoking resolutions 85/2000 of the former National Institute of Water and Environment, 607/2012 and 555/2012 of the former Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development, and 113/2020, which will maintain their effects regarding proceedings or violations prior to this new Reslution.
Resolution No. 306/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, creating the program “Federal Youth for the Environment” to promote the participation of young people in environmental education, care for the environment, and sustainable development.
Resolution No. 308/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, approving ARS 500,000,000 for the National Program for the Protection of Native Forests.
Resolution No. 315/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, creating the Coastal Marine Program.
Resolution No. 318/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, creating the Native Forest Research, Development, and Innovation Program.
Resolution No. 331/2023 of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, approving ARS 1,000,000,000,000 for the National Fund for the Enrichment and Conservation of Native Forests, and ARS 500,000,000,000 for the National Program for the Protection of Native Forests.
Resolution No. 639/2023 of the National Parks Administration, approving the environmental impact assessment regulations, the outline of the technical-administrative procedure for environmental impact assessment, the guideline for expedited environmental assessment of projects, the procedural guideline for environmental supervision, and the guideline for the contents of an environmental diagnosis.
Resolution No. 670/2023 of the National Parks Administration, creating the “Biodiversity Information System Program” to compile and analyze the technical, scientific, and management activities carried out in protected areas.
Resolution No. 717/2023 of the National Parks Administration, approving the proposal of general guidelines for garden center management in the National Parks Administration.
Provision No. 7/2023 of the Undersecretariat for the Strengthening of Production and Sustainability for Small and Medium Agri-food Producers, approving the operating manual of the Program for the Strengthening of Sustainable Agri-tourism.
Provision No. 18/2023 of the Ministry of Transport, establishing that owners or managers of ports for public use must ensure the provision of waste management systems or services and control of environmental pollution vectors in accordance with the guidelines of the MARPOL Convention.
Provision No. 10/2023 of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, approving the procedure of the Green Jobs program for the private sector.
Communication "B" 12618 of the Central Bank of Argentina, promoting a data collection process to assess exposure to financial risks related to climate change.
MATANZA-RIACHUELO BASIN AUTHORITY (ACUMAR)
Resolution No. 209/2023, approving the conceptual model of the indicator system, the objectives and targets for complying with the Supreme Court's ruling in the "Mendoza" case, the list of indicators and publication schedule, and the methodological forms corresponding to the new list of indicators.
PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES
Joint Resolution No. 3/2023 of the Provincial Contracting Agency and the Ministry of Environment, approving the recommendations guideline for sustainability in the processes of procurement the different jurisdictions and agencies of the Province of Buenos Aires carry out.
Joint Resolution No. 5/2023 of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agrarian Development, approving the cooperation agreement to promote agricultural, livestock, and forestry activities, ensuring natural resources are sustainable.
Resolution No. 71/2023 of the Undersecretariat of Water Resources, creating the Province of Buenos Aires program for integral management of cyanobacteria.
Resolution No. 331/2023 of the Ministry of Environment, establishing that the national and provincial public administration agencies in the Province of Buenos Aires must submit an integral and inclusive waste management plan for the public administration.
Resolution No. 133/2023 of the Undersecretariat of Environmental Control and Monitoring, approving the procedural guide for presenting the management system for empty phytosanitary containers.
Resolution No. 133/2023 of the Undersecretariat of Environmental Control and Monitoring, establishing the procedural guideline for submitting the annual report on the management system for empty phytosanitary containers.
PROVINCE OF CORDOBA
Resolution No. 175/2023 of the Secretariat of Environment, approving the special management program for non-hazardous waste.
PROVINCE OF MENDOZA
Resolution No. 1946/2023 of the Directorate of Renewable Natural Resources, establishing the procedure for authorizing burning pastures in the Province of Mendoza.
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PROVINCE OF MISIONES
Law No. 165/2023, creating the Provincial Carbon Footprint Program, which provides a regulatory framework to establish a system for measuring greenhouse gases.
PROVINCE OF RIO NEGRO
Law No. 5665, complementing the federal law on minimum standards adapting and mitigating the global climate change and establishing provincial-level actions and strategies for it.
PROVINCE OF SALTA
Decree No. 587/2023, approving the Federal Program of Sustainable Actions for Productive Activities agreement.
PROVINCE OF SANTA FE
Decree No. 2042/2023, amending section 1 of Decree 1879/2013, which establishes who must obtain an insurance for environmental collective damage.
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