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POLLUTION PERMIT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Pollutants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- banking
1, record 1, English, banking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Banking. Allowances [the authorization to emit a specific quantity of a particular pollutant] are usually allocated for use in a specific compliance period. The vintage of the allowance identifies the period in which it is eligible to be used. If allowances are unused, they may expire (i.e., be invalidated) or be banked (i.e., carried forward) for compliance use in future periods. 2, record 1, English, - banking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the event that a Party has a surplus of units in its national registry at the end of the first commitment period, a portion of these credits may be carried-over to a subsequent commitment period after 2012. This carry-over provision is also referred to as banking of emission units. 3, record 1, English, - banking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Carbon, emission permit, emission reduction credit, pollution permit banking. 4, record 1, English, - banking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Agents de pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mise en réserve
1, record 1, French, mise%20en%20r%C3%A9serve
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mise en banque 2, record 1, French, mise%20en%20banque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mise en réserve. Ordinairement, les droits d'émission [autorisation d'émettre une quantité déterminée d'un polluant particulier] sont attribués en vue de leur utilisation à l'intérieur d'un exercice réglementaire donné. L'année d'utilisation prévue qui est assortie à ces droits définit l'exercice au cours duquel les droits sont utilisables. Les droits non utilisés peuvent devenir périmés (être annulés) ou être mis en réserve (leur utilisation être reportée) jusqu'à leur emploi au cours d'un exercice ultérieur. 3, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20r%C3%A9serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La mise en banques des permis (banking) est également possible [...], c'est-à-dire que les permis non utilisé pendant une année peuvent être accumulés et utilisés l'année suivante [...] 4, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20r%C3%A9serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mise en réserve de droits d'émission, de droits de pollution, de quotas d'émission; mise en banque de crédits de pollution. 5, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20r%C3%A9serve
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Economics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pollution permit
1, record 2, English, pollution%20permit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pollution control permit 2, record 2, English, pollution%20control%20permit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Économie environnementale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- permis à polluer
1, record 2, French, permis%20%C3%A0%20polluer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- permis fixant les normes de pollution 1, record 2, French, permis%20fixant%20les%20normes%20de%20pollution
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Autorisation en matière de pollution. 2, record 2, French, - permis%20%C3%A0%20polluer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- permiso para contaminar
1, record 2, Spanish, permiso%20para%20contaminar
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Water Pollution
- Radioactive Contamination
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- permit to discharge
1, record 3, English, permit%20to%20discharge
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- licence to discharge 2, record 3, English, licence%20to%20discharge
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board(RWQCB) also regulates stormwater discharges related to industrial activities. The landfill operator is required to comply with the General Permit to Discharge Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity. This permit requires the landfill operator to develop and implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP) and a Stormwater Monitoring Program(SWMP). 3, record 3, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Application for licence to discharge effluent. ... Under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977, a licence is required for the discharge of trade effluent or sewage effluent ... to waters or for the discharge of trade effluent or other matter to a sewer. 4, record 3, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The new licences will set out maximum annual load limits for significant pollutants, and industry will have the flexibility to determine how best to comply with those provisions. Concentration limits will be specified, with the concentration of the pollutant most likely to harm the environment obviously attracting the most expensive licence to discharge pollutants into ... water. 5, record 3, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record 3, Key term(s)
- discharge permit
- discharge licence
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'eau
- Pollution par radioactivité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- permis de déversement
1, record 3, French, permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- autorisation de déversement 2, record 3, French, autorisation%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
correct, feminine noun
- permis de rejet 3, record 3, French, permis%20de%20rejet
correct, masculine noun
- autorisation de rejet 4, record 3, French, autorisation%20de%20rejet
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
900 industries produisant 94 % du volume d'eaux usées industrielles devaient obtenir un permis de déversement conformément à l'article 15 du règlement 87. 5, record 3, French, - permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] une autorisation de déversement est octroyée pour permettre un rejet [...l (rejet de station d'épuration d'eaux usées résiduaires urbaines ou d'eaux usées industrielles) [...] 6, record 3, French, - permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le règlement 87 [...] exige [...] que toute personne qui déverse plus de 4 500 mètres cubes d'eaux usées industrielles dans un réseau d'égouts durant une période de six mois ou qui déverse des eaux usées contenant des métaux lourds, des cyanures ou des huiles minérales, obtienne un permis de déversement. 7, record 3, French, - permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
La loi sur la gestion de l'environnement [...] coordonne l'autorisation d'exploiter avec le permis de bâtir et le permis de rejet des eaux usées. 8, record 3, French, - permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 CONT
[...] dans les rejets liquides d'une centrale Suisse apparaissent 17 radionucléides qui ne sont pas mentionnés par EDF. Une [...] recherche d'exhaustivité [a permis de découvrir] la déclaration par EDF de rejets d'argon 41 (produit d'activation de l'air), ou de carbone 14, qui n'étaient pas initialement listés dans les Demandes d'Autorisation de Rejet (DAR). 9, record 3, French, - permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 6 CONT
Le 3 mars 1999, le Parlement Wallon a voté un décret relatif au permis d'environnement. [...] Le nouveau permis couvrira l'ensemble des autorisations environnementales (permis d'exploiter, permis de prise d'eau, permis de rejet des eaux, permis «déchets», permis d'urbanisme). 10, record 3, French, - permis%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Contaminación del agua
- Contaminación por radioactividad
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- permiso de vertimiento
1, record 3, Spanish, permiso%20de%20vertimiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] la autorización que otorga la Corporación para el desarrollo sostenible del Norte y oriente Amazónico C.D.A. a una persona natural o jurídica, que dentro del desarrollo de una actividad económica, realiza un adecuado tratamiento y disposición final de los residuos líquidos generados por la misma, de acuerdo a lo establecido por el Decreto 1594 de 1984. 2, record 3, Spanish, - permiso%20de%20vertimiento
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Water Pollution
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- water licence/pollution control permit
1, record 4, English, water%20licence%2Fpollution%20control%20permit
British Columbia
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- permis eau/contrôle pollution
1, record 4, French, permis%20eau%2Fcontr%C3%B4le%20pollution
masculine noun, British Columbia
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-04-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pollution control permit
1, record 5, English, pollution%20control%20permit
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Mesures antipollution
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- permis de lutte contre la pollution
1, record 5, French, permis%20de%20lutte%20contre%20la%20pollution
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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