The main enactment in the environment protection field is the Law no. 137/1995, republished with the subsequent amendments, the provisions of which governs the following key aspects:

Most of the aforementioned legal aspects are furthermore regulated by distinct enactments, which complete and/or amend the provision of the Environment Law, namely:

- The Water Law no. 107/1996

- The Forestry Code approved pursuant Law no. 26/1996

- The Law no. 111/1996 on nuclear activities, republished

- The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 243/2000 on atmosphere protection

- The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 16/2001 on management of industrial recyclable waste

- The regulation of the economic and social activities having a significant impact against the environment;

- The legal regime of dangerous chemical substances and products;

- The legal regime of the waste and dangerous waste;

- The legal regime of the chemical manure and phyto-sanitary products;

- The legal regime of the nuclear activities;

- The protection of the natural resources and the preservation of the biodiversity;

- The water protection and aquatic eco-systems;

- The atmosphere protection;

- Soil, subsoil and terrestrial ecosystem;

- Human resources protection.

The public authorities for environment protection manage the authorization procedures and issue, as required, permits, agreements and authorizations in the specific field.

The environment permit is mandatory required where the titleholders of the activities intend to develop or are to be subject of any of the following procedures:

- Sale of the majority stock of shares;

- Sale of assets;

- Merger or split off;

- Concession;

- Dissolution followed by liquidation.

The validity period of the environment permit is of 2 years starting with its issuance date under the condition no alterations occur with respect to the requirements upon which it have been granted.

The environment consent is mandatory to be obtained for the public or private projects pertaining to new investments or of alteration of the existing ones related to the activities with environmental impact. In order to be granted the environment consent, such projects are submitted upon the decision of the competent authority to an environmental impact assessment procedure. The environment consent is valid for the entire period within which the authorized activity is performed.

The granting of the environment authorization is mandatory both for the development of the existing activities and at the beginning of the new activities for an environment permit has been granted. Such authorization shall be awarded further to the obtaining off al permits, consents and authorization according to the activity. The validity period of the environment authorization is of maximum5 years.

The granting of the environment authorization is mandatory both for the development of the existing activities and at the beginning of the new activities for an environment permit has been granted. Such authorization shall be awarded further to the obtaining off al permits, consents and authorization according to the activity. The validity period of the environment authorization is of maximum 5 years.