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Criminal Procedure Code of Kingdom of Cambodia
This Code of Criminal Procedure aims at defining the rules to be strictly followed and applied in order to clearly determine the existence of any criminal offense. The provisions of this Code shall apply for criminal cases unless there are special rules set forth by separate laws.
Law on Fisheries
This law aims to ensure fisheries and fishery resource management, enhance aquaculture development, the management of production and processing, and to promote the livelihood of people in local communities for the social-economic and environmental benefits, including the sustainability of the conservation of biodiversity and natural culture heritages in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Processes of Request for Export or Import of Timber and Non-Timber Forest Products
There are 5 phases for the processes of request for export or import of timber and non-timber forest products. The required timing for getting permission may vary according to nature of requests and the completeness of submitted application form and supported documents.
Inter-Ministerial Prakas on Classification of EIA for Projects of all Kinds of Construction Minerals Exploitation or other Minerals with the Characteristic of Handicraft or Small-Scale Exploitation
This Prakas aims at classifying projects of all kinds of construction minerals exploitation such as limestone, Marble, sandstone, aggregate, lateritic, gravel, sand, dirt, clay, phosphate, kaolin or other minerals with the characteristic of handicraft or small scale Business, such as: Gold minerals, Gem minerals which require the Contract of Environmental Protection, IEE or EIA. This version if the unofficial translation.
Prakas (Declaration) on Power Delegation of Decide Making Instead of Ministry for Investment Project to the Municipal-Provincial of Environment
The Municipal-Provincial Department of Environment shall be tasked to review, and comment on the IEIA or Full EIA report of private individuals or private companies, joint-venture companies, public companies or ministries/government agencies. This document is the unofficial translation.
Law on Forestry
This law defines the framework for management, harvesting, use, development and conservation of the forests in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The objective of this law is to ensure the sustainable management of these forests for their social, economic and environmental benefits, including conservation of biological diversity and cultural heritage.
Sub-Decree on Control of Air Pollution
The purpose of this sub-decree is to protect the quality of the environment quality and public health from air pollutants and noise disturbance through monitoring, curbing and mitigating activities.
Prakas (Declaration) 49 on Guideline for Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment Report
Guideline for Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment Reports
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Alam Sekitar & Anor v.Kajing Tubek & Ors & Other Appeals
The respondents are three of the 10,000 natives living in that part of Sarawak where the Bakun Hydro-Electric Project (‘the Project’) is situated. Following the commencement of the Project, steps were taken by the appellants to compensate the respondents and also to resettle them. The respondents did not challenge the compensation or the resettlement, but claimed that (i) the Project, if carried through, would adversely affect their fundamental rights in that their livelihood would suffer from the resulting impact on the environment.