Recognizing the right of each Party to establish its own levels of domestic environmental protection and environmental development policies and priorities, and to adopt or modify accordingly its environmental laws and regulations, each Party shall ensure that its laws and regulations provide for high levels of environmental protection and shall strive to continue to improve those laws and regulations.

1. Each Party shall ensure that its laws, regulations, procedures and administrative rulings of general application respecting any matter covered by this Agreement are promptly published or otherwise made available in such a manner as to enable interested persons and the other Party to become acquainted with them.
2. To the extent possible, each Party shall:

   (a) publish in advance any such measure that it proposes to adopt; and

   (b) provide interested persons and the other Party a reasonable opportunity to comment on such proposed measures.

1. With the aim of achieving high levels of environmental protection and compliance with its environmental laws and regulations, each Party shall effectively enforce its environmental laws and regulations through appropriate governmental action, subject to Article 37, such as:

(a) appointing and training inspectors;

(b) monitoring compliance and investigating suspected violations, including through on-site inspections;

(c) seeking assurances of voluntary compliance and compliance agreements;

(d) publicly releasing non-compliance information;

(e) issuing bulletins or other periodic statements on enforcement procedures;

(f) promoting environmental audits;

(g) requiring record keeping and reporting;

(h) providing or encouraging mediation and arbitration services;

(i) using licenses, permits or authorizations;

(j) initiating, in a timely manner, judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative proceedings to seek appropriate sanctions or remedies for violations of its environmental laws and regulations;

(k) providing for search, seizure or detention; or

(l) issuing administrative orders, including orders of a preventative, curative or emergency nature.

2. Each Party shall ensure that judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative enforcement proceedings are available under its law to sanction or remedy violations of its environmental laws and regulations.

3. Sanctions and remedies provided for a violation of a Party's environmental laws and regulations shall, as appropriate:

(a) take into consideration the nature and gravity of the violation, any economic benefit derived from the violation by the violator, the economic condition of the violator, and other relevant factors; and

(b) include compliance agreements, fines, imprisonment, injunctions, the closure of facilities, and the cost of containing or cleaning up pollution.

1. Each Party shall ensure that interested persons may request the Party's competent authorities to investigate alleged violations of its environmental laws and regulations and shall give such requests due consideration in accordance with law.
2. Each Party shall ensure that persons with a legally recognized interest under its law in a particular matter have appropriate access to administrative, quasi-judicial or judicial proceedings for the enforcement of the Party's environmental laws and regulations.
3. Private access to remedies shall include rights, in accordance with the Party's law, such as:

(a) to sue another person under that Party's jurisdiction for damages;

(b) to seek sanctions or remedies such as monetary penalties, emergency closures or orders to mitigate the consequences of violations of its environmental laws and regulations;

(c) to request the competent authorities to take appropriate action to enforce that Party's environmental laws and regulations in order to protect the environment or to avoid environmental harm; or

(d) to seek injunctions where a person suffers, or may suffer, loss, damage or injury as a result of conduct by another person under that Party's jurisdiction contrary to that Party's environmental laws and regulations or from tortious conduct.

1. A Joint Submission Committee consisting of two members, one from each Party, shall be established within six months of the entry into force of this Agreement. The members shall be chosen by the Council for a three year term, which may be renewed by the Council for one additional three year term.
2. The members of the Joint Submission Committee shall be chosen in accordance with general standards to be established by the Council. The general standards shall provide that the members shall:

   (a) be familiar with environmental law and its enforcement;

   (b) be chosen strictly on the basis of objectivity, reliability and sound judgment;

   (c) be independent of, and not be affiliated with or take instruction from, either Party; and

   (d) comply with a code of conduct.

1. The National Secretariats shall jointly prepare an annual report of the Commission in accordance with instructions from the Council. The National Secretariats shall submit jointly a draft of the report for review by the Council. The final report shall be released publicly.
2. The report shall cover:

   (a) activities and expenses of the Commission during the previous year;

   (b) the approved program and budget of the Commission for the subsequent year;

   (c) the actions taken by each Party in connection with its obligations under this Agreement, including data on the Party's environmental enforcement activities;

   (d) relevant views and information submitted by non-governmental organizations and persons, including summary data regarding submissions, and any other relevant information the Council deems appropriate;

   (e) recommendations made on any matter within the scope of this Agreement; and

   (f) any other matter that the Council instructs the National Secretariats to include.

   3. The report shall periodically address the state of the environment in the territories of the Parties.

1. A submission on enforcement matters may be sent to either National Secretariat. When a National Secretariat receives a submission it will provide a copy to the other National Secretariat. The National Secretariats may consider in consultation with each other a submission from any non-governmental organization or person asserting that a Party is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law. The submission will be forwarded to the Joint Submission Committee if either National Secretariat finds that a submission:

   (a) is in writing in one of the official languages of the Agreement;

   (b) clearly identifies the person or organization making the submission;

   (c) provides sufficient information to allow for the review of the submission, including any documentary evidence on which the submission may be based;

   (d) appears to be aimed at promoting enforcement rather than at harassing industry;

   (e) indicates that the matter has been communicated in writing to the relevant authorities of the Party and indicates the Party's response, if any;

   (f) is filed by a person or organization residing or established in the territory of a Party; and

   (g) includes, in the case of submissions sent by a person or organization residing or established in the territory of Canada, a declaration to the effect that the matter will not subsequently be submitted to the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, with a view to avoiding duplication in the handling of submissions.

2. In deciding whether the submission merits requesting a response from the Party, the Joint Submission Committee shall be guided by whether:

   (a) the submission alleges harm to the person or organization making the submission;

   (b) the submission, alone or in combination with other submissions, raises matters whose further study in this process would advance the goals of this Agreement;

   (c) private remedies available under the Party's law have been pursued; and

   (d) the submission is drawn exclusively from mass media reports.

   Where the Joint Submission Committee makes such a request, it shall forward to the Party a copy of the submission and any supporting information provided with the submission.

3. The Party shall advise the Joint Submission Committee within 30 days or, in exceptional circumstances and on notification to the Joint Submission Committee, within 60 days of delivery of the request:

   (a) whether the matter is the subject of a pending judicial or administrative proceeding, or whether the matter has previously been or is presently being considered by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, in which case the Joint Submission Committee shall proceed no further; and

   (b) of any other information that the Party wishes to submit, such as

   i) whether the matter was previously the subject of a judicial or administrative proceeding, and

   ii) whether private remedies in connection with the matter are available to the person or organization making the submission and whether they have been pursued.

Each Party may convene a national advisory committee, comprising members of its public, including representatives of non-governmental organizations and persons, to advise it on the implementation and further elaboration of this Agreement.

Article 23: Initiation of Procedures

1. If the Parties fail to resolve the matter pursuant to Article 22 within 60 days of delivery of a request for consultations, or such other period as the Parties may agree, either Party may request in writing a special session of the Council.

2. The requesting Party shall state in the request the matter complained of and shall deliver the request to the other Party.

3. Unless agreed otherwise, the Council shall convene within 20 days of the delivery of the request and shall endeavour to resolve the dispute promptly.

4. The Council may:

   (a) call on such technical advisers or create such working groups or expert groups as it deems necessary,

   (b) have recourse to good offices, conciliation, mediation or such other dispute resolution procedures, or

   (c) make recommendations, as may assist the Parties to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of the dispute. Any such recommendations shall be made public if the Council so decides.

5. Where the Council decides that a matter is more properly covered by another agreement or arrangement to which the Parties are party, it shall refer the matter for appropriate action in accordance with such other agreement or arrangement.

1. If the matter has not been resolved within 60 days after the Council has convened pursuant to Article 23, the Council shall, on the written request of either Party, convene an arbitral panel to consider the matter where the alleged persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law relates to a situation involving workplaces, firms, companies or sectors that produce goods or provide services:

   (a) traded between the territories of the Parties; or

   (b) that compete, in the territory of the Party complained against, with goods or services produced or provided by persons of the other Party.

2. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the panel shall be established and perform its functions in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Part.

1. The Council shall establish and maintain a roster of up to 30 individuals, six of whom must not be citizens of either of the Parties, who are willing and able to serve as panelists. The roster members shall be appointed by mutual agreement for terms of three years, and may be reappointed.
2. Roster members shall:

   (a) have expertise or experience in environmental law or its enforcement, or in the resolution of disputes arising under international agreements, or other relevant scientific, technical or professional expertise or experience;

   (b) be chosen strictly on the basis of objectivity, reliability and sound judgment;

   (c) be independent of, and not be affiliated with or take instructions from, either Party or the Joint Public Advisory Committee; and

   (d) comply with a code of conduct to be established by the Council.

Article 26: Qualifications of Panelists

1. All panelists shall meet the qualifications set out in Article 25(2).
2. Individuals may not serve as panelists for a dispute in which:

   (a) they have participated pursuant to Article 23(4); or

   (b) they have, or a person or organization with which they are affiliated has, an interest, as set out in the code of conduct established under Article 25(2)(d).

Article 27: Panel Selection

Article 29: Role of Experts

On request of either Party, or on its own initiative, the panel may seek information and technical advice from any person or body that it deems appropriate, provided that the Parties so agree and subject to such terms and conditions as the Parties may agree.

Article 30: Initial Report

1. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, the panel shall base its report on the submissions and arguments of the Parties and on any information before it pursuant to Article 29.
2. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, the panel shall, within 180 days after the last panelist is selected, present to the Parties an initial report containing:

   (a) findings of fact;

   (b) its determination as to whether there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, or any other determination requested in the terms of reference; and

   (c) in the event the panel makes an affirmative determination under subparagraph (b), its recommendations, if any, for the resolution of the dispute, which normally shall be that the Party complained against adopt and implement an action plan sufficient to remedy the pattern of non-enforcement.

3. Panelists may furnish separate opinions on matters not unanimously agreed.

4. Either Party may submit written comments to the panel on its initial report within 30 days of presentation of the report.

5. In such an event, and after considering such written comments, the panel, on its own initiative or on the request of either Party, may:

   (a) request the views of the Parties;

   (b) reconsider its report; and

   (c) make any further examination that it considers appropriate.

Article 31: Final Report

1. The panel shall present to the Parties a final report, including any separate opinions on matters not unanimously agreed, within 60 days of presentation of the initial report, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
2. The Parties shall transmit to the Council the final report of the panel, as well as any written views that either Party desires to be appended, on a confidential basis within 15 days after it is presented to them.
3. The final report of the panel shall be published five days after it is transmitted to the Council.

Article 32: Implementation of Final Report

If, in its final report, a panel determines that there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, the Parties may agree on a mutually satisfactory action plan, which normally shall conform with the determinations and recommendations of the panel.

Article 33: Review of Implementation

1. If, in its final report, a panel determines that there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, and:

   (a) the Parties have not agreed on an action plan under Article 32 within 60 days of the date of the final report, or

   (b) the Parties cannot agree on whether the Party complained against is fully implementing

   (i) an action plan agreed under Article 32,

   (ii) an action plan deemed to have been established by a panel under paragraph 2, or

   (iii) an action plan approved or established by a panel under paragraph 4, either Party may request that the panel be reconvened by delivering a request in writing to the other Party. The Council shall reconvene the panel on delivery of the request to the other Party.

2. No Party may make a request under paragraph 1(a) earlier than 60 days, or later than 120 days, after the date of the final report. If the Parties have not agreed to an action plan and if no request was made under paragraph 1(a), the last action plan, if any, submitted by the Party complained against to the other Party within 60 days of the date of the final report, or such other period as the Parties may agree, shall be deemed to have been established by the panel 120 days after the date of the final report.

3. A request under paragraph 1(b) may be made no earlier than 180 days after an action plan has been:

   (a) agreed under Article 32,

   (b) deemed to have been established by a panel under paragraph 2, or

   (c) approved or established by a panel under paragraph 4, and only during the term of any such action plan.

4. Where a panel has been reconvened under paragraph 1(a), it:

   (a) shall determine whether any action plan proposed by the Party complained against is sufficient to remedy the pattern of non-enforcement and

   (i) if so, shall approve the plan, or

   (ii) if not, shall establish such a plan consistent with the law of the Party complained against, and

   (b) may, where warranted, impose a monetary enforcement assessment in accordance with Annex 33, within 90 days after the panel has been reconvened or such other period as the Parties may agree.

5. Where a panel has been reconvened under paragraph 1(b), it shall determine either that:

   (a) the Party complained against is fully implementing the action plan, in which case the panel may not impose a monetary enforcement assessment, or

   (b) the Party complained against is not fully implementing the action plan, in which case the panel shall impose a monetary enforcement assessment in accordance with Annex 33, within 60 days after it has been reconvened or such other period as the Parties may agree.

6. A panel reconvened under this Article shall provide that the Party complained against shall fully implement any action plan referred to in paragraph 4(a)(ii) or 5(b), and pay any monetary enforcement assessment imposed under paragraph 4(b) or 5(b), and any such provision shall be final.

Article 34: Further Proceeding

A complaining Party may, at any time beginning 180 days after a panel determination under Article 33(5)(b), request in writing that a panel be reconvened to determine whether the Party complained against is fully implementing the action plan. On delivery of the request to the other Party, the Council shall reconvene the panel. The panel shall make the determination within 60 days after it has been reconvened or such other period as the Parties may agree.

Article 35: Domestic Enforcement and Collection

1. For the purposes of this Article, "panel determination" means:

   (a) a determination by a panel under Article 33(4)(b) or 5(b) that provides that the Party complained against shall pay a monetary enforcement assessment; and

   (b) a determination by a panel under Article 33(5)(b) that provides that the Party complained against shall fully implement an action plan where the panel:

   (i) has previously established an action plan under Article 33(4)(a)(ii) or imposed a monetary enforcement assessment under Article 33(4)(b); or

   (ii) has subsequently determined under Article 34 that the Party complained against is not fully implementing an action plan.

2. In Canada, the procedures shall be the following:

   (a) subject to subparagraph (b), the National Secretariat of Chile, acting on behalf of the Commission, may in the name of the Commission file in a court of competent jurisdiction a certified copy of a panel determination;

   (b) the National Secretariat of Chile, acting on behalf of the Commission, may file in court a panel determination that is a panel determination described in paragraph 1(a) only if Canada has failed to comply with the determination within 180 days of when the determination was made;

   (c) when filed, the panel determination, for purposes of enforcement, shall become an order of the court;

   (d) the National Secretariat of Chile, acting on behalf of the Commission, may take proceedings for enforcement of a panel determination that is made an order of the court, in that court, against the person against whom the panel determination is addressed in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex 41;

   (e) proceedings to enforce a panel determination that has been made an order of the court shall be conducted by way of summary proceedings;

   (f) in proceedings to enforce a panel determination that is a panel determination described in paragraph 1(b) and that has been made an order of the court, the court shall promptly refer any question of fact or any question of interpretation of the panel determination to the panel that made the panel determination, and the decision of the panel shall be binding on the court;

   (g) a panel determination that has been made an order of the court shall not be subject to domestic review or appeal; and

   (h) an order made by the court in proceedings to enforce a panel determination that has been made an order of the court shall not be subject to review or appeal.

3. In Chile, the procedures shall be the following:

   (a) subject to subparagraph (b), the National Secretariat of Canada, acting on behalf of the Commission, may in the name of the Commission file in a court of competent jurisdiction a certified copy of a panel determination;

   (b) the National Secretariat of Canada, acting on behalf of the Commission, may file in court a panel determination that is a panel determination described in paragraph 1(a) only if Chile has failed to comply with the determination within 180 days of when the determination was made;

   (c) the court of competent jurisdiction is the Supreme Court;

   (d) the National Secretariat of Canada, acting on behalf of the Commission, shall certify that the panel determination is final and not subject to appeal;

   (e) the Supreme Court shall issue a resolution ordering the enforcement of the panel determination within 10 days of when the petition was filed; and

   (f) the resolution of the Supreme Court shall be addressed to the competent administrative authority for its prompt compliance.

4. Any change by the Parties to the procedures adopted and maintained by each of them pursuant to this Article that has the effect of undermining the provisions of this Article shall be considered a breach of this Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to empower a Party's authorities to undertake environmental law enforcement activities in the territory of the other Party.

Article 38: Private Rights

No Party may provide for a right of action under its law against the other Party on the ground that the other Party has acted in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement.

Article 39: Protection of Information

1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require a Party to make available or allow access to information:

   (a) the disclosure of which would impede its environmental law enforcement; or

   (b) that is protected from disclosure by its law governing business or proprietary information, personal privacy or the confidentiality of governmental decision making.

2. If a Party provides confidential or proprietary information to the other Party, the Council, a National Secretariat, the Joint Submission Committee or the Joint Public Advisory Committee, the recipient shall treat the information on the same basis as the Party providing the information.

3. Confidential or proprietary information provided by a Party to a panel under this Agreement shall be treated in accordance with the rules of procedure established under Article 28.

Article 40: Relation to Other Environmental Agreements

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the existing rights and obligations of either Party under other international environmental agreements, including conservation agreements, to which such Party is a party.

Article 41: Extent of Obligations

Annex 41 applies to the Parties specified in that Annex.

Article 42: National Security

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed:

(a) to require a Party to make available or provide access to information the disclosure of which it determines to be contrary to its essential security interests; or

(b) to prevent a Party from taking any actions that it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests relating to

(i) arms, ammunition and implements of war, or

(ii) the implementation of national policies or international agreements respecting the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.

Article 43: Funding of the Commission

Each Party shall contribute an equal share of the annual budget of the Commission, subject to the availability of appropriated funds in accordance with the Party's legal procedures. Neither Party shall be obligated to pay more than the other Party in respect of an annual budget.

Article 44: Definitions

The Annexes to this Agreement constitute an integral part of the Agreement.

This Agreement shall enter into force on June 2, 1997, immediately after entry into force of the CCFTA, on an exchange of written notifications certifying the completion of necessary legal procedures.

1. The Parties may agree on any modification of or addition to this Agreement.
2. When so agreed, and approved in accordance with the applicable legal procedures of each Party, a modification or addition shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 48: Accession of Chile to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

The Parties shall work toward the early accession of Chile to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.

Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party. Such termination shall take effect six months after the date of receipt of written notice by the other Party.

The English, French, and Spanish texts of this Agreement are equally authentic.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

DONE in duplicate, in Ottawa, this 6th day of February, 1997.

ANNEX 33: MONETARY ENFORCEMENT ASSESSMENTS

1. Any monetary enforcement assessment shall be no greater than 10 million dollars (U.S.) or its equivalent in the currency of the Party complained against.
2. In determining the amount of the assessment, the panel shall take into account:

   (a) the pervasiveness and duration of the Party's persistent pattern of failure to effectively enforce its environmental law;

   (b) the level of enforcement that could reasonably be expected of a Party given its resource constraints;

   (c) the reasons, if any, provided by the Party for not fully implementing an action plan;

   (d) efforts made by the Party to begin remedying the pattern of non-enforcement after the final report of the panel; and

   (e) any other relevant factors.

3. All monetary enforcement assessments shall be paid in the currency of the Party complained against into a fund established in the name of the Commission by the Council and shall be expended at the direction of the Council to improve or enhance the environment or environmental law enforcement in the Party complained against, consistent with its law.

ANNEX 41: EXTENT OF OBLIGATIONS

1. On the date of signature of this Agreement, or of the exchange of written notification under Article 46, Canada shall set out in a declaration a list of any provinces for which Canada is to be bound in respect of matters within their jurisdiction. The declaration shall be effective on delivery to Chile, and shall carry no implication as to the internal distribution of powers within Canada. Canada shall notify Chile six months in advance of any modification to its declaration.
2. When considering whether to instruct the responsible National Secretariat to prepare a factual record pursuant to Article 15, the Council shall take into account whether the submission was made by a non-governmental organization or enterprise incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of a province included in the declaration made under paragraph 1.
3. Canada may not request consultations under Article 22 or a Council meeting under Article 23 or request the establishment of a panel primarily for the benefit of any government of a province not included in the declaration made under paragraph 1.
4. Canada may not request a Council meeting under Article 23, or request the establishment of a panel concerning whether there has been a persistent pattern of failure by Chile to effectively enforce its environmental law, unless Canada states in writing that the matter would be under federal jurisdiction if it were to arise within the territory of Canada, or:

   (a) Canada states in writing that the matter would be under provincial jurisdiction if it were to arise within the territory of Canada; and

   (b) the provinces included in the declaration account for at least 55 percent of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the most recent year in which data are available; and

   (c) where the matter concerns a specific industry or sector, at least 55 percent of total Canadian production in that industry or sector is accounted for by the provinces included in the declaration for the most recent year in which data are available.

5. Chile may not request a Council meeting under Article 23 or request the establishment of a panel concerning whether there has been a persistent failure to effectively enforce an environmental law of a province unless that province is included in the declaration made under paragraph 1 and the requirements of subparagraphs 4(b) and (c) have been met.

6. Canada shall, no later than the date on which an arbitral panel is convened pursuant to Article 24 respecting a matter within the scope of paragraph 5 of this Annex, notify Chile in writing of whether any monetary enforcement assessment or action plan imposed by a panel under Article 33(4) or 33(5) against Canada shall be addressed to Her Majesty in right of Canada or Her Majesty in right of the province concerned.

7. Canada shall use its best efforts to make this Agreement applicable to as many of its provinces as possible.

8. Two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Council shall review the operation of this Annex and, in particular, shall consider whether the Parties should amend the thresholds established in paragraph 4.

ANNEX 44.1: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement:

"citizen" means:

(a) with respect to Canada, a natural person who is a citizen of Canada under the Citizenship Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-29, as amended from time to time or under any successor legislation; and

(b) with respect to Chile, a Chilean as defined in Article 10 of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile (Constitución Política de la República de Chile); and

"territory" means:

(a) with respect to Canada, the territory to which its customs laws apply, including any areas beyond the territorial seas of Canada within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, Canada may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources; and

(b) with respect to Chile, the land, maritime, and air space under its sovereignty, and the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf over which it exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction in accordance with international law and its domestic law.

For purposes of Article 14 (1) and Part V of the Agreement and with respect to Chile only, the definition of "environmental law" in Article 44(2) will be subject to Appendices 44B.1, 44B.2 and 44B.3 until June 2nd, 1999.

The definition of "environmental law" shall apply to the following, including any subsequent modification thereof, immediately upon the entry into force of the Agreement, including any other statute, regulation or provision thereof in effect after March 9, 1994.

a. GENERAL LEGISLATION (1)

Constitution and Organic Constitutional Laws

1.a.1 Political Constitution of the Republic (Constitución Política de la República) Official Journal 24/10/80

1.a.2 Law No. 18.248, Mining Code (Ley N· 18.248, Código de Minería) Official Journal 14/10/83

1.a.3 Law No. 18,695 respecting the organic constitutional law of municipalities (Ley N· 18.695, Orgánica Constitucional de Municipalidades) Official Journal 31/03/88

1.a.4 Law No. 19,175 respecting the organic constitutional law of regional government and administration (Ley N· 19.175, Orgánica Constitucional sobre Gobierno y Administración Regional) Official Journal 11/11/92

Laws and Treaties

1.a.5 General Urban Planning and Construction Act, approved by Statutory Decree No. 458, 1976, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (Ley General de Urbanismo y Construcciones, aprobada mediante el Decreto con Fuerza de Ley N· 458, 1976, del Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo) Official Journal 13/04/76

1.a.6 Supreme Decree No. 447, 1991, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promulgating the framework agreement signed in Rome in 1990 between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the European Economic Community (Acuerdo Marco entre el Gobierno de la República de Chile y la Comunidad Económica Europea, suscrito en Roma, 1990, promulgado por Decreto Supremo N· 447, 1991, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 29/05/91

1.a.7 Law No. 19,300, Fundamental Environmental Law (Ley N· 19.300 de Bases del Medio Ambiente) Official Journal 09/03/94

Supreme Decrees

Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

1.a.8 Supreme Decree No. 47, 1992, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, setting out the revised General Ordinance of the General Urban Planning and Construction Act (Decreto Supremo N· 47, 1992, del Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo, que fija el Nuevo Texto de la Ordenanza General de la Ley General de Urbanismo y Construcciones) Official Journal 19/05/92

Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency

1.a.9 Supreme Decree No. 86, 1995, Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency, Regulation on the Advisory Board of the National Environmental Commission and the Regional Environmental Commissions (Decreto Supremo N· 86, 1995, del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia, Reglamento del Consejo Consultivo de la Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente y de las Comisiones Regionales del Medio Ambiente) Official Journal 26/10/95

1.a.10 Supreme Decree No. 93, 1995, Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency, Regulation regarding the issuance of environmental quality standards (Decreto Supremo N· 93, 1995, del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia, Reglamento para la Dictación de Normas de Calidad Ambiental) Official Journal 26/10/95

1.a.11 Supreme Decree No. 94, 1995, Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency, Regulation establishing the procedure and stages for preparing prevention and decontamination plans (Decreto Supremo N· 94, 1995, del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia, Reglamento que Fija el Procedimiento y Etapas para establecer Planes de Prevención y de Descontaminación) Official Journal 26/10/95

b. WATER (1)

Laws and Treaties

1.b.1 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, amended in 1962 and 1969, and an annex on the hydrocarbons register enacted under Supreme Decree No. 474, 1977, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Convenio Internacional para Prevenir la Contaminación de las Aguas del Mar por Hidrocarburos, de 1954, con sus enmiendas de 1962 y 1969 y un anexo sobre Libro de Registro de Hidrocarburos, promulgado mediante el Decreto Supremo N· 474, 1977, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 06/10/77

1.b.2 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, with 1969 annex, enacted under Supreme Decree No. 475, 1977, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Convenio Internacional sobre Responsabilidad Civil por Daños Causados por la Contaminación de las Aguas del Mar por Hidrocarburos, con su Anexo de 1969, promulgado por el Decreto Supremo N· 475, 1977, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 08/10/77

1.b.3 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, with Annexes I, II and III, 1972, enacted under Supreme Decree No. 476, 1977, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Convenio sobre Prevención de la Contaminación del Mar por Vertimiento de Desechos y otras materias, con sus anexos I, II y III del año 1972, promulgado mediante Decreto Supremo N· 476, 1977, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 11/10/77

1.b.4 Decree Law No. 2222, 1978, Navigation Act (Decreto Ley N· 2.222, 1978, Ley de Navegación) Official Journal 31/05/78

1.b.5 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the Southeast Pacific, enacted by Supreme Decree No. 296, 1986, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Convenio para la Protección del Medio Ambiente y la Zona Costera del Pacífico Sudeste, promulgado mediante el Decreto Supremo N· 296, 1986, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 14/06/86

1.b.6 Protocol for the Protection of the Southeast Pacific from Pollution caused by Land-based Sources, and its annexes, enacted under Supreme Decree No. 295, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Protocolo para la Protección del Pacífico Sudeste contra la Contaminación Proveniente de Fuentes Terrestres y sus anexos, promulgado mediante el Decreto Supremo N· 295, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 19/06/86

1.b.7 Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combatting Pollution of the Southeast Pacific by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency, enacted under Supreme Decree No. 425, 1986, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Acuerdo sobre la Cooperación Regional para el Combate contra la Contaminación del Pacífico Sudeste por Hidrocarburos y Otras Sustancias Nocivas en Casos de Emergencia, promulgado por el Decreto Supremo N· 425, 1986, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 11/08/86

1.b.8 Complementary Protocol to the Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combatting Pollution of the Southeast Pacific by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency, enacted under Supreme Decree No. 656, 1986, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Protocolo Complementario del Acuerdo sobre la Cooperación Regional para el Combate contra la Contaminación del Pacífico Sudeste por Hidrocarburos y Otras Sustancias Nocivas en Casos de Emergencias, promulgado por el Decreto Supremo N· 656, 1986, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Official Journal 24/11/86

Supreme Decrees

Ministry of National Defence

1.b.9 Supreme Decree No. 1, 1992, Ministry of National Defence (Navy), Water Pollution Regulations (Decreto Supremo N· 1, 1992, del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (Marina), Reglamento de la Contaminación Acuática) Official Journal 18/11/92

Ministry of Public Works

1.b.10 Supreme Decree No. 867, 1978, Ministry of Public Works, setting forth Chilean Standard NCh 1333 on quality requirements for water for various uses (Decreto Supremo N· 867, 1978, del Ministerio de Obras Públicas, que fija la norma chilena NCh 1.333, sobre requisitos de calidad del agua para diferentes usos) Official Journal 05/07/78

Ministry of Health

1.b.11 Supreme Decree No. 236, 1926, former Ministry of Health, Welfare, Social Security and Labor, establishing general regulations for household sewers (Decreto Supremo N· 236, 1926, del ex Ministerio de Higiene, Asistencia, Previsión Social y Trabajo, que establece el Reglamento General de Alcantarillados Particulares) Official Journal 23/05/26

1.b.12 Supreme Decree No. 288, 1969, Ministry of Health, approving regulations on primary treatment system for waste water, using prefabricated septic tanks (Decreto Supremo N· 288, 1969, del Ministerio de Salud, que aprobó el Reglamento sobre Sistema de Tratamiento Primario de Aguas Servidas Mediante Estanques Sépticos Pre-fabricados) Official Journal 31/05/69

1.b.13 Supreme Decree No. 263, 1985, Ministry of Health, establishing sanitary regulations for the sea, the air and border areas (Decreto Supremo N· 263, 1985, del Ministerio de Salud, que establece el Reglamento de Sanidad Marítima, Aérea y de las Fronteras) Official Journal 24/02/86

Resolutions

1.b.14 Resolution No. 12,600/322 VRS/94, DIRECTEMAR, regulating dumping of liquid waste into waters under DIRECTEMAR's jurisdiction (Resolución N· 12.600/322 VRS/94 de DIRECTEMAR, que regula las descargas de residuos líquidos a los cuerpos de agua bajo la jurisdicción de la DIRECTEMAR)unpublished

1.b.15 Resolution No. 12,600/323 VRS/94, DIRECTEMAR, establishing terms of reference for aquatic environmental impact studies on dumping of liquid waste in bodies of water under DIRECTEMAR's jurisdiction (Resolución N· 12.600/323 VRS/94 de DIRECTEMAR, que establece términos de referencia para la realización de estudios de evaluación de impacto ambiental acuático para descarga de residuos líquidos a los cuerpos de agua bajo la jurisdicción de la DIRECTEMAR) unpublished

1.b.16 Resolution No. 12,600/324 VRS/94, DIRECTEMAR, establishing terms of reference for environmental impact studies on projects to dump dredging waste in waters under DIRECTEMAR's jurisdiction (Resolución N· 12.600/324 VRS/94 de DIRECTEMAR, que establece términos de referencia para la realización de estudios de evaluación de impacto ambiental para proyectos de vertimiento de desechos de dragados en el medio ambiente acuático bajo la jurisdicción de la DIRECTEMAR) unpublished

1.b.17 Resolution No. 12,600/325 VRS/94, DIRECTEMAR, establishing terms of reference for aquatic environmental impact studies for ports and marine terminals under DIRECTEMAR's jurisdiction (Resolución N· 12.600/325 VRS/94 de DIRECTEMAR, que establece términos de referencia para la realización de estudios de evaluación de impacto ambiental acuático para puertos y terminales marítimos bajo la jurisdicción de la DIRECTEMAR) unpublished

1.b.18 Resolution No. 186, 1996, Waters Branch, Ministry of Public Works, establishing standards for exploration and exploitation of underground waters (Resolución N· 186, 1996, de la Dirección General de Aguas del Ministerio de Obras Públicas, que establece las normas sobre exploración y explotación de aguas subterráneas) Official Journal 15/05/96

c. AIR (1)

Laws and Treaties

1.c.1 Law No. 18,290 on Traffic (Ley N· 18.290, Ley del Tránsito) Official Journal 07/02/92

1.c.2 Law No. 18,696 on Transportation of Passengers within Chile (Ley N· 18.696, sobre Transporte Nacional de Pasajeros) Official Journal 31/05/88

1.c.3 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its annexes I and II, adopted on March 22, 1985 and approved by Supreme Decree No. 719, 1990, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Montreal Protocol, 1987, enacted by Supreme Decree No. 238, 1990, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Convenio de Viena para la Protección de la Capa de Ozono y sus anexos I y II, adoptado el 22 de marzo de 1985, aprobado por Decreto Supremo N· 719, 1990, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, y su Protocolo de Montreal de 1987, promulgado por Decreto Supremo N· 238, 1990, del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) S.D. No 719, Official Journal 08/03/90, S.D. No 238, Official Journal 28/04/90

Supreme Decrees

Ministy of Agriculture

1.c.4 Supreme Decree No. 28, 1991, Ministry of Agriculture, establishing clean-up plan for Chagres foundry (Decreto Supremo N· 28, 1991, del Ministerio de Agricultura, que establece Plan de Descontaminación para la fundición de Chagres) Official Journal 05/06/91

1.c.5 Supreme Decree No. 4, 1992, Ministry of Agriculture, regulating particulate air pollution in the Huasco River Valley (Decreto Supremo N· 4, 1992, del Ministerio de Agricultura, que regula la contaminación atmosférica de origen particulado en el Valle del Río Huasco) Official Journal 26/05/92

Ministry of Mines

1.c.6 Supreme Decree No. 252, 1992, Ministry of Mines, establishing clean-up plan for Ventanas foundry and Chilgener thermo-electric plant (Decreto Supremo N· 252, 1992, del Ministerio de Minería, que establece Plan de Descontaminación para la fundición de Ventanas y Central Termoeléctrica de Chilgener) Official Journal 02/03/93

1.c.7 Supreme Decree No. 132, 1993, Ministry of Mines, establishing clean-up plan for Chuquicamata foundry (Decreto Supremo N· 132, 1993, del Ministerio de Minería, que establece Plan de Descontaminación para la fundición de Chuquicamata) Official Journal 09/01/95

Ministry of Health

1.c.8 Supreme Decree No. 32, 1990, Ministry of Health, approving rules of operation for sources of air pollution in emergency air pollution situations in the Metropolitan Region (Decreto Supremo N· 32, 1990, del Ministerio de Salud, que aprueba el reglamento de funcionamiento de fuentes emisoras de contaminantes atmosféricos que indica en situaciones de emergencia de contaminación atmosférica para la Región Metropolitana) Official Journal 24/05/90

1.c.9 Supreme Decree No. 185, 1991, Ministry of Health, specifying primary and secondary environmental quality standards for sulfur dioxide and particulate matter and establishing measurement procedures (Decreto Supremo N· 185, 1991, del Ministerio de Salud, que fija normas de calidad ambiental primarias y secundarias, para anhídrido sulfuroso y material particulado y establece procedimientos de medición) Official Journal 16/01/92

1.c.10 Supreme Decree No. 811, 1993, Ministry of Health, prohibiting operation of fireplaces for heating unless equipped with double chamber or mechanisms to catch particles in homes and establishments in the Metropolitan Region (Decreto Supremo N· 811, 1993, del Ministerio de Salud, que prohibe la operación de chimeneas para calefacción que no estén provistas de doble cámara o mecanismos de captación de partículas en viviendas y establecimientos de la Región Metropolitana) Official Journal 24/06/93

1.c.11 Supreme Decree No. 2467, 1994, Ministry of Health, approving regulations for laboratories that measure and analyze atmospheric emissions from stationary sources (Decreto Supremo N· 2.467, 1994, del Ministerio de Salud, que aprueba el Reglamento de laboratorios de medición y análisis de emisiones atmosféricas provenientes de fuentes estacionarias) Official Journal 18/02/94

Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications

1.c.12 Supreme Decree No. 167, 1984, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, on pollution control for roadworthiness check of motor vehicles (Decreto Supremo N· 167, 1984, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, sobre control de emisión de contaminantes en la revisión técnica de los vehículos motorizados) Official Journal 04/01/85

1.c.13 Supreme Decree No. 75, 1987, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, on air pollution caused by transportation of dry commodities and odorous substances (Decreto Supremo N· 75, 1987, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, sobre la contaminación atmosférica causada por el transporte de áridos y sustancias odoríferas)Official Journal 07/07/87

1.c.14 Supreme Decree No. 24, 1989, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, on roadworthiness check and pollution control of buses and taxis (Decreto Supremo N· 24, 1989, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, sobre revisión técnica y verificación de la emisión de contaminantes de buses y taxibuses) Official Journal 01/03/89

1.c.15 Supreme Decree No. 94, 1991, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, on transportation of forest resources (Decreto Supremo N· 94, 1991, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, sobre transporte de recursos forestales) Official Journal 08/06/91

1.c.16 Supreme Decree No. 145, 1991, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, regulating the operation of public transit in the Metropolitan Region (Decreto Supremo N· 145, 1991, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que regula el funcionamiento de la locomoción colectiva en la Región Metropolitana) Official Journal 16/08/91

1.c.17 Supreme Decree No. 211, 1991, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, regulating air pollution caused by light motor vehicles (Decreto Supremo N· 211, 1991, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que regula la contaminación atmosférica causada por vehículos motorizados livianos) Official Journal 11/12/91

1.c.18 Supreme Decree No. 116, 1992, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, prohibiting operation of public transit vehicles that cause air pollution (Decreto Supremo N· 116, 1992, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que prohibe operar vehículos de locomoción colectiva que causan contaminación atmosférica) Official Journal 26/06/92

1.c.19 Supreme Decree No. 212, 1992, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, regulating public transport of passengers, establishing roadworthiness checks and emission standards in bus terminals (Decreto Supremo N· 212, 1992, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que regula el transporte público de pasajeros, establece revisiones técnicas y normas de emisión en terminales de buses) Official Journal 21/11/92

1.c.20 Supreme Decree No. 82, 1993, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, establishing emission standards for vehicles to be used in public transit services (Decreto Supremo N· 82, 1993, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que establece normas de emisión para vehículos destinados a prestación de servicios de locomoción colectiva) Official Journal 24/06/93

1.c.21 Supreme Decree No. 4, 1994, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, establishing pollution emission standards for motor vehicles and specifying pollution control procedures (Decreto Supremo N· 4, 1994, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que establece normas de emisión de contaminantes aplicables a los vehículos motorizados y fija los procedimientos para su control) Official Journal 29/01/94

1.c.22 Supreme Decree No. 55, 1994, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, establishing emission standards for heavy motor vehicles (Decreto Supremo N· 55, 1994, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que establece normas de emisión aplicables a vehículos motorizados pesados) Official Journal 16/04/94

1.c.23 Supreme Decree No. 54, 1994, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, establishing emission standards for medium-sized motor vehicles (Decreto Supremo N· 54, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que establece normas de emisión aplicables a vehículos motorizados medianos) Official Journal 03/05/94

Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency

1.c.24 Supreme Decree No. 179, 1994, Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency, declaring the area around Caletones foundry to be saturated with sulfur dioxide and particulates (Decreto Supremo N· 179, 1994, del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia, que declara zona saturada por anhídrido sulfuroso y material particulado al área circundante a la fundición Caletones) Official Journal 05/06/91

1.c.25 Supreme Decree No. 180, 1994, Ministry of the Secretary General of the Presidency, establishing clean-up plan for Paipote foundry (Decreto Supremo N· 180, 1994, del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia, que establece Plan de Descontaminación para la fundición de Paipote) Official Journal 09/01/95

Resolutions

1.c.26 Resolution No. 1215, 1978, Ministry of Health, establishing standards for prevention, inspection and control of air pollution (Resolución N· 1.215, 1978, del Ministerio de Salud, que establece normas sobre prevención, fiscalización y control de contaminación atmosférica) promulgated on 22/06/78

1.c.27 Resolution No. 369, 1988, Ministry of Health, establishing air quality index to determine level of air pollution in the Metropolitan Region (Resolución N· 369, 1988, del Ministerio de Salud, que establece el índice de calidad del aire para determinar el nivel de contaminación atmosférica de la Región Metropolitana) Official Journal 26/04/88

d. NOISE (1)

Laws

1.d.1 Law No. 18,290, Traffic Act (Ley N· 18.290, Ley del Tránsito) Official Journal 07/02/84

Supreme Decrees

1.d.2 Supreme Decree No. 122, 1991, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, specifying size and operating requirements for vehicles that provide public urban transit services (Decreto Supremo N· 122, 1991, del Ministerio de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones, que fija los requisitos dimensionales y funcionales a vehículos que presten servicios de locomoción colectiva urbana) Official Journal 19/07/91

e. TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES (1)

Laws

1.e.1 Law No. 18,164, establishing customs standards and modifying legislation on toxic and hazardous substances (Ley N· 18.164, que establece Normas de Carácter Aduanero y modifica Legislación Pertinente, respecto de sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas para la Salud) Official Journal 17/09/82

1.e.2 Statutory Decree No. 1, 1989, Ministry of Health, specifying that explicit permission from health authorities is required to dispose of waste (Decreto con Fuerza de Ley N· 1, 1989, del Ministerio de Salud, que dispone que requieren de autorización sanitaria expresa, la disposición de residuos) Official Journal 21/02/90

Supreme Decrees

Ministry of National Defence

1.e.3 Supreme Decree No. 777, 1983, Ministry of National Defence, approving Chilean regulations to implement the International Marine Code on Hazardous Goods (Decreto Supremo N· 777, 1983, del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, que aprueba el Reglamento de la República para el Código Marítimo Internacional de Mercaderías Peligrosas) Official Journal 24/10/78

1.e.4 Supreme Decree No. 746, 1989, Ministry of National Defence (