Reficar Cartagena Refinery Expansion, Colombia - EKN
Reficar Cartagena Refinery Expansion, Colombia - EKN
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3 Institutional and Legal Framework<br />
3.1 Institutional Framework<br />
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The principal relevant governmental environmental, and health and safety entities related to the<br />
Project are as follows:<br />
� Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development (Ministerio<br />
de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial—MAVDT), which is<br />
responsible for issuing environmental licenses for projects and for setting<br />
environmental standards and regulations<br />
� Corporación Autónoma Regional del Canal del Dique (CARDIQUE), which<br />
is the regional entity responsible for environmental protection and<br />
management<br />
� Establecimiento Publico Ambiental de <strong>Cartagena</strong> (EPA, <strong>Cartagena</strong> Public<br />
Establishment for the Environment), which is the city level entity responsible<br />
for environmental protection.<br />
3.2 Legal Framework<br />
The following lists the principal legislation relevant to this Project (in terms of environmental,<br />
social, and health and safety aspects):<br />
� Environmental Organization/Responsibilities: Law 99 (1993), which<br />
established the national system of environment.<br />
� Air Quality: Decree 948 (1995) related to air pollution and establishes<br />
ambient air quality standards at a national level. Resolution 601 (2006)<br />
designates national emission air quality standards for total suspended<br />
particulates (annual and 24-hour period), PM10, SO2, NO2, O3, and CO.
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