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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Juridical Aspects of Environment Protection

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 616-0907/02
Abbreviation APOŽP
Course title Juridical Aspects of Environment Protection
Credits 0
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Protection in Industry
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Jančík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. week

Public Administration in the Czech Republic. State and local governments.
Constitution of the Czech Republic and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Law ČNR č.2/1969 Sb . the establishment of ministries . National environmental policy . The state government in protecting the environment.

week 2

European Communities . The origin, institutions , EU policies . European Community policy in environmental protection .

week 3

Pollution and environmental protection .
Law ČNR č.2/1969 Sb . the establishment of ministries . Act on No. 17/1992 Coll . on the environment. Act No. 282/1991 Coll . the Czech Environmental Inspectorate . Act No. 388/1991 Coll . the State Environmental Fund . Act No. 123/1998 Coll . the right to information .

week 4

Act No. 100/2001 Coll . Assessment of impacts on the environment. Act 76/2002 Coll . on integrated pollution prevention and control . Act No. 353/1999 Coll . on the prevention of major accidents caused by dangerous chemicals . Information Systems EIA and IPPC . The exchange of information on BAT.

week 5

Protection of the atmosphere . Pollution and air pollution. The nature and characteristics of pollutants. Air pollution limits . Pollution sources. The concentration of pollutants. Measurement and calculation of emissions.

week 6

Law No. 86/2002 Coll . Air Protection . General Provisions. Protection of the atmosphere . Protection of the ozone layer. Protecting Earth's climate system . The smog situation . Public administration in the field of protection of the atmosphere. Implementing regulations.

week 7

Registry sources of air pollution , air quality information system . Relationship to revisit legislative legal standards.

week 8

Pollution . Waste Management . Types and classification of waste . The methods of waste treatment.
Act No. 185/2001 Coll . Waste . The classification of the waste by type and category . Take-back of certain products. Recording and reporting waste . Waste Management Plans . Export import and transit of waste . Fees for landfill . Management of municipal waste. Public administration in the field of waste management . implementing regulations.
Product and Waste registry , information systems on waste. Relationship to revisit legislative legal standards.

week 9

Water pollution . Features and functions of water. Water pollution . Organic and inorganic water pollution. Permitted water pollution . Treatment of water for drinking and wastewater treatment. The general scheme of the wastewater treatment plant . Biochemical processes . Treatment of sewage sludge .

week 10

Act No. 254/2001 Coll. Waters. Basic responsibilities for water management. Assessment of surface and groundwater. Managing waterways. Duties of the basin. Obligations of Owners of waterworks . Flood protection . Fees for discharge of wastewater into surface waters . Performance of the state administration in water management . Implementing regulations. List of water pollution , water quality information system . Relationship to revisit legislative legal standards.

week 11

Pollution of soil. Soil characteristics and functions . Character properties pollutants. Allowable soil pollution .
The Act No. 334/1992 on the protection of agricultural land . The principles of protection of agricultural land ( ZPF ) . Conditions for withdrawal ZPF . Protection authorities ZPF . Decree of the Ministry of the Environment
No. 13/1994 Coll . , setting forth the details of the protection of agricultural land . List of soil pollution , soil quality information systems . Relationship to revisit legislative legal standards.


week 12

Protection of landscape, wildlife and forest. Vegetation photosynthesis . Autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms . Fauna .
The Act No. 114/1992 Coll . on nature and landscape protection . Specially protected areas . National parks, protected landscape areas, reserves and monuments . Specially protected species of plants , animals and minerals. Act No. 289/1995 Coll . on forests . Preserving forests. General use of forests . Forest management . The State Forest . Information Systems forestry.

week 13

Protection of mineral resources. Fossil fuels , metallic minerals , nonmetallic minerals.
Law No. 44/1998 Coll . the exploitation of mineral resources (the Mining Act) . Bearing exploration and management of stocks of reserve deposits . Construction of mines and quarries . Mining of reserved deposits. Interventions in the Earth's crust. Mining damages and compensation . Decree of the Czech Mining Office No. 99/1992 Coll . operation of the establishment , provision and disposal facilities for waste storage in underground spaces.

week 14
Pollution physical effects . Noise . Noise limits . Ionizing záření.Nejvyšší permissible doses of ionizing radiation. Electromagnetic radiation , physiological effects . Thermal effects of pollution . Effect of temperature on the air and surface water .
Government Decree No , 502/2000 Coll . on health from the adverse effects of noise and vibration. Government Regulation No. 9/2002 Coll . Laying down technical requirements for products relating to noise emissions .. Decree of the State Office for Nuclear Safety No. 307/2002 Coll . on radiation protection. Government Regulation No. 480/2000 Coll . on health protection against non-ionizing radiation

Literature

Legislative directives of environmental protection in Czech Republic and EU countries

Advised literature

Herčík M., Fiedor J., Müllerová H.: Legislativa a životní prostředí. Vysokoškolské skriptum, ES VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2008.