Home / Dz.U. 2001 nr 62 poz. 627
Law of 27 April 2001 on Environmental Protection Law.
Ustawa z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony środowiska.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2001-04-27
Entry into force
2001-10-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
wastenoise and vibrationswastewaterFinancingwater lawForestsmonitoringspatial planningadministrative proceedingsfeesecologyhunting lawenvironmental protectionanimalspecuniary and disciplinary penaltiesadvertisingatmospheric airplant protectionagricultural and forest landelectromagnetic fieldsprotection of land surface and mineralsnature protection
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- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 21, 2026, on the national average income of municipalities and powiats per inhabitant in 2025
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of August 6, 2025, on the amounts of fees for the use of the environment for the year 2026
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of August 1, 2025, concerning the list of cities with a population of over 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population of over 100,000 and an agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration threshold, and the list of cities with a population of over 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population of over 100,000 and an agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration threshold
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 20, 2025, on the national average income of municipalities and powiats in 2024 per capita
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 19 September 2025 on the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for the year 2026
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of July 28, 2024, on the amount of fees for environmental use for the year 2025
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of August 13, 2024, regarding the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for 2025.
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of July 7, 2024, concerning the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration threshold, and the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration threshold
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 17, 2024, on the national average income of municipalities and counties per inhabitant in 2023
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of August 18, 2023, on the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration limit value, and the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration limit value
- Announcement by the Minister of Climate and Environment of 4 August 2023 on the amount of environmental use fees for 2024
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 16, 2023, on the national average income of municipalities and counties in 2022 per inhabitant
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of November 3, 2023, amending the announcement regarding the amount of fees for environmental use for the year 2024
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of October 18, 2023, concerning the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for the year 2024
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of September 28, 2022, concerning the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for the year 2023
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of August 25, 2022, concerning the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration limit value, and the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration limit value
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 12, 2022, concerning the national average income of municipalities and powiats per inhabitant in 2021
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of October 7, 2022, on the amount of environmental use fees for 2023
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of October 11, 2021, concerning the amount of fees for environmental use for 2022
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of August 30, 2021 on the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for 2022
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of July 30, 2021, concerning the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator value for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and an agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration threshold value, and the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator value for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and an agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration threshold value
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 26, 2021, on the national average income of municipalities and counties per capita in 2020
- Communication of the Minister of Climate and Environment of December 30, 2021, on the Update of the National Air Protection Programme
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate of 9 September 2020 on the rates of fees for environmental use for the year 2021
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate of September 30, 2020, regarding the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for the year 2021
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate of September 8, 2020 on the list of cities with a population of over 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population of over 100,000 and agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration limit value, and the list of cities with a population of over 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population of over 100,000 and agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration limit value
- Announcement of the Minister of Climate of May 6, 2020, on the national average income of municipalities and powiats per inhabitant in 2019
- Announcement of the Minister of the Environment of September 17, 2019, on the amount of penalty rates for exceeding the permissible noise level for 2020
- Announcement of the Minister of the Environment of September 17, 2019, on the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration exceeds the exposure concentration limit value, and the list of cities with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomerations where the average exposure indicator for a city with a population exceeding 100,000 and agglomeration does not exceed the exposure concentration limit value
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- Law of July 18, 2001, Water Law. · 2002-01-01
- Law of May 24, 2002, on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency. · 2002-06-29
- Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president. · 2002-10-27
- Law of November 23, 2002 on the amendment of the law - Environmental Protection Law and the law - Water Law. · 2003-01-12
- Law of February 14, 2003, amending the Law on the designation of agricultural land for afforestation and the Law on Environmental Protection · 2003-04-02
- Law of 10 April 2003 on Special Principles for the Preparation and Implementation of Public Road Investments. · 2003-05-25
- Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development. · 2003-07-11
- Law of 29 August 2003 amending the Law on the financial restructuring of the sulphur mining industry and the Law on Environmental Protection · 2003-10-23
- Law of 23 July 2003 on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments · 2003-11-17
- Law of 3 October 2003 amending the Law on Environmental Protection and certain other laws · 2003-12-08
- Law of 14 November 2003 on amending the law on toll motorways and certain other laws · 2004-01-01
- Law of 30 August 2002 Provisions introducing the Law - Law on the structure of administrative courts and the Law - Law on proceedings before administrative courts. · 2004-01-01
- Law of January 29, 2004 on Public Procurement · 2004-03-02
- Law of April 16, 2004, on nature conservation · 2004-05-01
- Law of 12 March 2004 on the National Eco-Management and Audit System (EMAS) · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 20, 2004, amending and repealing certain laws in connection with the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 20, 2004, on ozone-depleting substances · 2004-06-15
- Law of February 19, 2004, on amending the Law - Environmental Protection Law and certain other laws. · 2004-06-27
- Law of December 22, 2004 on trading in greenhouse gas emission allowances and other substances · 2005-01-01
- Law of April 2, 2004, amending the law on energy and the law on environmental protection · 2005-01-01
- Law of November 25, 2004, amending the Law on Public Finance and amending certain laws · 2005-01-01
- Law of January 20, 2005 on the recycling of end-of-life vehicles · 2005-03-14
- Law of May 18, 2005, on amending the Environmental Protection Law and certain other laws · 2005-07-28
- Law of 3 June 2005 on amending the Water Law and certain other laws · 2005-07-30
- Law of 17 June 2005 on amending the Civil Service Law and certain other laws · 2005-08-19
- Law of July 27, 2005 on conducting competitions for the positions of heads of central government administration offices, presidents of state agencies and presidents of management boards of state targeted funds · 2005-09-01
- Law of March 4, 2005, amending the Energy Law and the Environmental Protection Law · 2005-10-01
- Law of 28 July 2005 on spa treatment, health resorts and spa protection areas, and on spa municipalities · 2005-10-02
- Law of July 28, 2005 on public-private partnership · 2005-10-07
- Law of 29 July 2005 on amending the Law on Waste and on amending certain other laws · 2005-10-13
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- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 13, 2018, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 9 May 2025 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Environmental Protection
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 7, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 1, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Law - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 29, 2021, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 29, 2020, concerning the announcement of the consolidated text of the Law - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 19, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 10 February 2017 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 19, 2016, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 26, 2013, concerning the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act – Environmental Protection Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 23, 2008, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act - Environmental Protection Law
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- Law of 22 January 1999 on the Protection of Classified Information.
- Law of November 19, 1999, on Business Activity.
- Law of June 5, 1998, on voivodeship self-government.
- Law of November 26, 1998, on public finance.
- Law of August 29, 1997 - Tax Ordinance.
- Law of 21 August 1997 on Animal Protection.
- Law of May 8, 1997, on guarantees and sureties granted by the State Treasury and certain legal persons.
- Law of 13 September 1996 on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities.
- Law of February 3, 1995 on the protection of agricultural and forest land.
- Law of 13 October 1995 the Hunting Law.
- Law of 29 June 1995 on public statistics.
- Law of May 11, 1995, on the Supreme Administrative Court.
- Law of 4 February 1994 - Geological and Mining Law.
- Law of 27 October 1994 on toll motorways and the National Road Fund.
- Law of 7 July 1994 on spatial development.
- Law of 7 July 1994 - Building Law.
- Law of June 10, 1994, on Public Procurement.
- Law of April 3, 1993, on Metrology.
- Law of 16 October 1991 on Nature Protection.
- Law of September 28, 1991 on Forests.
- Law of August 24, 1991 on Fire Protection.
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Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (4)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of July 22, 2021, ref. no. SK 82/19
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 10 September 2020, case file K 13/18
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of March 7, 2018, case file K 2/17
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 13, 2018 case file K 34/16
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