Act No. 193 / 2016 Coll.

Act amending Act No. 85 / 2012 Coll., on the storage of carbon dioxide in natural rock structures and amending certain laws, as amended

Valid Law Effective from 02.07.2016
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193
THE LAW
of 25 May 2016
amending Act No. 85 / 2012 Coll., on the storage of carbon dioxide in natural rock structures and amending certain laws, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Čl. I
Act No. 85 / 2012 Coll., on the storage of carbon dioxide into natural rock structures and on the amendment of certain laws, as amended by Act No. 383 / 2012 Coll. and Act No. 64 / 2014 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Article 2, at the end of point (k), the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (l) to (q) are added:
"(l) water column - vertically linked water mass from the surface to the sediments of the water body,
(m) geological formation - a set of rocks which, according to their physical and chemical properties, can be combined with a position in the earth's crust, distinguished from other rock sets and mapped;
(n) carbon dioxide cloud - dispersed carbon dioxide volume in geological formation,
(o) migration - the movement of carbon dioxide within the storage complex,
(p) by closing the repository - the final end of the carbon dioxide insertion into the repository,
(q) time after closure - time after the closure of the repository, including time after the transition to the competent authority. ';
2. In Article 5, the following paragraph 3 is inserted after paragraph 2, including footnote 21:
"(3) The applicant may request an exemption from one or more of these criteria when describing and assessing the intended storage complex and surrounding area, which is carried out by best practice in three steps according to the criteria laid down by the Geological Labour Act (21). The Circular Mining Authority may allow an exemption from one or more of these criteria, provided that the applicant has demonstrated that the exemption does not adversely affect the decision on the suitability of the intended storage complex.
21) Annex to Act No 62 / 1988 Coll., on Geological Works, as amended. '
Paragraph 3 shall become paragraph 4.
3. In Article 7 (2), the words "other legislation (10) 'are replaced by the words" act on environmental impact assessment (9)';
Čl. II
Efficacy
This Act shall take effect on the 15th day following its publication.
Hamlet v. r.
Zeman v. r.
Sobotka v. r.

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CitationAct No. 193 / 2016 Coll., amending Act No. 85 / 2012 Coll., on the storage of carbon dioxide in natural rock structures and amending certain laws, as amended
Regulation TypeLaw
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CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation17.06.2016
Effective from02.07.2016
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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