Legislations Related to (liquid and solid waste) and olive oil pressing Industries.

Advocate: Aisa M. M. Hammadeen

Master of Environmental Law

Legislations Related to (liquid

and solid waste) and olive oil

pressing Industries.

The Regional Project For

“Integrated waste Management for

Olive Oil Pressing Industries in

Lebanon, Syria and Jordan“

Introduction

The man’s right to live in clean environment is

considered one of his basic and important rights,

which would underline an environment free from any

sources of pollution. In this context, the

Jordanian Legislation outlined this right in the

Jordanian National Covenant under the title

Economic Field in paragraph (18) as follows:

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“The balanced clean environment is considered one

of the basic human rights, together with keeping

the Jordanian environment and its protection from

sources of pollution, in order to serve the current

and future generations. This stands as a national

responsibility which demands close cooperation and

coordination between official institutions, social

and specialized organizations. Equally demands

raising the level of awareness which lead to the

formation of advanced public opinion together with

higher degree of participation and concern in

environment issues, the risks to environment and

the adoption of policies that would balance the

protection of environment and sustained development

. Moreover would formulate the legislations and

standards which would be broad enough to encompass

the waste produced by certain development projects

and other negative effect which could affect the

natural environment negatively.”

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First: Environment Policy in Jordan:

Jordan started to get concerned about environment

protection like the rest of world states. In this

regard, The Jordanian Government created the

National Committee for Environment in 1980.

Furthermore, it created a special department for

Environment protection attached to the Ministry of

Municipal, rural and environment affairs.

Thereafter the efforts were directed on environment

protection from any pollution. Hence this was

manifested in the formulation of a national

strategy for environment protection which were

unveiled in 1991. This study was taken as an

important document and as a reference for

environment protection in Jordan, and accordingly

the necessary plan of action was activated. In this

direction, environment problems were identified

depending on the order of priority.

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This study called for speedy action to raise the

public awareness, and called for the creation of

control system to gauge environment impact and

demanded the implementation of laws, procedures and

instructions, and tried to fill the gabs.

In this context, the law for environment protection

No. (12) for the year 1995 was issued, and General

Corporation for Environmental Protection (GCEP) was

established. This corporation entrusted with

environment issues and their follow up at National

and International level. However, in the year 2003,

Ministry of Environment was declared to become the

legal body for Environment protection

incorporation. To this effect, the Jordanian

legislator passed a provisional law for Environment

protection which carries Law No. (1) for the year

2003, this law is composed from (25) Articles.

Second: Legislation dealing with waste liquids

(polluted water); Legal versions:

(1): Jordanian Environment Protection Law

(provisional Law No. (1) for the year 2003).

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The Law stipulated through Articles (8-11) to

protect water resources from pollution. Article

(11) of the same law stipulated that:

“ [1] The law forbids the throwing of any

harmful materials that affects the safety of

Environment, to drain or collect materials

whether it were solid, liquid, gas, radioactive,

or thermic in the resources of water.

(a) It is forbidden to store any of the

materials mentioned above in item (1) of

this paragraph near the resources of water

as it is outlined by the minister through

directives issued for this purpose, in such

a way to include water reservoirs in the

Kingdom and in cooperation with concerned

departments.

(b) Every person transgress the law and carries

any of the mentioned actions in paragraph

(a) of this Article is imprisoned a period

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no less then three months and does not

exceed two years or a fine no less than

10,000 J.D and does not go beyond 50,000

J.D or by both punishments, and he should

undertake to remove the breach through a

specified period outlined by the court

according to technical report. And if he

was late in carrying out the (specified)

action, then the ministry undertakes to do

so or authorize others to do that at the

expense of the person who violates the law

added to that 25 % of the costs in exchange

for administrative costs. The person who

violates the law will be fined additionally

50 J.D daily as a minimum or 200 J.D as a

maximum for failure to comply with

rectifying the breach after the end of the

specified period by the court.”

* Comments on the Text:

- Positive impact : This text was strict in

outlawing the throwing of any material

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that may pollute any of the water

resources.

- Negative impact : The imposed punishment

in this Article against any action that

may lead to the pollution of any of water

resources are not satisfactory.

2. The wording does not include compensation for

affected person(s) as a result of the pollution.

3. The term “safe limits” must be specified for the

activities that produce waste liquids away from any

of water resources.

(2) The Law of Water Authority No. (18) for the

year 1988 which is amended by the law (62) for the

year 2001.

The version of Article (30) from the Water

Authority Law stipulates as follow:

(a) Each person transgress the law and committing

any of the following actions will be imprisoned a

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period of six months as a minimum and two years as

a maximum, or he will be fined 1000 J.D as a

minimum or 5000 J.D as a maximum or by both

punishments.

1 … 2. The transgression against any of the

Authority projects or resources of water or the

sewage system which lie under the control

of the Water Authority and that caused damage, to

any of the installations, vehicles, systems, or

materials belong to the Authority or to its

projects, or sewage system and caused the failure

of any of its projects.

3. The pollution of any of water resources which

lie under the supervision of the Authority directly

or indirectly or led to its pollution, and did not

reverse this action through the specified period

outlined by the Authority.

(b) Each person committing such acts will be

imprisoned a period of one month as a minimum and

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does not exceed six months, or he will be fined 100

J.D as a minimum or 1000 J.D as a maximum.

1… 2… 3. The Use of water resources or the

designated projected or the sewage system in a way

that contradicts the rules of the law or

contradicts the specified regulations, including

the sale of water or its granting, or its

transportation, or its use in such a way that cause

its damage, or the damage of the resources of

water, or its projects, or the misuse of the sewage

system in a way that contradicts the rules of the

law.

4. The undertaking of any action related to water

or the sewage system without a license or a

permission needed by the law, or carrying out

action(s) that contradict the specified

regulations.

* Comment on the Text:

- Positive impact : This text protects the

water resources that come under the

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supervision of the Water Authority from

any causes of pollution.

- Negative impact : The scope of punishment

as specified in this Article is not a

satisfactory deterrent to protect water

resources from any pollution and it may

be far less than the danger, risks and

harm that may affect man as a result of

such pollution.

(3) The Law of Jordan Valley Development No. (19)

for the year 1988 amended by the law (30) for the

year 2001.

Article (38) of this law stipulates that:

(1) It is forbidden to pollute the water of the

Valley or cause such pollution. Or it is

illegal to bring a certain material to the

Valley from whatever source in case the

General Secretary declares in the official

gazette that such material is causing

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pollution; unless it was allowed with certain

written permission issued for this purpose

and containing the conditions that must be

met and to restrict and specify the way that

these materials are stored.

(2) To fulfill the goals of item (1) of this

paragraph, the Authority will carry out

repeated Lab analysis for the water

biologically, chemically and physically and

address the concerned Department, and follow

up and check those who are behind the partial

pollution.

(3) Without contradicting more severe punishment

that has been outlined in other legislations;

every person contradicts the regulation of

paragraph (a) of this Article will be

imprisoned a period no less than one month as

a minimum and does not exceed three months as

a maximum or by a fine no less than 50 J.D,

and no more than 1000 J.D or by both

punishments. The court should order the

removal of the materials that have been

brought in or thrown in the Valley, in a way

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that contradicts the Law. However this should

not contradict the removal through management

procedures according to the rules of

paragraph (a) of Article (3) of this law.

C. The Authority, in order to avoid any

resulting damage which stems from

contradicting the rules of paragraph (a)

of this Article, will stop the supply of

irrigation water to the unit which

polluting materials were thrown into it,

or were used there until the breaching

person removes such materials or deals

with it, or nullify its effect on his own

expense in a way that is approved by the

Authority, with granting him right for

compensation.

Comment on the Text:

- Positive Impact :

(1) This text resulting the protection

of Jordan Valley water form any

pollution or causing such harm.

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(2) This text includes the stoppage of

water supply and use if it were

polluted by any source.

(3) The application of more severe

punishment.

- Negative Impact :

(1) Giving the General Secretary of

Water Authority the powers to

decide, estimate and classify the

polluting materials.

(2) The specified punishment is not a

satisfactory deterrent.

(4) The Law of Public Health (Provisional Law No.

(54) For the year 2002 and its amendments):

The wording of Public health law in Article (53) as

follow:

“(a) The Ministry of Health supervise the water of

Sewage system and the sewage system networks and

the internal installations and the refinement

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stations in coordination with other concerned

Departments, and according to its own legislations,

in order to ensure the presence of health standards

and conditions, so that no harm could reach the

public health.

(b) If the Ministry discovers that there is a

danger to the public health from the water of the

sewage system, the networks, the installation or

the refinement station, it ought to take the

necessary precautions to prevent the expected

damage to public health.”


- Positive Impact : Giving the Ministry of

Health and other concerned departments

the powers to supervise the sewage

system, by taking the necessary

precautions for Public health to prevent

any anticipated health hazard.

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- Negative Impact : The text should have

given a sense of urgency to the

procedures which have been taken to

prevent the expected health hazard.

(5) The Establishment of Industrial Cities Law No.

(59) for the year 1985:

This law stipulated in chapter three, Article (7)

the following:

“(a) … (b) Taking the necessary precautions that

guarantee the protection of environment from

pollution that stems from the existing Industries

in the industrial cities which include water and

air pollution.”


(a.)Positive Impact: This paragraph was

taken in general to protect environment

from pollution, and underlined the two

most important elements in environment “

Water and Air”.

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(6) Criminal Law No. (16) for the year 1960 amended

in the year 2002.

This law stipulated the protection of water under a

title “Crimes related to water system” in Articles

(455-458). We mention from it the wording of

Article (457):

“A person will be punished by imprisonment for a

period not exceeding one year, and a fine not

exceeding 20 J.D if he committed one of the

following acts:

[1] If he is streaming in the public water whether

it is granted by concession or not, or if he threw

in it liquids or harmful materials to health or

public comfort or preventing the usefulness of

water.

[2] If he throws animal fertilizers or puts dirt

within the protection area for spring used by the

public.

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[3] If he carries out any action that may pollute

the spring or the water which others drink from

it.”


(a) Positive Impact : This text which is mentioned

in the Criminal Law is open statement which

incriminates any violation to any source of

water by any person committing harmful

act(s).

(b) Negative Impact : This mentioned punishment in

the text is not satisfactory and does not

deter enough.

(7) Water Protection System for the year 2005,

issued through item (3), paragraph (a) from the

Article (23) from the law of Environment protection

No. (1) for the year 2003. (Was not issued).

This system is consisting from (15) Articles as

follow:

Article (1) naming the system.

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Article (2) words and phrases for implementing the

system.

Article (3) supervising the quality of water by the

Ministry of Environment and other concerned

Departments.

Article (4,5) the powers of Ministry of Environment

to adopt the standards and the bases that should be

met in the sewage system.


- Positive Impact : The adoption of a system

that would assess the impact on

environment before granting a license to

the establishment of a sewage system

network.

- Negative Impact : The pre-requisites and

the bases of such system must be

formulated, or transferring it to the

system of evaluating the impact on

environment, so that the issue will not

be in giving instructions or directives

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afterwards fearing clash of texts and

multiple legislations.

Article (6) the powers of the Ministry by adopting

the necessary environmental standards to establish

a place for waste materials or transformation

station for garbage, and this should be done

through special directives and regulations.

Article (7) the dangers from throwing sewage in a

random way.

Article (8) …… Article (9)

Article (10) The powers of the Minister of

Environment to stop any activity that may lead to

the pollution of water resources, and the

punishment in case did not comply with the Minister

decision.

Article (11) Drawing Environment pre-conditions to

collect garbage, storage to prevent the pollution

of water resources.

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Article (12) the responsibility of industrial

corporations, which produce water sewage to

establish processing station and to join the sewage

system network or other means to get rid of water

sewage.

Article (13) ……

Article (14) the obligation of Industrial and

Agricultural corporations in water rationing.

Article (15) issuing directives and instructions.

General Comment on the System:

[1] It is noticed that, many of the Articles of the

system include directives and instruction, and this

leads to the dispersion of legal texts and may

result in non-binding, in addition to

contradictions within this maze of instructions,

directives, regulations, laws, and technical

interference in the justification of such legal

texts.

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[2] It is noticed that the wording of the texts

are absolute.

(8) The Regulations of the Sewage System No. (66)

for the year 1994, issued through Article (33) from

the amended Waste Authority Law No. (18) for the

year 1988.

These regulations consist from (24) Articles, we

mention from it Article (6) which its wording as

follow: “It is forbidden for any person to drain

into the resources of water, or any natural

pathway, or any empty place liquid waste, water

sewage or normal (water) until it was processed,

and taken a written approval from the Authority to

this effect, allowing its drain based on Jordanian

standard specifications for this purpose.”


- Positive Impact : The adoption of

Jordanian Standard Specifications for the

allowed water drainage, within the sewage

system network.

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Article (8): [a] If it was difficult, to connect

the path of private sewage system with the public

sewage system, for any reason whatever it may be,

the owner had to create on his own expenses, and

within his own real estate absorption hole and/or

analytical hole according to the instructions and

specifications decided by the local council and in

coordination with the Authority in same areas. The

owner should empty its contents on his own expense

according to the preconditions outlined by the

Authority for this purpose.

[b]: (In case) it was decided to connect the real

estate with the path of public sewage system, the

owner should fill up the absorption hole or the

analytical hole with earth on his own expense, and

with the proper materials without any public health

hazards. Also he has the right to clean it and use

for other targets except the drinking water, and

according to the specifications outlined by the

Authority and under its supervision.


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- Positive Impact : This law was created to

protect Environment from pollution, by

making it binding on owners to create

private absorption hole, and/or

analytical hole in case it was difficult

to connect it with the sewage system or

in case it was prevented from joining the

sewage system.

Article (19) stipulates that: “No person can carry

out any of the following actions, and he will be

subject to criminal or civil code:

(1) Connecting private sewage system with the

public sewage system, or with the rain drainage

system, or any work connected the sewage system

without a license from the Authority.

(2) The infringement by any means on the sewage

system project or hindering the connection of

private sewage system with the public sewage

system, or carrying out any action that may hinder

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or prevent private or public sewage system, or

causing any damage for the purification works or

the sewage system project.


- Positive Impact : This text is considered

among the general Environment texts. And

probably the only text, which outlined

the civil responsibility, and the right

for compensation for the affected persons

who were harmed as a result of the

damaging act to the public health.

(9) Instructions for the drainage of the

industrial and commercial water sewage into the

sewage system network, which were issued by the

amended Water Authority Law No. (18) for the year

1988, and Article (23) from sewage system

regulations No. (66) for the year 1994.

These instructions are composed from (15) Articles,

we mention some of it:

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Article (1): includes special terms, to apply

instructions. This Article defined the commercial

sewage water as: “The leaving or the produced water

in non-industrial fields, and contains additional

pollutants to the sweeping water and waste sewage

like the leaving water from hospitals, Labs …., and

olive passing industries.”

Article (2): This Article stipulates that “It is

forbidden to drain the commercial and industrial

waste water, whether it is pollutants or non-

pollutants into the sewage system project, until it

gets written approval from the Authority according

to these instructions.”


- Negative Impact :

[1] What is meant by the mentioned

instructions in this Article; are they the

Authority instructions? Or the

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instructions, which are included in the

commercial projects, like example of the

olive pressing industries which are issued

according to Agriculture Law.

[2] The fact that there are many

directives, instructions, and environmental

systems which are dispersed is a confusing

thing, especially when each department has

got its own instructions, regulations and

powers, and this may lead to a negative

application, and without realizing the

desired goal(s).

In addition to the Laws, Regulations, and

instructions which (already) issued, and deal with

waste liquids, which includes (Zeibar) material

which produced as a result of pressing olive [Olive

pressing Industries].Thus specifications and

standardizations were adopted by the Jordanian

establishment for specifications and

standardizations to drain such waste within the

sewage system network. In this regard, the specific

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standardization No. 202/2004 in the session which

was held on 14 April 2004 by the Board of directors

of the Jordanian establishment for specifications

and standardizations as a technical binding base,

which might be implemented and valid from 16/9/2004

which deals with recycled waste water.

Also another specific standardization No. 803/2002

was adopted in a session which was held on 5/8/2004

by the Board of Directors of the Establishment as

binding technical base which ought to be

implemented and valid from Date 16/1/2003 which

deals with recycled waste water.

(10) Olive pressing industries: will be dealt with

independently.

Third: Legislation that dealt with solid waste:

In addition to the liquid waste (Zeibar) which

produced by olive pressing industries; there are

solid wastes (Jefit). At this point, we find that

the Jordan Legislator outlined a unique system

designed to deal with solid waste.

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(1-): System Management for solid waste No. (27)

for the year 2005, issued according to item (8)

from paragraph (a) from the Article 23, from the

Law of Environment protection No. (1) for the year

2003.

- This system consists of (7) Articles as follow:

Article (1) naming the system

Article (2) words and terms that aim to implement

the system. These include terminology that defines

solid waste:

“Thus the solid materials and semi-solid which are

produced by activities, that must be processed or

we ought to get rid of it; and they are not

classified as harmful or dangerous waste. What is

mentioned is the management of harmful and

dangerous materials, its transfer and the way it is

handled.”

Article (3, 4): The Organization and the management

of solid waste by healthy methods to environment,

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within specifications and standards that should be

adopted.

Article (5) the pre-conditions that must be present

in the establishment that produces solid waste.

Article (6) the implementation of the system by the

Ministry of Environment and concerned Departments.

Article (7) issuance instructions and directives.

Comments on the System:

- Positive Impact : The presence of a

special system that deals with solid

waste forms extremely important step, in

Environment protection. And this system

can be applied on the solid waste by

olive pressing industries namely (Jefit)

(2-) The System of Soil Protection No. (25) for the

year 2005, which was issued according to item (10)

from paragraph (a), form the Article (23) from the

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Law of Environment Protection No. (1), for the year

2003.

This system consists of seven Articles as follow:

Article (1) Naming the system.

Article (2) terms referring to the implementation

of the system.

Article (3) The tasks and duties assigned to

Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture

and other relevant departments concerned about soil

protection.

Article (4) The creation of special areas for the

protection of some plants.

Article (5) The adoption of National project Maps,

for the purpose of creating any human activity.

Article (6) The Role of Ministry of Environment in

coordinating policies with other departments in its

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endeavor to protect soil from harmful or damaging

effects, and the soil waste.

Article (7) The issuance of instructions and

directives to implement the system.

Comment on the System:

- Positive Impact : The presence of a

special regime for soil protection from

any liquid or solid pollutants.

(3-): Within the body of the provisional

Agricultural Law No. (44) for the year 2002 in

Article 32, there are directives for the protection

of wooded Lands.

Article 32 – b.5: By taking into consideration

everything mentioned in other legislations; every

person throws debris, garbage, solid or liquid

wastes, or radioactive materials, or any polluting

materials for environment on wooded Lands will be

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punished for a period of three months and 200 J.D

fine for every dunum or part of it which is

attacked, and he is obliged to remove the thrown

materials.

Fourth: Regulations to license and operate Olive

pressing Industries:

According to Article (16) from Agriculture Law No.

(44) for the year 2002, the Jordanian Legislator

issued regulations to license and operate Olive

Pressing Industries which include the following:

“ (a) No olive pressing Industries can be

established or operated, unless it gets a license

from the ministry, according to instructions issued

by the Minister outlining the technical pre-

conditions, and health prerequisites that must be

present to license or operate (the timing of

operation) and the records that the owner must keep

and the information it ought to provide.

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“(b) Every person contradicts the regulations,

issued in accordance with paragraph (a) from this

Article, will be punished by a fine no less than

500 J.D and does not exceed 1000 J.D. And in case

he repeated his inconsistency, the fine will be

doubled, and if he repeated it again, the fine will

be re-doubled, and the olive pressing industry will

be closed for one month.”

- Noting that the regulations for the operation and

license of olive pressing Industries No. (35), for

the year 2003 issued in Agriculture Law consist of

(13) Articles as follow:

Article (1): naming the system.

Article (2): words, terms for the goals of

implementing the system.

Article (3): No olive pressing Industry can be

established before it gets a license.

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Article (4): The required Documents that should be

presented to license, establish, operate, or

modernize olive pressing industry.

Article (5): The committee in charge of granting

license to olive pressing industry, its formation,

its meetings, and its work.

Article (6): The necessary preconditions that must

be met for the purpose of establishing, operation,

and modernization of Olive pressing Industry:

[a] Organization preconditions [b] Environmental

preconditions [c] health preconditions.

Article (7): The start of its operation.

Article (8): The time limit for its license and its

renewal.

Article (9): The special specifications for the

olive oil.

Article (10): The powers given to the employees in

checking olive pressing Industries any time.

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Article (11): The Authority assigned to give the

license to olive pressing industries.

Article (12): Penalties

Article (13): The cancellation of any instructions

or decisions, which contradict the regulations of

olive passing Industries No. (35) for the year

2003.

Comment on the System:

These Regulations contain satisfactory

prerequisites to keep environment clean from

pollution; that may result from the liquid and

solid wastes from olive pressing Industries. But

the penalty mentioned in Article (16) from the Law

of Agriculture designed for olive pressing

Industries is not satisfactory, in addition to the

fact that there is a room for additional

preconditions, like the precondition for the place

which is designed for the olive fruit, and the

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precondition to get rid from the solid waste from

olive pressing industries, namely (Jefit).

Fifth: Evaluating systems for Environment impact

for olive pressing Industries, All activities and

industrial and commercial Projects:

It should be pointed out, that the Jordanian

Legislator established preconditions and special

bases, to protect Environment from any pollution,

and these should be respected before allowing any

activity that produces liquid, solid, or Gas waste

and others. In this regard, the Jordanian

Legislator issued a special regime to evaluate

Environmental impact; taking No. (37) for the year

2005, based on items (9) and (11) from paragraph

(9), Article 23 from the Jordanian law of

environment protection No. (1) for the year 2003.

This regime consists of (21) Articles. And is

considered one of the most important systems

designed to protect Jordan environment. This regime

gave Ministry of Environment as the official body

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responsible for granting agreement, or license to

the owner of the project to start its

implementation after submitting the document of

Environment Impact by the owner of the project.

Sixth: Jordanian Environment Protection Law No. (1)

for the year 2003:

The Jordanian Legislator was keen through Jordanian

Environment Protection Provisional Law, No. (1) for

the year 2003 to protect the elements of

Environment from pollution through Ministry of

Environment and other related Departments. And in

accordance with this law, the following systems

were issued:

(1): Nature protection system.

(2): The system of environment protection from

pollution in cases of emergency.

(3): Water protection system.

(4): Air protection system

(5): Marine and coastal protection environment

system.

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(6): Natural (reservation) places and public parks

system.

(7): The management of harmful and dangerous

materials, its transfer, and handling System.

(8): The management system of solid waste.

(9): The evaluating system for environment impact.

(10): Soil protection system.

(11): Fees and wages system.

Comment on this Law:

- Positive Impact : The creation of a special Law

designed to protect elements of Environment

from any pollution.

- Negative Impact :

(a) This Law did not include International rules

which should be stated in the laws and

Environment Legislations; and among these the

following:

[1] The principle that “who pollutes who pays”,

which states that, whoever exercises an activity,

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he must bear the costs of precautionary measures,

fighting the pollution and the resulting damages

because of his action.

[2] The principle of avoiding the depletion of

natural resources.

[3] The principle of cooperation (in protecting

environment), which calls for concerted efforts

by Public Authorities, societies, and citizens

for environment protection at all levels.

[4] The principle of economic incentives as an

instrument for supervision and organization, so

that to get rid from sources of pollution and

reinforcing sustained development.

(b) The fact that this law (environment

protection) did not include any texts giving

individuals the right to claim compensation

because of environment damages that may befall on

them.

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(c) The penalties mentioned in the law of

protecting environment are not enough:

(d) The law did not outline, or mention any role

for Environment societies, to protect the

elements of environment from any pollution; also

it did not grant her the right to claim

compensation as a result of the general

environment damages that may befall on groups or

that may touch environment ecology.

(e) This Law did not mention in its body of text,

that there should be forced Insurance system to

fight the activities that may lead to damages to

environment, still there are other comments.

Recommendation:

Because of the fact that there are over 100

(hundred) olive pressing industries in H. K. of

Jordan, also due to the significance of olive

trees, and the large areas they occupy in Jordan,

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we recommend that the Government of Jordan to

establish special commission which enjoys financial

and administrative independence, to oversee the

development olive sector, and olive pressing

Industries, so that a decree will be issued which

would outline the powers of the commission, its

role in environment protection from pollutants

produced by olive pressing Industries.

Appendix (1)

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List of The Most important Legislations related to

Environment in Jordan.

(1): Environment Protection Law No. (1) for the

year 2003 (provisional)

(2): Water Authority Law No. (18) for the year

1988; amended by the Law No. (62) for the year

2001.

(3): Jordan Valley Development Law No. (19) for the

year 1988, amended by the Law No. (30) for the

year 2001.

(4): Public Health Provisional Law No. (54) for the

year 2002.

(5): Criminal Law No. (16) for the year 1960 and

its amendments.

(6): Agriculture Law No. (44) for the year 2002.

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(7): The Law of planning Cities, Villages and

buildings No. (79) for the year 1966 and its

Amendments.

(8): The Law of regulating Natural Resources

Affairs No. (12) for the year 1968 and its

Amendments.

(9): Jordanian Industrial Cities Establishment Law

No. (59) for the year 1985 and its Amendments.

(10): Specifications and standardization Law No.

(22) for the year 2000.

(11): Law of Handcrafts and Industries No. (13) for

the year 1972 and its Amendments.

(12): Nuclear Energy Law No. (14) for the year 1987

and its Amendments.

(13): Municipalities Law No. (29) for the year 1955

and its Amendments.

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(14): Traffic Law No. (47) for the year 2001 and

its Amendments.

(15): Archeological Law No. (31) for the year 1988

and its Amendments.

(16): Housing Corporation Law No. (27) for the year

1968 and its Amendments.

(17): Food Control Provisional Law No. (69) for the

year 2001 and its Amendments.

(18): The System of Management of Harmful and

Dangerous Materials, its transfer and Handling No.


(19): Soil Protection Law No. (25) for the year

2005.

(20): The System of protecting Environment from

pollution in cases of Emergency No. (26) for the

year 2005.

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(21): Solid Wastes Management System No. (27) for

the year2005.

(22): Air Protection System No. (28) for the year

2005.

(23): Natural (reservation) places and Public Parks

System No. (29) for the year 2005.

(24): Environmental Impact Assessment System No.


(25): Ships System No. (51) for the year 1961 and

its amendments.

(26): Earth and Coasts Protection System for the

year 2005.

(27): Water Protection System for the year 2005.

(28): Sewage Network System No. (66) for the year

1994.

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(29): Groundwater Control System No. (26) for the

year 1977 and its amendments.

(30): The Prevention of loathsome things and the

fees of collection garbage inside Municipalities

boundaries No. (1) for the year 1978 and it

amendments.

(31): Mining System No. (131) for the year 1966 and

its amendments.

(32): The Directives regarding the drainage of

Industrial water sewage into the sewage system,

according to the Sewage network system No. (69) for

the year 1994, which was issued by Water Authority

Law No. (18) for the year 1988 and its amendments.

(33): The Instructions and the preconditions for

the use of water sewage, processing, salty waters,

and worm-eaten water for Agricultural use No. (49)

for the year 2004.

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(34): Regulations for the Operational License of

Olive pressing Industries No. (35) for the year

2004.

(35): Regulations for pollution Assessment which

come out as a result of ships, issued in accordance

with Ships System No. (51) for the year 1961 and

its Amendments.

(36): Regulations for the Management and Handling

of Dangerous waste No. (4597) for the year 2001.

(37): Instructions for the Management for Medical

waste No. (4511) for the year 2001.

(38): Directives of the Management of Consumed oil,

and its Handling according to the issued system for

the Management of harmful and Dangerous Materials,

and its handling No. (4597) for the year 2001.

(39): Directives for processing radioactive waste

materials which are produced by peaceful use of

Nuclear power.

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(40): Directives for the Management of radioactive

waste and its removal in a safe way No. (1) for the

year 1997.

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Appendix (2)

International Agreements, Treaties and Protocols

regarding Environment which Jordan is a party to

it.

(1): The Banning Treaty of testing Nuclear weapons

in the Atmosphere and Outer space, and under water

for the year 1963.

(2): Ramsaar Agreement with regard to moist lands

for the year 1971.

(3): The Agreement of banning, the development and

production of biological and chemical weapons 1972.

(4): The Treaty of Marine Pollution Protection

through the removal of waste and other materials

1972.

(5): The International Convention for pollution

control, which is produced by ships 1978.

(6): The Agreement to offer aid in case of nuclear

accident 1986.

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(7): The Regional Agreement to protect Red Sea

Environment and the Gulf of Aden for the year 1982.

(8): The Agreement which deals with the protection

of ozone layer for the year 1985.

(9): U.N. Agreement on climate change for the year

1993.

(10): Baazel Agreement on controlling the transfer

of dangerous waste and to get rid of it across

borders for the year 1992.

(11): The Agreement on the protection of Biological

Diversity for the year 1994.

(12): United Nations Agreement on Desertification

1996.

(13): Kartaheenah Protocol for Biological Safety

for the year 2000.

(14): The Protection of Migrant Species of natural

Animals 1979.

(15): The Agreement on Protection of Migrant Water

Birds Afro Euro Asian.

(16): Rotterdam Convention with regard to the

application of advanced procedures about the

knowledge of Chemical Materials and bactericides to

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certain diseases used in International Trade for

the year 1999.

(17): Stockholm Agreement for Organic pollutants

for the year 2004.

(18): Kyoto Protocol attached to the Climate change

Treaty for the year 2003.

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