Legislation

The main Laws regulating the Environmental Protection in Kosovo are:

• Law No. 03/L-025 “on Environmental Protection” approved by the Assembly of Kosovo on 26.02.2009 and promulgated by the President Decree on 19.03.2009, it repealed the AI No.02/2004 and the Regulation No. 9/2003;
• Law No. 04/L-175 “on the inspectorate of environment, waters, nature, spatial planning and construction”, approved on 2.10.2013 and promulgated by Presidential Decree No. DL-053-2013, dated 21.10.2013.
• Law No.05/L-044 “on the environmentally endangered zone of Obliq and its surroundings” approved by the Assembly of Kosovo on 30.11.2016;
• Law No. 04/L-117 “on road and ecological tax for vehicles” approved by the AoK on 06.09.2012 and promulgated by Presidential Decree No. DL-040-2012, dated 19.09.2012, repealing the UNMIK Regulation No 2005/14
• Law No. 04/L-175 “on the inspectorate of environment, waters, nature, spatial planning and construction”, approved on 2.10.2013 and promulgated by Decree No. DL-053-2013, dated 21.10.2013
• AI No.2004/09-MESP “on the Cadastre of Environmental Polluter Emissions. Forms and Instructions on Form Application”, dated 03.08.2005;
• AI No.17/2013 “on the Cadastre of Environmental Pollution Discharge”;
• AI No. 22/03-MESP “on organisation of the KEPA”, dated 06.10.2003;
• AI No. 13/2011-MESP “on organisational structure and responsibilities of KEPA”, dated 09.09.2011;
• AI No. 17/2012 “on the Register for the plants on which is verified presence of hazardous substances”;
• Reg. No. 03/2014 “of responsibilities, internal organization and systematization of jobs in the agency of environmental protection of Kosovo”, repealing Reg. No. 13/2011;
• AI No. 22/2014 “for the manner and sampling procedures by inspector”;
• AI No. 03/2015 “on authorization for scientific research in nature”, dated 03.03.2015
• AI No. 06/2015 “on content and form of the legitimacy for environment inspector, urban and construction”;
• AI No. 21/2015 “on form and contents of records for supervision of inspection”;
• AI No. 07/2016 “establishing an environmental information system”;
• AI No. 1/2017-MESP “on the release of municipal environmental permit” dated 02.05.2017, repealing the AI No. 17/2015;
• AI No. 7/2017-MESP “on environmental permit” dated 09.06.2017, repealing the AI No. 25/2012 “on Environmental permit”

The main Laws regulating the EIA in Kosovo are:

• Law No. 03/L-214 “on Environmental Impact Assessment” approved by the AoK on 23.09.2010 and promulgated by the Presidential Decree No. DL-048-2010 of 14.10.2010. It replaced the Law No. 03/L-024 approved by the AoK on 26.02.2009;
• AI No. 05/2011 “On the methodology of risk assessment from chemical accident and measures for consequence elimination”;
• AI No.10/2011-MESP “for preventing quantity accidents involving hazardous substances” dated 13.07.2011;
• AI No.11/2011-MESP “to determine the amount of the fee for services relating to the EIA” dated 13.07.2011;
• AI No. 08/2012 “on determaining of documentation for application for environmental consent according to nature of the project”;
• AI No. 08/2015 – MESP “on determining the tariff value of services related to the process of environmental impact assessment” dated 31.07.2015
• AI N° 16/2015 – MESP “on information, public participation and interested parties in the proceedings of environmental impact assessment” dated 01.12.2015
• AI No. 10/2017 – MESP “on licencing compilers of environmental impact assessment reports” dated 27.07.2017
• AI No.14/2018 – GRK “for capture and storage of carbon dioxide in suitable geological formations” dated 19.12.2018

The main Laws regulating the IPPC in Kosovo are:

• The Law No. 03/L-043 “on Integrated Prevention Pollution Control” approved by AoK on 26.03.2009 and promulgated by the Presidential Decree No. DL-010-2009 of 23.04.2009.
• AI No. 65/05-MESP “on Issuing Ecological Permit/Licence”, dated 07.11.2005;
• AI No. 08/2010-MESP “on Licence Requirements for specific types of operations and plants”
• AI No. 17/2010 “for license requirements for specific types of operations and plants”, dated 16.08.2010
• AI No. 01/2011-MESP “on Procedures for the Development and Approval of Documents referring to the Best Available Techniques”, dated 31.03.2011;
• AI No. 03/2011-MESP “on Form, Content and Filing Method of Application for an Integrated Permit”, dated 31.03.2011;
• AI No.06/2007 “on rules and standards of the discharges on air by the stationary sources of pollution”
• AI No.17/2010 “for Licence requirements for specific types of operations and plants permits”
• AI No.09/2012 “on the content and manner of holding the register of integrated issues permits”;
• AI No.3/2015 on list of activities that require environmental authorization, the application form, the application procedure and the content of environmental authorization, dated 03.03.2015
• AI No.13/2015 “for determining the value of tariffs for services regarding integrated prevention on pollution control” It repeals AI No. 13/2014;
• AI No.01/2017 on municipal environmental permit dated 02.05.20017, repeals the AI No. 17/2015

The main Laws regulating the SEA in Kosovo are:

• Law No. 03/L-230 “on Strategic Environmental Assessment” approved by the AoK on 30.08.2010 and promulgated by the Presidential Decree on 18.10.2010. It replaced the Law No.03/L-015 approved by the AoK on 12.02.2009

The main Laws regulating the Nature Protection in Kosovo are:

• Law No.2003/3 “on Kosovo Forests” approved by the AoK on 13.02.2003 and promulgated by the SRSG on 20.03.2003 (UNMIK Regulation No. 2003/6). This Law was amended by Law No. 2004/29 approved by the AoK on 28.07.2004 and by the Law No. 03/L-153 approved by the AoK on 25.02.2010;
• AI No 06/2010 “On the way and procedures of selling of forests trunks and woods assortments from public forests” dated 28.06.2010
• AI No 14/2011 “On amendment and supplement of the Administrative Instruction No. 06/2010 for the way and procedures of selling of forests trunks and woods assortments from public forests dated on 28.06.2010” dated 10.08.2011
• Law No. 03/L-233 “on Nature Protection” approved by the AoK on 30.09.2010 and promulgated by the Presidential Decree No. DL-054-2010 of 18.10.2010. It repealed the Law No. 02/L-18 “on Nature Conservation” approved by AoK on 23.03.2005 and the regulation No.2006/22;
• Law No. 02/L-53 “on Hunting” approved by the AoK on 16.12.2005 and promulgated by the SRSG on 11.08.2006 (UNMIK Regulation No. 2006/41);
• Law No. 02/L-95 “on Plant Protection”, approved by the AoK on 31.01.2007;
• Law No. 04/L-086 “on National Park “Bjeshkët e Nemuna”” approved by Assembly, date 13.12.2012, and promulgated by Presidential Decree DL-60-2012 on 26.12.2012;
• Law No.04/L-087 “on National Park “Sharri”” approved by Assembly, date 13.12.2012, and promulgated by Presidential Decree No.DL-59-2012 on 26.12.2012;
• AI No. 01/07-MESP “on the form and manner for the determination of Natural Protected Areas” dated 25.01.2007;
• AI No. 11/07-MESP “on the Management Plans of Nature Protected Areas”, of 2.11.2007
• AI No. 08/2011-MESP “for the collection of protected wild plants species with the purpose of processing and trading” dated 13.07.2011;
• AI No. 12/2011 “for the sort of natural habitat types, natural habitat map, threatened and rare natural habitat types as well as safeguard measures for conservation of natural habitat types” dated18.08.2011;
• AI No. 01/2012 “for the keeping conditions, the manner of marking and evidencing of the protected animals in captivity” dated 28.02.2012;
• AI No. 07/2012 “on content and manner of keeping nature protected values register”, dated 18.06.2012;
• AI No. 16/2012 “on wildlife crossings”, dated 01.08.2012;
• AI No. 18/2012 “for the proclamation of wild species protected and strictly protected”, dated 01.08.2012;
• AI No. 24/2012 “on the content, form and manner of issuing of identification card and appearance of uniform for the supervisors and nature ranger”, dated 05.12.2012;
• AI No. 26/2012 “on cross-border movement and trade in wild protected species”, dated 10.12.2012;
• AI No. 27/2012 “for the form and manner of providing the official card and sign for nature protection inspector” 20.12.2012;
• AI No. 06/2013 “on type, appearance, procedure and manner of award of gratitude’s and rewards for achievements in the field of nature protection”, dated 20.05.2013;
• AI No. 07/2013 – MESP “on the sign of nature protection”, dated 20.05.2013;
• AI No. 14/2013 – MESP “on the manner of development and implementation of risk assessment study for the introduction, re-introduction and cultivation of the wild species”, dated 01.07.2013;
• AI No. 18/2013 – GoRK “on proclamation of Ecological Network” dated 10.12.2013;
• AI No. 19/2013 “on assessment of acceptability of plan, programme or intervention of ecological network” dated 06.11.2013;
• AI No. 23/2013 “on the manner and conditions of performing the ranger tasks for nature protection”, dated 12.11. 2013
• AI No. 15/2014 “for prevention and compensation of damages caused by wild species of animals strict protection”, dated 02.06.2014;
• Reg. No. 23/2014 “on internal order for the nature monument of particular importance “shpella e gadimes” dated 08.12.2014
• AI No. 24/2014 “for classification of nature conservation values by importance”, dated 27.11.2014
• AI No. 3/2016 – MESP “on determination of tariffs for issuance of consents, permits, licenses, certificates and verifications prescribed by legislation on nature protection” dated 29.08.2016
• AI No. 12/2017- MESP “for proclamation of strictly protected species” dated 22.08.2017
• AI No. 05 /2018 MESP “on the content and way of providing professional exam for protected areas supervisory” dated 01.10.018

The main Laws regulating the water management are:

• Law No. 04/L-147 “on Waters of Kosovo” adopted by the AoK on 19.03.2013. Promulgated by Presidential Decree No. DL-011-2013, of 05.04.2013 repealing the Law No. 2004/24 “on Water”;
• Law No. 2018/06-L35 “on hydro-meteorological activities” adopted by the AoK on 15.10.2018 and promulgated by Presidential Decree No.DL-046-2018, dated 05.11.2018
• Law No. 05/L-042 “on regulation of water services” adopted by the AoK on 14.12.2015. Promulgated by Presidential Decree No. DL-001-2016, dated 05.01.2016. Repeals the UNMIK Regulation 2004/49 and the Law No. 03/L-086
• AI No. 08/26 “on Limit Values of Effluents Discharged in Water Bodies and in Public Sewage Network” approved by the Government of Kosovo (GoK) on 09.07.2008;
• AI No. 16/2012 “on the quality of water intended for human consumption”, dated 24.12.2012 repeals the AI No. 2/99 “on Testing and Enforcing Minimum Standards of DW Quality”;.
• AI No. 12/2013 “Water Information System”, dated 17.06.2013;
• AI No. 26/2013 “for determining the way of verifying and legitimating the water inspectorate” dated 24.12.2013 and repealing the AI No. 62/2005
• Regulation GRK – No. 11/2014 “on the inter-ministerial council task on waters” dated 19.09.2014
• AI No. 28/2014 “on the Sanitary Protected Zones” dated 23.12.2014, repealing AI No. 13/07-MESP
• AI No. 27/2014 “on sludge management by treatment of polluted waters”;
• AI No. 30/2014 “on the manners, conditions, parameters and Limit Values for Wastewater discharge into the Public Sewerage Network and in the Water bodies” dated 30.12.2014, repealing AI No. 13/2008 “on limit values of effluents discharged in water bodies and sewage network”
• AI No. 12/2015 “for determining criteria on Protected Areas for Strategic Purposes” dated 20.11.2015;
• AI No. 19/2015 “on Protection from Harmful effect of Water” dated 31.12.2015;
• AI No. 20/2015 “on the criteria of the Washing Areas” dated 17.12.2015;
• AI No. 02/2016 “on the Water Payment Structure” dated 18.02.2016;
• Regulation No. 02/2016 “on manner of determining the minimum acceptable ecological flow” dated 11.08.2016
• AI No. 04/2016 “on Criteria and Procedures to protect Waters and accumulations”, dated 07.09.2016
• AI No. 05/2016 “on the Regulation of the status of water assets” dated 29.09.2016
• AI No.09/2016 “on the Organizational Structure and Additional Tasks of the River Basin Authority
• AI No. 11/2016 “on the Determination of Measures and Actions for Protection from Erosion”, dated 23.12.2016
• AI No 09/2017 – MESP “on instruction for design, construction and use of dams” dated 14.07.2017
• AI No. 15/2017 – MESP “on criteria for determining sanitary protection zones” dated 29.12.2017
• AI No. 16/2017 “on the Classification of Surface Water Bodies” 29.12.2017;
• AI No. 17/2017 “on the Classification of Groundwater bodies” 29.12.2017
• AI No. 03/2018-MESP “on procedures for water permit”, dated 07.09.2018