Legislation

Key Environmental Legislation
Below the relevant primary and secondary legislation regarding the environmental protection and climate change are reported and can be downloaded in their final version as approved by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. The summary and more details about the transposition of the European Directives in the Kosovan Laws are also provided by the Assessment Report conducted within the Component 5 that could be also downloaded by this website in the corresponding Component section. Despite not specifically foreseen by the first KEP 2016-2020, the Team of National and International Experts is working to draft an Environmental Code that could consider, in only one comprehensive environmental framework law, all legal procedures, mechanisms, obligations and penalties related to the environmental protection and climate change aspects

Environmental Protection Laws
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Protection” approved by the Assembly of Kosovo on 26.02.2009 and promulgated by the President Decree on 19.03.2009, it repealed the AI No.02/2004 and the Regulation No. 9/2003;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”
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Laws
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
Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control (IPPC) Laws
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
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Laws
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
Nature Protection Laws
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
Water Laws
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
Spatial Planning Laws
The main Laws regulating the Spatial Planning in Kosovo are:

Law No. 03/L-039 “on special protective zones” adopted on 20.02.2008;
Law No. 04/L-174 “on spatial planning”, adopted by AoK on 29.08.2011 and promulgated by Decree No. DL-045-2013, dated 19.08.2013 by the President. It repealed the Law No. 2003/14 and the Law No. 03/L-106.;
Law No. 04/L-066 “on historical centre of Prizren” approved by AoK on 20.04.2012 and promulgated by the Presidential Decree No. DL-033-2012, dated 09.07.2012;
Law No. 04/L-062 “on the village of Hoçe e madhe/velika hoča” approved by the AoK on 20.04.2012 and promulgated by the Presidential Decree. DL.034-2012, dated 09.07.2012;
Law No. 04/L-013 “on cadastre” approved by AoK on 29.07.2011 and promulgated by Presidential Decree No. DL-019-2011, dated 12.08.2011. It replaced Law No. 2033/25 and Law No. 02/L-96;
AI No. 05/2005 “on the criteria and procedures on issuing licenses to practice activities in the field of design, construction, as well as professional supervision and review”;
AI No. 06/2005 “on the professional examination for technician, engineer, engineer of construction, etc.”
AI No.05/2014 – MESP “on the responsibilities of spatial planning authorities as well as principles and procedures for public participation in spatial planning” dated 17.04.2014. It repeals the AI No. 54/2005
AI No. 11/2015 – MESP “on sections and basic requirements for design, implementation and monitoring of municipal development plan” dated 11.11.2015 repeals AI No. 33/2003 and No. 34/2003;
AI No 12/2015 – MESP “for determining the criteria on protected areas for strategic goals” dated 20.11.2015;
AI No 24/2015 MESP “on basic elements and requirements for design, implementation and monitoring of the municipality zoning map” dated 30.12.2015
AI No.03/2017 – MESP “on the scope and responsibilities of the institute for spatial planning” dated 12.05.2017
AI No. 06/2016 – MESP “for parts and basic requirements for the design, implementation and monitoring of the spatial plan of Kosova” dated 24.11.2016. It repeals the AI No. 29/2003
AI No. 08/2017 – MESP “on spatial planning technical norms” dated 09.06.2017
AI No. 01/2018 – MESP “on elements and basic requirements for the design, implementation and monitoring of detailed regulatory plans” dated 16.02.2018. It repeals the AI No. 41/2005
Draft law “on the Establishment of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Republic of Kosovo” dated 16.12.2016