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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT (39/2004): DECLARATION OF CERTAIN PRINTING INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AS CONTROLLED EMITTERS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF EMISSION STANDARDS

Posted 19 December 2016

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 23(1) read with sections 24 and 57 of the NEM:AQA, given notice of her intention to declare the following printing activities as controlled emitters –

“Printing, coating and lamination processes using gravure, flexography, rotary screen printing, heat set lithography, vanishing and printing systems that incorporate elements of these technologies”.

Any new printing industry activity will have to comply with the prescribed emission standards for a new printing industry activity immediately while any existing printing industry activity will have to comply with the prescribed emission standards for an existing printing industry activity within a period of 5 years.

Members of the public were invited to submit comments within 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Gazette.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT (57/2003): NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE INCLUSION OF PRIVATE NATURE RESERVES IN THE REGISTER OF PROTECTED AREAS OF SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT (10/2004): NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DAMAGE-CAUSING ANIMALS IN SOUTH AFRICA