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Laws of Kuwait

Decree No.7 of 2016 on the Regulations for the Protection of the Land and Agricultural Environment

Made 2016-07-19 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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About this law

Original title
القرار رقم (7) لسنة 2016 باللائحة التنفيذية لحماية البيئة البرية والزراعية
Language
Arabic
Kind
Regulation
Country
Kuwait
Subjects
Environment, Land and soil, Mineral resources, Cultivated plants, Sea, Water, Wild species and ecosystems, Waste and hazardous substances
Keywords
land-use planning, pollution control, mining, pesticides, internal trade, international trade, protection of environment, fertilizers/nutrients, floriculture, plant production, plant protection, groundwater, surface water, freshwater pollution, grazing, coastal zone management, hazardous substances
Categories
*, agriculture, metals-base, metals-precious, minerals-critical

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Text

The law's own text, section by section, as held. Each section has its own link.

  1. 1.9 — Cadmium

    1.9 Cadmium .~~.WJ ,2009 150 Chromium "'1);J ,,,,..WI JJ\,.Ji _,.1,u JyLil .!>-.,_.)I (\l;.;< (ij-1~1.3 75 Copper Cu ,_,..1.,,,,:.)1 ,,;, "'-'""' c.,; JI ~ JI 4e-'-'! jJ"'< ,,Ji ,i,.J1 ,.1., .;;;Li..,lyJ (','I.I 15 Lead

  2. 0.85

    0.85 Mercury Hg J,l)I .ll_,J.J~ ~IJ.:>........I _,i 4-JJIJ.J _,i IA~l_r-.;-ol

  3. 0.9 — Molybdenum Mo ~.f/.i.,,.l__,.J1 ~ I ~.\,~I,.? .;;;1-'-,,.JI 4'-'< '1" 4< ;::.,.....JI .k,i,.;,JI .._,;

    0.9 Molybdenum Mo ~.f/.i.,,.l__,.J1 ~ I ~.\,~I,.? .;;;1-'-,,.JI 4'-'< '1" 4< ;::.,.....JI .k,i,.;,JI .._,; J~~1_,i~ 21 Nickel Ni y,:_,J1 JI .;;;1-'-,,.JI .;;;l.il,u '1" _,cl,dJ 4< -',i-11 -,.e-1,JI .l>Jr'-)1.;::: Selenium 140 Zinc Zn .:.L)i 11 .l+ol""'--1 J,,-"i,.., "-4-'I ,,-ilJ ~ ,,1 :U,.i.!ll .;;;\.s',.JI Cobalt Co ~1 11 - ~ ~J.:>:<J _,i ~i_,.JI ~JA j-?:"--J ;,I_,,:,:-).~

  4. 0.016 — Aldrin / dieldrin 0-'fi1 <)IJ / 0<J.iJ1 L ~ J),_, ~i_,.JI ~JA ,:_..o .::..-~I J..:,:.i .::..-L,i.,.,iyJ ~J_r' . .A

    0.016 Aldrin / dieldrin 0-'fi1 <)IJ / 0<J.iJ1 L ~ J),_, ~i_,.JI ~JA ,:_..o .::..-~I J..:,:.i .::..-L,i.,.,iyJ ~J_r' . .A

  5. 0.13 — Benzo ea) pyrene ,.)/,J-NJ.H 13

    0.13 Benzo ea) pyrene ,.)/,J-NJ.H 13 J,l=llc'."W~J

  6. 1.2 — Chlordane ,y..~# 14

    1.2 Chlordane ,y..~# 14 0.0055 DDT I DDD ~-~-~ I ,;u_~ 15 JI JJ1-" er c'.'w1 .!;y-11 :i,.J""J ~J "-"l W.J

  7. 0.039 — Dimethyl nitrosamine ,.:,.,-1...i,.Jlo-4)~1,,;.Jld~l,,.(l""'--~I

    0.039 Dimethyl nitrosamine ,.:,.,-1...<J.H Jp Ji,cj 11 .>i,.Jlo-4)~1,,;.Jld~l,,.(l""'--~I

  8. 0.073 — Heptachlor _JJ,l5'1.y 17 ,_j ~~Ji_,11 .::,.-'j.J.AJ1_, ..S~I ~_,..1.:>J1_, p:IAJ~ tlj-l'.il :~U

    0.073 Heptachlor _JJ,l5'1.y 17 ,_j ~~Ji_,11 .::,.-'j.J.AJ1_, ..S~I ~_,..1.:>J1_, p:IAJ~ tlj-l'.il :~U

  9. 0.039

    0.039 Hexachlorpbenzene ,.:,zy.i~ if :t,IWI JJi.\sJI

  10. 0.43 — Hexachlorobutadiene 0,'~IJJ/~ 19

    0.43 Hexachlorobutadiene 0,'~IJJ/~ 19 (2-1) ~l JJ-"'c

  11. 4.6 — Llndane 0<4 2f

    4.6 Llndane 0<4 2f il.,.Ji ,,1 ll,l,)1 J;\,,.Ji j,S'i,.J 4< i:::r--Ji .s.,.,._all >J.WI 0.0056 Poly chlorinated ~ .i.,KJ1 ~"'-" 21 biphenyl J.,.:J :ti'i:>:JI

  12. 0.048 — Toxaphene a,...J.:>.......,,.1 ~ I .J_r=.ll ~~ l:>:Jl.u .::,.-\6.u ,:_..o k>:-JL:ll

    0.048 Toxaphene a,...J.:>.......,,.1 ~ I .J_r=.ll ~~ l:>:Jl.u .::,.-\6.u ,:_..o k>:-JL:ll

  13. 0.013 — Trichloroetylene

    0.013 Trichloroetylene l,,l.,}IJ>lf~i ,,1 2-3) ~l JJ-"'c _;~I ~_,.i-,JI Pollutants :t,.S'i,.JI _J,..=il .;;;~-1,,J 4< ;::.,.....JI .s.,.,._all >J.WI (JJi.>:-~/("'W) :C,.1.,)1 ,.,:,11~1 ,,1 i . ~ 1 il.,.Ji ,,1 ll,l,Ji J;\,,.Ji ,;,5'1,,-1 10 Arsenic /2016(7/ 24 - A 1437 J',---' 19 .!>-~I 5 J__,.....Jl_,l.)~I WI 1298 4.WI (.,,JI c:.,.,s'.JI ot...J1 Pollutants Pollutants ..;,\j__,.w1 ui£..../~)

  14. 0.33

    0.33 Aldrin / dieldrin Arsenic As &.JI 92 Llndane ,.j~.i.,.,.-0/-.l:.i.JI 16 Cadmium Cd ~.,,.~is:i1 Heptachlor #¾" 17 150 Chromium c, ,,;i,

  15. 1.4

    1.4 Dimethylnitrosam ,.:,-,-~j.p~ 18 100 Copper Cu ,_,..i....J1

  16. 2.8

    2.8 Hexachlorpbenzen 0-'..H# <r'~w...... 19 30 Lead Pb <.f"i...;}

  17. 6.8

    6.8 Hexachlorobutadi 0i-~IJJI# <.<""1.i..,. 20 Mercury Hg J,J)i

  18. 0.11

    0.11 Polychlorinated .i.,KJ1 ~"'-" ..;,1.:5'~1 21 Molybdenum Mo ~J+l-,,l__,.J1 biphenyl J.,:J Jl,cj 50 Nickel N; J<,,J,

  19. 6.9

    6.9 Benzo ea) pyrene 22 Selenium s, ~.,,.,.,WI ,:u;..-;.. 300 Zinc Zn ,!.l;)1 10 -'<J~l-:C,.IJ}I "''~I,' ,,._.,ii .J.,.oiiil.,. tl~I-'"'-""" -3 ,2-2 ,2-1) (ti) JJl..,.i\ i>J'yl 4J..,.li j, 4< "'"fJI l.,..; (2-4) r-iJ JJ-"'c :C,.IJ}I .r." 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Decree No.7 of 2016 on the Regulations for the Protection of the Land and Agricultural Environment · Nelum