Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

miljöbalk

English translation:

Enivronmental Code , (Environmental Act)

Added to glossary by Christine Andersen
Sep 22, 2004 12:22
19 yrs ago
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Swedish term

miljöbalk

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
... tillstånd enligt miljöbalken till verksamhet ....

Proposed translations

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Swedish term (edited): milj�balk
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Environmental Act or environmental code

Skribent/ Norsteds stora svensk-engelsk ordbok:
Balk
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2 lagbalk section, code, act

Best I can do without more context, but hope it helps
Peer comment(s):

agree David Shannon : Miljöbalken = Environmental Code - see e.g. http://www.mannheimerswartling.se/sv/specialist_areas/enviro...
21 mins
Thanks - some good background reading and terminology there!
agree Catherine Brix : Environmental Code - see Kemikaleinspektionen's site, www.kemi.se
29 mins
Thanks !
agree Mario Marcolin : Environmental Code :)
2 hrs
Thanks!
agree Clare Barnes : I prefer Environmental Act. Code sounds more like a set of guidlines rather than the law. The UK has the Environmental Protection Act from 1990 which is similar to miljöbalken. www.torvforsk.se/environm.htm, elvil.sub.su.se/data2/en/plaza.d/ lcentre.d/swe
4 hrs
Thanks! It really does depend on context - in Sweden and the EU 'Code' is used officially.
agree Kristina Thorne
5 hrs
Thanks!
agree Linda Gault
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Christine. I'll go for 'code' in this case."
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