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Name of the policy ?:	The Water Act, 2011 (Finland)
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Policy area ?:	Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity and endangered species policies Food safety Forestry Fruit and vegetable regime Intellectual property rights Plant health and biosecurity Product labelling and packaging Research Programmes Green public procurement
Affected actors ?:	Consumer Landowner/land manager Picker/harvester/hunter Processor Producer/beekeeper Retailer SME Wholesaler
Affected activity ?:	Harvesting/Production Innovation/R&D Marketing/trade SME Use/consumption
Products ?:	All NWFP Bark/cork Berries Christmas trees Foliage Fruits Game Herbs/plants Honey and Bee products Minor fauna Moss Mushrooms/truffles Nuts Other NWFP Resin Vegetable NWFP
Subject ?:	Access Edible NWFP Forests NWFP Nature conservation
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Focus ?:	Direct Indirect
Document category ?:	Action plan Convention Directive Fiscal law Fund Instrument Law Policy Programme Regulation Report Resolution Strategy
Instrument type ?:	Regulatory Economic Information
Legal status ?:	Binding Non-binding
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Full reference ?:	Vesilaki 27.5.2011/587
Geographical scope ?:	Local Regional National International
Initiator ?:	Private Public Public/private
Description ?:	Section 1: The water in water tank, well and other water reservoir is owned by a person who owns the tank, well or reservoir. The water in spring or pond is owned by the person owning the land area. . Other waters and groundwater belongs to the one who owns the land area unless otherwise assigned. If a stream or river is on two persons land area the water in a river or stream belongs to the both of the land area owners. Section 3: Unless otherwise assigned in law, everyone, without causing damage or disturbance, has a right to: 1) travel on water area or ice 2) anchor temporarily in a waterway 3) float logs in waterway 4) swim in waterway 5) temporarily move traps and other chattels that disturb water traffic or floating logs in waterways or to move temporarily chattels and traps that are on the immediacy of public waterways and disturb going and floating logs on waterways. Section 4 Everyone has the right to take water or ice for personal needs from the water system temporarily. It is also allowed to take small amounts of water for personal needs from such a stream of river that is not on the constant use of the owner. Taking water cannot disturb or cause damage for the owner of the water system.
Class ?:	Policy Instrument

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Class	Policy +
Countries	Finland +
Document category	Law +
Encodedname	The_Water_Act.2C_2011_.28Finland.29 +
Full reference	Vesilaki 27.5.2011/587 +
Geographical scope	National +
Initiator	Public +
Instrument type	Regulatory +
Lcname	the water act, 2011 (finland) +
Legal status	Binding +
Name	The Water Act, 2011 (Finland) +
Reference ID	146 +
Regions	North Karelia +
Response set	Default +
Source link	https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2011/20110587 +
Subject	Access +
Year	2011 +
Zone	North East Europe +