Comparative characteristic between European and Ukrainian legal mechanisms for regulating the discharges of pollutants

The article examines and compares the structures basic norms of legal mechanisms for controlling discharge (CD) polluting substances (PS) from point technogenical sources into surface waters EU Ukrainian legislation. To analyze systemic construction European CDPS a meaningful study its main elements, tool has been identified, which is chain spreading restrictive (limiting) influence, legislative links regulative norms. structure composition this are PS flows information between standards studied. It noted that branches technological environmental influences. second branch additional. complements first one some priority it uses to limit properties area water body adjacent PS, so-called mixing zones (MZ). place significance subinstitution in legislation investigated. peculiarities regulatory determined. comparison CDPSs using scale features characterize limiting influence fulfilled. concordance was assessed by categories: “fully compliant”, “partially “does not contradict”, comply”, “not regulated legislation”. distribution assessments testifies fundamental difference one. most important differences discordance concluded two subinstitutions regulation based only on economic use assimilative capacity MZ. emphasized concept MZ more than 60 years actual received proper justification law. In contrast regulation, aimed at directly PS. changes Ukraine implementation requirements CDPS, have proposed.