No. 977 DECREE ON COMBATING OIL POLLUTION ON LAND December 20,1974 Section 1 The following definitions are used in this Decree: 1) oily mixture means every mixture that contains so much oil that it causes an obvious threat of oil pollution on entering the soil or water; 2) oily waste means oil-stained soil, sludge and waste which contains the amount of oil referred to in subpara- graph 1; and 3) waste oil means oil that has been in use or is unfit for use. The Act on Combating Oil Pollution on Land (378174) is herein called the Oil Pollution on Land Act. Section 2 A party storing oil as referred to in section 4, para- graph 2, of the Oil Pollution on Land Act is obliged to keep absorbent or other similar material suitable for oil combating, and the tools and materials needed to combat oil pollution, at the storage site; the quantities needed depend on local condi- tions. If the storage site is situated where an oil spill from the storage faculties may reach a water course, there must b...