The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund was established under the provisions of Article 60, paragraph 5, of the Environmental Protection Act (OG 82/94 and 128/99) and Article 11 of the Energy Act (OG 68/01). The Act on the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund was published in the Official Gazette No. 107/03), and it is applied as of 1 January 2004.
In accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, the Fund is established for the purpose of securing additional resources for the financing of projects, programmes and similar activities in the field of conservation, sustainable use, protection and improvement of the environment.