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Act on the establishment of a Federal Nature Protection Office.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Institution Research Protection of species Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Inspection
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 15 August 1993.
Abstract

An independent Federal Nature Protection Office is established within the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety. The Office is responsible for: 1) administrative proceedings in the sphere of nature protection and care of landscape assigned to it by the Nature Protection Act, other Acts or the present Act; 2) the support of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety in all specialized and scientific questions concerning nature protection and care of landscape, as well as for international cooperation; 3) executing scientific tasks concerning nature protection and care of landscape; 4) implementing operations on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Environment, as fare as no other office is legally responsible. The text consists of 3 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.bgbl.de