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Act to Accelerate the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
BGBl. I p.802.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Contract/agreement Court/tribunal Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Transport/storage Emissions EIA Monitoring Protection of environment Freshwater resources management Water supply
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into force on 01 June 2022.
Abstract

This Act provides for securing the national energy supply through the rapid integration of liquefied natural gas into the existing transmission system. This Act shall apply in stationary floating and land-based plants for the import, unloading, storage and re-evaporation of liquefied natural gas, lines used to connect plants, water construction and Steam or hot water pipelines necessary for the operation of the plants. Articles 4 to 8 respectively refer to the exceptions to the environmental impact assessment, provisions for the application of the Federal Immission Control Act and the Industrial Sewage Treatment Plant Approval and Monitoring Ordinance, provisions for the application of the Federal Nature Protection Act, provisions for the application of the Water Resources Act and provisions for the application of the Energy Industry Act. Articles 4, 5 and 9 of the Act implement various EU Regulations related to environmental impact assessment for certain public and private projects, industrial emissions, the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances and other related matters. The text consists of 14 Articles and has one attachment.

Full text
German
Website
www.gesetze-im-internet.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014)

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2012

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control).

Legislation | European Union | 2010

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Basic legislation, Environmental standards, Business/industry/corporations, Integrated management, Standards, Protection of environment, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste non-domestic sources, Pesticides, Drugs, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX