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Bavarian Soil Protection Law.

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Bayern
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Bavarian Law implementing the Federal Soil Protection Act.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Pollution control Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Monitoring Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance Soil rehabilitation Basic legislation
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Law implements the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1998 (BGBl. I p. 502). Article 1 of the present Act establishes that the party who caused a harmful soil change or a contaminated site, and his universal successor, as well as the relevant property owner and the occupant of the relevant real property, shall be obligated to notify this to the competent authority. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Recording of harmful changes in the soil and of contaminated sites, monitoring and danger prevention (I); Soil information system (II); Tasks and competences, directives, duties of authorities and other public offices (III); Balance-sheet, financing (IV); Final provisions (V).

Full text
German
Website
www.bayern.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Soil Protection Act.

Legislation | Germany | 1998 (2021)

Keyword: Agricultural land, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Experts Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2001 (2010)

Keyword: Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Special Fund Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2006 (2011)

Keyword: Special fund, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX