Bavarian Soil Protection Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Bayern Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleBavarian 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