Carbon Dioxide Storage Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 38, 23 August 2012, pp. 1726-1750. Long titleAct on permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide. Subject Air & atmosphere, Energy, Environment gen., Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Climate change Enforcement/compliance Air quality/air pollution Transport/storage Fuelwood Hazardous waste Exploration Authorization/permit Waste management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Act implements the Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide of 23 April 2009. The text consists of 46 articles divided into 7 chapters as follows: General provisions (1); Transport (2); Permanent storage (3); Liability and precaution (4); Connection and third-party access (5); Research (6); Final provisions (7). Two Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide. Legislation | European Union | 2009 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Continental shelf, Maritime zone, Exploration, Authorization/permit, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX