Choice of Location Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 41, 26 July 2013, pp. 2553-2561. Long titleAct on research and selection of site for final disposal of heat-generating radioactive waste. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Public participation Waste disposal Waste management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Pollution control Hazardous waste 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 1 January 2014. Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to the research and selection of site for final disposal of heat-generating radioactive waste. The text consists of 30 articles divided into 6 chapters as follows: General provisions and preparation of selection of site (1); Authorities and public participation (2); Site selection procedure (3); Costs (4); Final provisions (5); Transitional provisions (6). Full text German Website www.bgbl.de