Contaminated Sites Remediation Tax Act. Country/Territory Liechtenstein Document type Legislation Date 2009 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, No. 18, 1 February 2010, 7 pp. Long titleAct on tax for remediation of contaminated sites. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Waste disposal Royalties/fees Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Act is the: a) implementation of the agreement of 29 January 2010 between the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation on environmental charges in the Principality of Liechtenstein; b) creation of an incentive to recycle waste. In particular, the Act regulates the levying of a tax for the deposit of waste on national territory and for the export of waste to be deposited abroad. The text consists of 19 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Compulsory charges (II); Calculation of charge (III); Procedure (IV); Implementing organization and control (V); Legal remedies (VI); Penalties (VII); Final provisions (VIII). Full text German Website www.gesetze.li References - Legislation Implemented by Contaminated Sites Remediation Tax Ordinance. Legislation | Liechtenstein | 2010 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Royalties/fees, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX