Contaminated Sites Sanitation Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 299, 29 June 1989, pp.2503-2508. Long titleAct on sanitation of contaminated sites. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Soil pollution/quality Classification/declassification Registration Inspection Royalties/fees Sustainable use Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The Act enters into force on 1 July 1989. Abstract The Act aims at financing the safeguard and sanitation of contaminated sites that are of considerable danger to people’s health or to the environment. Section I (arts. 1 and 2) contains definitions, section II (arts. 2-12) describes when a sanitation fee incurs (e.g. long-term depositing, storage and exportation of waste), who is liable, how to calculate the amount, and rules of procedure. The amount (art. 6) depends on the type of waste and the type of site for disposal. Section III and IV (arts. 13-19) regulate the sanitation process from the discovery of sites suspected of being contaminated, to the registration of the site in the register of contaminated sites, to the adoption of the sanitation measures, the definition of obligations for real estates owners to allow entry into their grounds, as well as rights of the authorities and compensation for damages. Section V (arts. 20-25) contains final and interim provisions as well as penal provisions (art. 22). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at