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Energy and Climate Change Fund Act.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 62, 13 December 20102, pp. 1807-1813.
Long title
Act on the establishment of a special fund «Energy and Climate Change Fund».
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Special fund Climate change Energy conservation/energy production Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Act establishes as of 1 January 2011 a special fund called «Energy and Climate Change Fund». Article 1 establishes that the Fund promotes an environmentally sustainable, reliable and payable energy production. Following sectors shall be financed, inter alia: renewable energy, national climate protection, international climate and environment protection. The text consists of 10 Articles as follow: Establishment of the special fund (1); Purpose of the special fund (2); Position in legal concept (3); Revenues of the special fund and authorizations (4); Reserves (5); Business plan and budget law (6); Accounting (7); Reporting obligations (8); Administrative costs (9) and Entry into force (10).The text has 1 Annex.

Full text
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