Environmental Statistics Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt year 2005, Part I, No.50 pp.2446-2451. Subject Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Environmental planning Hazardous waste Policy/planning Hazardous substances Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Protection of environment Waste disposal Waste management Effluent waste water/discharge Data collection/reporting Water supply Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Act comes into force on 19 August 2005. Abstract This Act provides for conducting statistics surveys for environmental policy in compliance with the European and International law obligations. The statistics cover issues of waste disposal, public and non-public water supply and sewage disposal, hazardous substance and climate effecting substances. The Act verifies the acting sectors who are obliged to provide information for the surveys. The Act provides for facilities to institutions and companies to operate public water supply and wastewater disposal. The Act further provides for survey obligations, notifications and recording on water extraction and wastewater treatment, accidents resulting in water pollution and transport of hazardous water. Full text German Website www.gesetze-im-internet.de