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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