Erosion Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gesetzblatt für Baden-Württemberg, No. 9, 22 June 2010, pp. 457-463. Long titleOrdinance by the Minister for Rural Space, Food and Consumer Protection on classification of agricultural land according to degree of erosion hazard. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Financial agricultural measures Subsidy/incentive Erosion Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 July 2010. Abstract Article 4 of the above-mentioned Ordinance establishes that the agricultural land in Baden-Württemberg is classified according to the degree of erosion hazard with a view to erosion caused by water or by wind. Article 7 lays down provisions relating to measures aimed at the avoidance of erosion. The text consists of 9 articles and 5 Annexes. Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de