Extended Liability Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 5, 2 February 2017, pp. 127 and 128. Long titleAct on liability for dismantling and waste disposal costs in the nuclear power sector. Subject Energy, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Nuclear energy Liability/compensation Business/industry/corporations Hazardous waste Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Act enforces the Atomic Energy Act of 23 December 1959. In particular, the Act establishes that controlling companies of nuclear power plants will remain liable for the operating companies they control, to the extent that this concerns: i) the cost of decommissioning and dismantling of their NPPs; ii) liabilities towards the Fund; and – in the case that a company decides against paying the risk surcharge; iii) any additional payment obligations in the event that the cost of the nuclear waste disposal is higher than anticipated. The controlling company will be held liable only if the operator has ceased to meet its payment obligations – e.g. as a result of insolvency – or has ceased to exist. The text consists of 4 articles. Full text English Website www.bgbl.de