General Federal Mining Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1995 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 56, 3 November 1995, pp. 1466-1486. Long titleMining Ordinance for all mining activities Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Pollution control Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Ordinance is to regulate, amongst others, the protection of the environment in mining activities. The text – consisting of 26 articles – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: sphere of application, general duties, documents concerning safety and health protection, collaboration of entrepreneurs, control by responsible persons, precautionary and specific protective measures, waste disposal of mining material and penalties. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance regulating competences under the General Federal Mining Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2009 Keyword: Institution, Mining, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX