Hazardous Goods Transport Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 68, 9 October 1998, pp. 3114-3119. Long titleAct on the transport of hazardous goods. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Transport/storage Data collection/reporting Royalties/fees Monitoring Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act has entered into force on 14 August 1998. Abstract This Act applies to the transport of dangerous goods by rail, magnetic levitation, road, water and air vehicles, as well as to the manufacture, import and placing on the market of packaging, transport containers and vehicles for the transport of dangerous goods. At the outset the Act contains a definitions clause relating to terms therein employed such as “dangerous goods”, “transport”, etc. Thereafter the text deals with aspects such as competent authorities, general exceptions, hearings, immediate measures, safety measures, monitoring, data protection, penalties, costs. The text consists of 15 articles and Article 14 is deleted. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implemented by Saxon Hazardous Substance Competence Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2012 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Transport/storage, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Hazardous Substances Competence Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2006 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX