Land Use Planning Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 69, 25 August 1997, pp. 2081-2112. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land-use planning Authorization/permit Pollution control Environmental planning Environmental standards EIA Land tenure Land reform Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The main aim of the present Act is to ensure that the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and the related regions shall be developed, organized and protected by general regional plans. In so doing 1) differing requirements shall be harmonized and related conflicts shall be solved at local planning level; 2) provisions shall be made regarding specific activities and individual land uses. The text consists of 23 articles divided into 4 subdivisions as follows: General provisions (I). This Part is composed of the following articles: Task and overall concept of regional planning (1); Principles of regional planning (2); Definitions (3); Binding effects of the requirements of regional planning (4); Binding effects of special construction projects of the federal government (5). Regional planning at land level, Authority to Issue Ordinances (II). This Part is made up of the following articles: Legal basis of the Länder (6); General provisions on regional plans (7); Regional plan for the territory of a Land (8); Subregional plans (9); Plan maintenance (10); Procedure for deviation from objectives (11); Prohibition of plans and measures conflicting with regional planning (12); Realization of the regional pans (13); coordination of regionally significant plans and measures (14); Regional Impact Assessment Procedures (15); Transfrontier coordination of regionally significant plans and measures (16); Authorization to issue Ordinances (17); Regional planning at the federal level (III). This Part consists of the following articles: Regional planning carried out by the Federation (18); Exchange of information and joint consultation (19); Advisory Council on Regional Planning (20); Regional Planning Reports (21). Transitional and concluding provisions (IV). Full text German/English References - Legislation Implemented by Saxony Space and Land Use Planning Law. Legislation | Germany | 2001 (2007) Keyword: Basic legislation, Land-use planning, Land reform, Land consolidation, Land tenure, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning, EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Use Planning Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1990 (2012) Keyword: Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Development Plan Law Legislation | Germany | 1999 (2007) Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, EIA, Ecosystem preservation, Land-use planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sachsen-Anhalt Land Use Planning Law. Legislation | Germany | 1998 (2007) Keyword: Land-use planning, Land reform, Land consolidation, Land tenure, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning, EIA, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance on spatial planning in the German Exclusive Economic Zone in the North Sea. Legislation | Germany | 2009 (2016) Keyword: Land-use planning, Pollution control, Marine pollution, Enforcement/compliance, Coastal zone management, Marine protected areas, Maritime zone, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Land Use Planning Act. Legislation | Germany | 2008 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, EIA, Land tenure, Land reform, Institution, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX