Law implementing the Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Inspection Access-to-information Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances of 9 December 1996. The purpose of the present Law is to regulate competences of authorities in view of the enforcement of the afore-mentioned Council Directive. The text consists of 4 articles. Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Institution, Public health Source: FAO, FAOLEX