Law on the establishment of an Institute for release of remediation responsibility concerning contaminated sites. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen-Anhalt Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Pollution control EIA Inspection Liability/compensation Enforcement/compliance Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Environment Frame Act of 29 June 1990. Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes the Institute for release of remediation responsibility in view of contaminated sites. The Institute is competent for decisions on application on release of remediation responsibility in view of contaminated sites. The text consists of 16 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Establishment, tasks (1); Organization (2); Economics and accounting (3); Supervisions and incentives (4); Final provisions (5). Full text German Website www.sachsen-anhalt.de References - Legislation Implements Environment Frame Act. Legislation | Germany | 1990 (1991) Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Radiation, Waste disposal, Waste management, EIA, Right to clean/healthy environment, Sustainable development, Human rights, Freshwater resources management, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX