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 Europe, European Union Countries, 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 incentive Full text German Website www.sachsen-anhalt.de References - Legislation Implements Environment Frame Act. Legislation | Germany | 1990 (1991) Keyword: Framework law, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Radiation, Waste disposal, Waste management, EIA, Right to clean/healthy environment, Sustainable development, Freshwater resources management, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX