Lower Austria Installation and Enterprises Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Niederösterreich Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control EIA Authorization/permit Inspection Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to the integrated pollution prevention and control. The Law applies in particular to installations and enterprises dealing with or using hazardous substances. The text consists of 11 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Authorities (2); Defintion of terms (3); Required approval and registration (4); Authorization proceedings (5); Verification, adjustment of adopted rules (6); Duty of operator (7); Responsibilities of authorities (8); Strategic noise maps (8a); Action planes (8b); Data on the environment, participation of the public and publication (8c); Administrative violations (9); Implementation of EU-directives (10); Transitional provisions (11). One Annex is enclosed. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at