Port Ordinance on transport and transhipment in ports and handling facilities in Saarland. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Saarland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Harbour Inland waters Navigation Hazardous substances Data collection/reporting Transport/storage Freshwater pollution Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Pollution control Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Saarland Water Law in its version of 30 July 2004. The Ordinance applies to all ports and handling facilities in Saarland. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to transport and transhipment in ports and handling facilities. The text consists of 48 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Common provisions for all ports (II); Supplementary provisions for ports where hazardous goods or water-polluting substances are transported or handled (III); Provisions on harmonized inland navigation information services in inland ports (IV); Penalties and final provisions (V). Full text German Website www.saarland.de References - Legislation Implements Saarland Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2004 (2019) Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Freshwater resources management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Registration, Expropriation, Monitoring, Water supply, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX