Promotion Guidelines Contaminated Sites - Water Protection. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Miscellaneous Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleGuidelines on the granting of subsidies for the protection of waters from contaminated sites. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Subsidy/incentive Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Pollution control Freshwater pollution Hazardous substances Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Guidelines inter into force on 1 February 2012. Abstract The present Guidelines establish the granting of subsidies for the protection of waters against hazardous substances in order to restore, maintain and improve the quality of waters and reduce suspect contaminated areas. The text consists of 8 articles as follows: Purpose of subsidy and legal basis (1); Object of subsidy (2); Beneficiaries of subsidies (3); Prerequisites for subsidy (4); Nature, extent and amount of subsidy (5); Other subsidies (6); Procedures (7); Final provisions (8). Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de