Rheinland-Pfalz Soil Protection Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Rheinland-Pfalz Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleRheinland-Pfalz Law introducting the Soil Protection Law and amending Waste Management and Contaminated Sites Law. Subject Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 3 August 2005. Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to complete and implement the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1978 (BGBl. I p. 502) to create the legal basis to protect the soil in the Land of Rheinland-Pfalz. The text consists of 16 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Soil protection concerning certain areas (2); Soil information, data protection (3); Competent authorities, penalties (4); Final provisions (5). Full text German Website www.rheinland-pfalz.de References - Legislation Implements Federal Soil Protection Act. Legislation | Germany | 1998 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation Source: FAO, FAOLEX