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Rheinland-Pfalz Waste Water Charges Law.

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Rheinland-Pfalz
Document type
Legislation
Date
1980 (2010)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Rheinland-Pfalz Law implementing the Waste Water Charges Act.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Water charges Offences/penalties Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Law implements the Waste Water Charges Act in its consolidated version of 18 January 2005 (BGBl. I p. 114). In particular, it lays down provisions relating to charges levied for discharging waste water into public waters. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Duty to pay charges (I); Determination of harmfulness (II); Reduction of charges (III); Establishment and levying of water charges (IV); Use of waste water charges (V); Penalties and final provisions (VI)

Full text
German
Website
www.rheinland-pfalz.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Waste Water Charges Act.

Legislation | Germany | 1976 (2018)

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX