Saarland Groundwater Abstraction Charge Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Saarland Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw No. 1643 on levying of charges for abstraction of groundwater. Subject Water Keyword Surface water Groundwater Water charges Water supply Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 May 2008 Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Regulation (EC) No. 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) of 19 March 2001. The Ordinance lays down provisions relating to charges for the abstraction of water. Article 1 fixes the charges for extraction, transport, delivery and removal of water from groundwater; furthermore, article 2 establishes the fees for extraction and removal of water from surface water. The text consists of 11 articles. Full text German Website www.saarland.de References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Environmental audit, Access-to-information, Non-governmental entity Source: FAO, FAOLEX