Saarland Soil Protection Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Saarland Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleSaarland Law implementing the Federal Soil Protection Act. Subject Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Data collection/reporting Royalties/fees Inspection Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements and complete the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1998 (BGBl. I p. 502). The text consists of 17 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Soil information system (II); Special provisions, data protection and data transmission, costs (III); Competent authorities, inspection, penalties (IV). Full text German Website www.saarland.de References - Legislation Implements Federal Soil Protection Act. Legislation | Germany | 1998 (2021) Keyword: Agricultural land, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX