Sewage Sludge Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 65, 2 October 2017, p. 3465-3504. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants Keyword Ecological production/organic production Soil conservation/soil improvement Internal trade Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Fertilizer Act of 9 January 2009. The Ordinance applies to anyone who pirates waste-water treatment plants and surrenders or intends to surrender sewage sludge for application on agriculturally or horticulturally used soils and anyone who applies or intends to apply sewage sludge on agriculturally or horticulturally used soils. The text consists of 39 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Requirements of sewage sludge (2); Requirements to grant quality (3); Common provisions concerning sampling and registers (4); Final provisions (5). Three Annexes are enclosed. Full text German/English Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Fertilizer Act. Legislation | Germany | 2009 (2021) Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Basic legislation, Fertilizers/nutrients, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Special fund, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, Plant production, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX