Soil Protection and Polluted Sites Inspection Ordinance.

Subject

Land & soil

Keyword

Pollution control Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Enforcement/compliance Soil rehabilitation

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract

The present Ordinance is made under the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1998 (BGBl. I p. 502) and the Baden-Wuerttemberg Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Law of 14 December 2004. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to experts and examining bodies for soil protection and management of contaminated sites. Article 2 establishes that experts and examining bodies are authorized by the State Office of the Environment, Measures and Nature Protection. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 3 Parts as follows: General and common provisions (1); Special provisions for soil experts (2); Special provisions for examining bodies (3); Final provisions (4). Two Annexes are enclosed.

Full text

German

Website

www.baden-wuerttemberg.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Law (LBodSchAG).

Legislation | Germany | 2004 (2020)

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Monitoring, Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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