Thuringia Contaminated Sites Special Fund Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Thüringen Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleThuringia Law on the establishment of a special fund „Ecologically contaminated sites” in Thuringia”. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Special fund Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law establishes a special fund for ecologically contaminated sites, abandoned waste deposits and abandoned industrial sites causing adverse soil alterations or posing other risks to individuals or to the general public. The text – consisting of 9 articles – deals with the following matters: establishment, tasks and purpose, granting of credit, administration proceedings, advisory board, accounting and entry into force. Full text German Website www.thueringen.de