Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Pharmaceutical Industry. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 212, 18 July 2000, pp. 1781-1787. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources on limitation of waste water emission from the pharmaceutical industry. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Waste non-domestic sources Monitoring Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force one year after its promulgation. Abstract An Ordinance to limit the discharge of waste water from the Austrian pharmaceutical industry into public waters; in particular, waste water containing polluting substances must be monitored and amounts curtailed. The maximum residue amounts are laid down in Annex A. The Ordinance consists of 5 articles and 2 Annexes. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at