Environment Promotion Act. País/Territorio Austria Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1993 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 185, 16 March 1993, pp. 2171-2182. Título completoFederal Act providing water and environmental management measures, measures for waste treatment and disposal, and for environmental protection outside Austria. Materia Medio ambiente gen., Agua, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Control de la contaminación Legislación básica Erosión Sustancias peligrosas Fondo especial Eliminación de desechos Gestión de desechos Efluente de aguas residuales/vertido Calidad de las aguas dulces/contaminación de las aguas dulces Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, EUROPA Y CENTRAL ASIA, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Occidental Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 April 1993. Resumen The purpose of this Act is to promote environmental protection by providing measures governing the treatment of waste water, the abatement or reduction of air pollution, hazardous substances affecting the climate, noise and industrial waste. It also provides funding for environmental measures in neighbouring countries, the Slovak and the Czech Republics, Hungary and Slovenia, to improve the Austrian environment. The Act sets up three commissions responsible for advising the Minister of the Environment, Youth and the Family, on matters relating to the financing of environmental protection measures, and measures to promote environmental programmes, and for drafting environmental Directives. These Directives will spell out the conditions to be met in order to qualify for financing, the types of projects eligible for financial aid, the technical evaluation of project proposals, etc. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.ris.bka.gv.at