Water Association Act. País/Territorio Alemania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1991 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 11, 20 February 1991, pp. 405-418. Título completoAct on Water and Soil Associations. Materia Tierra y suelos, Agua Palabra clave Institución Normas sobre calidad ambiental Contaminación del suelo/calidad Conservación de suelos/mejoramiento de suelos Control de la contaminación Calidad de las aguas dulces/contaminación de las aguas dulces Asociación de usuarios de aguas Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, EUROPA Y CENTRAL ASIA, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Resumen An Act to set new environmental policy standards by giving water and soil associations new rural management duties. Moreover, associations can promote cooperation between water management and agriculture while further developing the protection of water, soil and nature. Finally, the associations can be assigned tasks within the framework of set-aside land. The Act grants the associations a far-reaching right to self-administration as, for instance, the power to issue by-laws; furthermore, association may be established also by a decision of its members and not only ex-officio. The Act consists of 82 articles divided into 9 Parts. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.bgbl.de