Environment Promotion Act. Pays/Territoire Autriche Type du document Législation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 185, 16 March 1993, pp. 2171-2182. Titre completFederal Act providing water and environmental management measures, measures for waste treatment and disposal, and for environmental protection outside Austria. Sujet Environnement gén., Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Législation de base Érosion Substances dangereuses Fonds spécial Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets Eaux usées/déversement Pollution des eaux douces/qualité des eaux douces Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE, Pays de l'union européenne, Europe du ouest Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 April 1993. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.ris.bka.gv.at