Federal Environmental Liability Act. Pays/Territoire Autriche Type du document Législation Date 2009 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completFederal Act on environmental liability to prevent and restore environmental damage. Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Responsabilité/indemnisation Principe pollueur-payeur Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement Planification environnementale Normes environnementales Infractions/sanctions Mise en application Protection de l’environnement Évaluation des ressources/des dommages Droits de l'homme Santé publique Politique/planification Normes Utilisation durable Approvisionnement en eau Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Ouest Résumé With a view to preventing and remedying environmental damage, the present Act lays down provisions relating to environmental liability based on the “polluter pays” principle. The Act applies do damage inflicted on water and on land. The text – consisting of 21 articles – deals with the following matters: sphere of application, exceptions, preventive actions and remedial actions to be taken by operators, costs, competent authorities, transboundary environmental damage, environmental complaints and reclamations, penalties, reports and transitional provisions. Three Annexes are enclosed. In the latest version of the text, provision are mentioned for damage to waters, with significant adverse impact on the ecological, chemical or quantitative status or the ecological potential of the waters with reference to the Water Act 1959. The text further refers to environmental damages with effect on natural and legal person's life, health and ownership and property rights. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.ris.bka.gv.at Références - Législation Implemente Water Rights Act 1959. Législation | Autriche | 1959 (2018) Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Expropriation, Inondation, Politique/planification, Associations d'usagers de l'eau, Lutte contre la pollution, Mise en application, Eaux souterraines, Autorisation/permis, Développement durable, Utilisation durable, Pollution des eaux douces, Approvisionnement en eau, Zone de conservation des eaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Federal Act issuing a Federal Act on the ban of geological storing of carbon dioxide and amending other Acts. Législation | Autriche | 2011 Mot clé: Exploitation minière, Minéraux, Transport/dépôt Source: FAO, FAOLEX