Emission Protection Act - Air.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
This Act is a basic piece of legislation to curb air pollution. The purpose of this Act is to protect human beings, animals and plants, the soil, water, the atmosphere as well as cultural assets against harmful effects on the environment. At the outset the Act contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as, for exemple, “harmful substances”, “emission”, “threshold values”. The text consists of 35 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Monitoring of emissions (2); Exceeding emission limits; (3); Safety measures (4); Enforcement of safety measures (5); Cautionary measures, duty to notify, monitoring (6); Heating systems (7); Emissions exceeding limit values (8); Final and transitional provisions (9). Seven Annexes are enclosed.
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Topics
Chemicals and Waste
Climate and Atmosphere
Long title of text
Federal Act on the protection from the emission of harmful substances into the air and amending various other Acts.
Notes
The present Act is consolidated as of 73/2018.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Bundesgesetz zum Schutz vor Immissionen durch Luftschadstoffe, mit dem die Gewerbeordnung 1994, das Luftreinhaltegesetz für Kesselanlagen, das Berggesetz 1975, das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz und das Ozongesetz geändert werden (Immissionsschutzgesetz - Luft, IG-L).
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Air Quality
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