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Hazardous Installation Ordinance.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Source

Abstract
The purpose of the present Ordinance is, inter alia, to implement, the Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources of 12 December 1991. In particular, the text lays down provisions relating to facilities and plants handling water-polluting substances. Article 3 establishes that installations for the loading and unloading of substances constituting a hazard to water and installations for the storage and filling of liquid manure, slurry and silage seepage must be designed, installed, erected, maintained and operated in such a way that the best possible level of protection of waters from pollution or other detrimental changes to their properties is achieved. The text consists of 30 articles and 4 Annexes.
Long title of text
Ordinance on facilities dealing with water-polluting substances and on specialized enterprises.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 October 1993.
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 24 October 2011.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung ber Anlagen zum Umgang mit wassergef hrdenden Stoffen und ber Fachbetriebe (Anlagenverordnung -VAwS).