Waste Disposal Act.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The present Act lays down provisions relating to the surveillance and control of transboundary movement of waste. In principle, waste disposal shall be carried out in Germany; however, if this is not possible, a country of the European Community shall be preferred to other third countries. Article 4 establishes that the relevant authorities of the Länder are responsible for the waste disposal. The text – consists of 15 articles – deals with the following matters: principle of waste disposal competence, provisions on proceedings, participation of others authorities, duty to re-import, bail, data collection and data processing, marking of motor vehicles transporting waste, implementation of international agreements, implementation of the EU-Waste Disposal Directive, Federal Environment Office, and penalties. The text consists of 15 articles and 3 Annexes.
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Long title of text
Act on the surveillance and control of transboundary movement of waste.
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 31 October 2006.
Notes
The present Act is consolidated as of 31 October 2006.
Repealed
Yes
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz über die Überwachung und Kontrolle der grenzüberschreitenden Verbringung von Abfällen (Abfallverbringungsgesetz - AbfVerbrG).
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