SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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- Agricultural Soil Evaluation Act. Date of text: 20-12-2007
(National) - Environmental Liability Act Date of text: 10-12-1990
(National) - Federal Nature Conservation Act Date of text: 29-07-2009
(National) - Federal Soil Protection Act Date of text: 17-03-1998
(National) - Plant Protection Act Date of text: 06-02-2012
(National) - Spatial Planning Act Date of text: 22-12-2008
(National) - Federal Mining Act. Date of text: 13-08-1980
(National)
- Federal Mining Act. Date of text: 13-08-1980
(National) - Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Law. Date of text: 14-12-2004
(Baden-Württemberg) - Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Experts Ordinance. Date of text: 03-12-2001
(Bayern)
- Agricultural Soil Evaluation Act. Date of text: 20-12-2007
(National)
- Environmental Impact Assessment Act Date of text: 26-02-2010
(National) - Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Law. Date of text: 14-12-2004
(Baden-Württemberg) - Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Experts Ordinance. Date of text: 03-12-2001
(Bayern) - Agricultural Soil Evaluation Act. Date of text: 20-12-2007
(National)
- Federal Nature Conservation Act Date of text: 29-07-2009
(National) - Federal Soil Protection Act Date of text: 17-03-1998
(National) - Federal Water Act Date of text: 31-07-2009
(National)
- Fertiliser Act. Date of text: 09-01-2009
(National) - Fertiliser Ordinance. Date of text: 05-12-2012
(National) - Ordinance on the use of fertilizers, soil nutrients, soil substrates and plant protection substances according the principles of good professional practice in fertilizing (Fertilizers Ordinance-DüV). Date of text: 26-05-2017
(National) - Federal Mining Act. Date of text: 13-08-1980
(National)
- Fertiliser Act. Date of text: 09-01-2009
(National) - Fertiliser Ordinance. Date of text: 05-12-2012
(National) - Ordinance on the use of fertilizers, soil nutrients, soil substrates and plant protection substances according the principles of good professional practice in fertilizing (Fertilizers Ordinance-DüV). Date of text: 26-05-2017
(National)
- Federal Immission Control Act. Date of text: 15-03-1974
(National)
- Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Law. Date of text: 14-12-2004
(Baden-Württemberg) - Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Experts Ordinance. Date of text: 03-12-2001
(Bayern) - Environmental Damage Act Date of text: 10-05-2007
(National) - Federal Immission Control Act. Date of text: 15-03-1974
(National) - Law to promote the circular economy and ensure environmentally friendly waste management (Circular Economy Act - KrWG). Date of text: 24-02-2012
(National) - Federal Soil Protection Act Date of text: 17-03-1998
(National) - Fertiliser Act. Date of text: 09-01-2009
(National) - Fertiliser Ordinance. Date of text: 05-12-2012
(National) - Ordinance on the use of fertilizers, soil nutrients, soil substrates and plant protection substances according the principles of good professional practice in fertilizing (Fertilizers Ordinance-DüV). Date of text: 26-05-2017
(National)
- Federal Water Act Date of text: 31-07-2009
(National) - Federal Nature Conservation Act Date of text: 29-07-2009
(National)
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