Regulations concerning the indication of capacities on portable secondary batteries and the changes to the hazard property HP 14 "ecotoxic".
Extract from the Waste Management Act 2002 (AWG 2002)
In its decision of December 4, 2003, G 6/03, V 6/03, the Constitutional Court ruled that the Contaminated Sites Atlas qualifies as a regulation.
The Federal Law on the Financing and Implementation of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites (in German “Altlastensanierungsgesetz”, abbreviation “ALSAG”), which has been in force since 1989, forms the legal basis for the survey, financing and implementation of the securing and remediation of contaminated sites in Austria.
The Environmental Liability Directive and the laws enacted in its implementation regulate liability for environmental damage to three key protected assets under environmental law. In Austria, implementation was achieved through the Federal Environmental Liability Act and the state environmental liability laws.
In accordance with the Austrian distribution of competences, damage to protected species and natural habitats (often referred to as biodiversity) as well as soil damage caused by certain activities fall within the regulatory scope of the Federal Provinces. The introduction of liability for biodiversity damage represents a significant innovation in the Austrian legal system.
