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AUT-1984-L-84890
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Title_of_text
Comprehensive protection of the environment Law, 1984.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Austria
Subjects (Classification)
Environmental, Climate and Sustainable Development Laws
Adopted on (Date of text)
1984-11-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Bundesverfassungsgesetz vom 27. November 1984 über den umfassenden Umwelt-schutz
Abstract/Citation
§ 1. (1) The Republic of Austria (Federation, Laender and Municipalities) acknowledges its responsibility for the comprehensive protection of the environment.
(2) Comprehensive protection of the environment is protecting the natural environment as the basis of mankind's life resources against detrimental effects. Comprehensive protection of the environment consists in particular of measures to keep air, water and soils clean and to avoid disturbing noise.
§ 2. The Federal Government shall be in charge of executing this Federal Constitutional Act.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1989-06-07 (AUT-1989-L-8327)
Federal Act of 7 June 1989 financing and implementing toxic waste clean-up, and amending the Environment and Water Act (BGBI. 79/1987) [and other environmental Acts]. Text No. 299.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Law on-line in German
Publisher
Bundeskanzleramt, Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)
Country
Austria
URL
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Erv/ERV_1984_491/ERV_1984_491.pdf
File
AUT84890.pdf (PDF)