Carbon Dioxide Act (CO2-Gesetz).

The purpose of the present Act is the: a) implementation of the agreement of 29 January 2010 between the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation on environmental charges in the Principality of Liechtenstein; b) reduction of greenhouse gases in particular of CO2 emissions; c) reduction of other harmful effects on the environment; d) creation of incentives for the economical and efficient use of energy and to increase the use of renewable energy. The text consists of 29 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Carbon dioxide emissions (II); Compensation of carbon dioxide emissions from fuels (III); Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars (IV); Allocation of income (V); Enforcement organization and control (VI); Penalties (VII); Transitional and final provisions (VIII).

Liechtenstein · 2013-09-06