The present Law lays down provisions relating to the assessment of environmental impact in the Free State of Saxony. In particular, it implements the Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. The text consists of 13 articles as follows: Purpose of the Law (1); Definition of terms (2); Sphere of application (3); Duty to carry out an environmental assessment test (4); Competence (5); Experts (6); Indemnity paid to experts (7); Electronic data transmission (8); Relationship of the present Law with Ordinances dealing with protection of nature (9); Penalties (10); Administrative proceedings (11); Transitional provisions (12); Entry into force (13). Two Annexes are enclosed.
Германия · 2003-09-01