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  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Statutes and regulations

    paragraphs

    … / Fotolia.com Fluorinated greenhouse gases and CFC are governed by international environmental treaties (Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol) whose internationally, … table (PDF) (30.29 kB) EU regulation of fluorinated greenhouse gases and HFCs Both Germany and the EU have laid down own climate targets and have, as Kyoto Protocol …

  • Article from 02.09.2013 | Last changed: 25.03.2014

    Environmental product declarations for construction products

    Environmental product declarations for construction products Environmental product … the Institute Construction and Environment e.V. (IBU), the main provider of EPD in Germany, in Stages I and III above. In addition, the UBA is commissioning research …

  • Article from 06.03.2013 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings

    Logo of the Blue Angel ecolabel

    … Building Products and Furnishings The Blue Angel is the world’s first and oldest environmental protection label. Source: Blauer Engel Good health and well-being in … make a choice available to consumers the Action Programme Environment and Health in German and others require that products which are compatible with the environment … with high requirements The Blue Angel is an emblem of health-conscious and environmentally aware purchasing. Products that bear this eco-label must meet high …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy. Click on the images to view the indicators.

  • Article from 22.07.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2024

    Statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of waste

    Development of the import and export of hazardous waste and other restricted waste 1995-2008

    … waste Time series on wastes requiring written notification Source: Umweltbundesamt German government statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of wastes show that … von zustimmungspflichtigen Abfällen 2016 - Export 2015 Data collection under environmental statistics act Grenzüberschreitende Verbringung von …

  • Article from 15.01.2021 | Last changed: 15.01.2021

    Notification procedure

    Cars waiting to be scrapped

    … for completing the forms give advice and also fix the frame size of the forms. In Germany these forms are issued either by the competent authority of dispatch or by … Federation/Federal States Working Party on Waste (LAGA) has developed guidance (in German) on the enforcement of the WSR. Competent authorities Pursuant to paragraph 14 of the German Waste Movement Act, decisions regarding the export and import of waste …

  • Article from 10.03.2021 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany)

    Garbage truck

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany) Garbage truck transporting waste Source: photo 5000 / Fotolia.com The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), issues …

  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … Legal Basis Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: virtua73 / … Council Decision C(92)39/ FINAL. last update on 05.04.2022 Legal Basics in EU In Germany and all other EU member states transfrontier shipments of waste are … this definition the Commission has issued an interpretative communication (in German) on waste and by-products. For more detailed information and exceptions …

  • Article from 11.01.2019 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Transfrontier shipment of wastes

    garbage dump and seagulls

    … Vision As late as the mid 1970s, hazardous waste has been disposed of illegally in Germany and abroad. This scandalous situation prompted a worldwide desire to ban or … and international level. last update on 11.01.2019 Legal basis on waste shipments German waste shipment regulations are based on the EU Waste Shipment Regulation … and control of wastes destined for recovery. These regulations are supplemented by Germany’s Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), which contains the legal provisions …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    Environmental law The purpose of environmental law is to implement environmentalenvironmental law, the relevant provisions of EU law, Article 20a of the Basic Law (Germany’s constitution)), cross-cutting legislation (in Germany: Environmental

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Promoting Extended Producer Responsibility in international law

    World map from green leaves

    … As originally introduced by Swedish economist Thomas Lindhqvist, it describes “an environmental protection strategy to reach an environmental objective of a decreased total environmental impact of a product, by …