Environmental Reports Summaries, September 1972 Through June 1976 V.3 Europe (Albania-Greece)


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ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS SUMMARIES
Volume 3 - EUROPE
(ALBANIA - GREECE)
September 1972 through June 1976
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PREFACE
Since 1972 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been collecting foreign environmental
publications under a series of exchanges with national and international organizations. English language
summaries of these and other documents relating to foreign environmental developments appear in the
monthly publication "Summaries of Foreign Government Environmental Reports," which is available in the
EPA Regional and Laboratory Libraries and may also be obtained from NTIS on a subscription basis. The
present report contains a selection of summaries which have appeared in the monthly publication to date.
Structure of Report
This report is issued in four volumes. Volume 1 covers Africa, Asia and Australia; Volume 2 North
America and South America; Volume 3 Europe (Albania to Greece); and Volume 4 Europe (Hungary to
Yugoslavia). Under each continent heading summaries are listed by country arranged in alphabetical
order. Within each country breakdown summaries are grouped in the following categories:
legal/legislative/regulatory: LR(A) - texts of laws and regulations
LR(B) - commentary on legislation,
implementation of laws and regulations
planning/management/organization: PM(A) - national control organization activities
PM(B) - activities in specific program areas
socioeconomic: SE
scientific and technical: ST
Under these categories, summaries are grouped according to the following subject areas: General, Air,
Land Use, Noise, Pesticides, Radiation, Solid Waste, Toxic Substances, Water. A subject index,
utilizing these topics, appears at the back of each volume.
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
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THIS PUBLICATION, PREPARED BY THE BRITISH INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AT THE SUGGESTION
OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, PRESENTS A PROVISIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES IN GREAT BRITAIN. AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF WASTE DISPOSAL IN
GREAT BRITAIN IS GIVEN, INCLUDING COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT, DEPOSIT, PROCESSING AND ADMINISTRATION
OF WASTES. BASED ON CURRENT PRACTICES AND EXISTING LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO WASTE DISPOSAL, THE
PUBLICATION DEFINES AND CLASSIFIES WASTES AND FORMULATES A PROVISIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRODUCERS,
CARRIERS, PROCESSORS AND DEPOSITORS OF WASTES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN WASTE DISPOSAL
METHODS AND MORE ADEQUATE WASTE DISPOSAL LAWS WILL RESULT IN FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THIS CODE, ENDING
ITS PRESENT PROVISIONAL NATURE. APPENDIX I TO THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS NOTES ON CLASSIFICATION OF
WASTES TAKEN FROM VARIOUS OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS ON THE HANDLING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. APPENDIX II
CONTAINS SAMPLES OF CERTIFICATES ON WASTE QUALITY AND CONTENT.
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CONTENTS
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ALBANIA		1
AUSTRIA		1
BELGIUM	29
BULGARIA	59
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	74
DENMARK		89
FINLAND	121
FRANCE	136
GERMAN DEM REP	208
GERMANY, FED REP OF			229
GREAT BRITAIN	306
GREECE	403
Index	404
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ALBANIA
PMC BI "MEASURES TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION." TRANSLATIONS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. NO. 77
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/28/75 PGS 1-3 ID* 02765A
ALSO LRB
WATER AIR
THIS ARTICLE. TRANSLATED FROM THE ALBANIAN-LANGUAGE PUBLICATION "TIRANA SHENDETI," DESCRIBES
ALBANIAN EFFORTS TO CONTROL POLLUTION RESULTING FROM INCREASING INDUSTRIALIZATION. THE CHIEF
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IS THE 1973 "LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FROM POLLUTION,"
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH COMMISSIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAVE BEEN SET UP IN
MINISTRIES, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES AND AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES.
REGULATIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN PREPARED ANO DISTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRIES. IN
ADDITION, NEW PLANTS BUILT UNDER THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN ARE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL
WASTE-PURIFYING INSTALLATIONS. WATER PURIFICATION PROCESSES EMPLOYED IN SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES AND
TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
IT IS STRESSED THROUGHOUT THAT ALBANIAN EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD UTILIZING PURIFICATION MEASURES
WHICH EXTRACT FROM BOTH WASTE GASES AND EFFLUENTS THOSE COMPONENTS WHICH ARE OF ECONOMIC VALUE.
AUSTRI A
LR C A) "JULY 5, 1954 DECREE OF THE MINISTRY FCR TRADE AND RECONSTRUCTION ON DUST
CONTROL IN THE MINING INDUSTRY." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIC OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 08/20/54 PGS 845-846 ID» 01465B
AIR
ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECT. 85 OF THE 1954 MINING LAW. THIS DECREE REQUIRES THAT APPROPRIATE
MEASURES BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACCUMULATION CF DUST AND THAT MINERS AND OTHER
PERSONNEL. CITED IN THE 1954 MINING LAW. WHC ARE EXPOSED TC CONCENTRATIONS OF DANGEROUS DUSTS BE
MEDICALLY EXAMINED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT BUT AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS. THE DECREE PROVIDES FOR
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE OUANTITY. COMPOSITION. AND GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF DANGEROUS DUST
ACCUMULATIONS AND THE APPOINTMENT CF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL TO DIRECT ANTI-DUST MEASURES IN MINES
WHERE HEALTH-ENDANGERING ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR.

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AllS TR I A
LRIAI "JUNE 23. 1967 FEDERAL LAW NO. 267 ON MOTOR VEHICLES." BUNDESGE SETZBLATT FUER
DIE REPJSLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 07/28/67 PGS 1503-1506 ID* 01466A
AIR NOISE
SECTIONS 4 AND 5 OF THIS LAW REQUIRE THAT MOTOR VEHICLES MUST BE SO CONSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED
AS TO PREVENIT HARMFUL VIBRATIONS. IMMODERATE NOISE. FOUL ODORS. AND AVOIDABLE POLLUTION AND
AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE REGULATIONS. CONSISTENT KITH THE STATE OF TECHNOLOGY. SETTING
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF SMOKE AND VAPOR DENSITY AND GOVERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THESE
EXHAUSTS. THESE SECTIONS ALSO PERMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PRESCRIBE DEVICES TO PREVENT THESE
EMISSIONS. SECTION 12 REQUIRES THAT COMBUSTION-ENGINE VEHICLES BE EQUIPPED WITH NON-DISCONNECTIBLE
DEVICES FOR THE PREVENTION OF EXCESS ENGINE NOISE AND FOR THE STIFLING OF EXHAUST AND INTAKE NOISE.
THE DIRECTION AND ANGLE OF EXHAUST PIPE OUTLETS ON MOTOR VEHICLES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO REGULATION.
AUSTRIA
LRCA) "NOVEMBER 30. 1967 DECREE NO. 399 ... ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1967 MOTOR
VEHICLE LAW." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 12/29/67 PGS 2463 ID* 01466B
AIR NOISE
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR TRADE. COMMERCE, AND INDUSTRY TO IMPLEMENT
THE JUNE 23. 1967 FEDERAL LAW NO. 267 ON MOTOR VEHICLES, PRESCRIBES THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE NOISE
LEVEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE PERMISSIBLE DIRECTION AhC ANGLE OF THEIR EXHAUST PIPE OUTLETS.
PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF NOISE RANGE FROM 80 TO 90 PHONS, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF VEHICLE. ANNEX 1
TO THIS DECREE PRESCRIBES THE PROCEDURE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ENGINE NOISE AND THE LOUDNESS OF
SOUND WARNING DEVICES.
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "DECEMBER 20. 1971 ORDINANCE NO. 476...TO AMEND THE 1967 ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING
THE MOTJR VEHICLES LAW REGARDING THE LEAD COMPOUND CONTENT OF PROPELLANTS." BUNDEGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 12/30/71 PGS 2802-2803 ID* 01466D
AIR
THIS ORDINANCE STATES THAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. 1972. FUELS SOLD FOR THE OPERATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES. TRAILERS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 0.4 GRAMS LEAD PER LITER FUEL.
IT IS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR TRADE. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AS THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
THE 1967 ORDINANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW.

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AUSTRI A
LR(A) "JULY 22. 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 4SO... TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LM.* BUNDESGE SETZBL ATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 08/26/75 PGS 1945-1964 ID* 01466E
AI R
THIS "SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES
LAW" INCREASES THE STRINGENCY OF PREVIOUSLY PRESCRIBED MAXIMUM EMISSIONS LEVELS FOR CARBON
MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS FROM POSITIVE-1GMTI ON ENGINES DURING TYPE TESTING. MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
VALUES PER TEST, BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. RANGE FROM 80 TO 176 GRAMS CARBON MONOXIDE
AND 6.8 TO 10.9 GRAMS HYDROCARBONS FOR VEHICLES RANGING IN WEIGHT FROM 750 TO 215C KILOGRAMS AND
ABOVE (TO A MAXIMUM OF 3500 KILOGRAMS). VEHICLES WHICH HAVE RECEIVED TYPE APPROVAL ARE TO BE
RANDOM TESTED FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S SERIES FOR CONFORMANCE TO THE ABOVE SPECIFICATIONS. BUT
VALUES PER TEST ARE SOMEWHAT LESS STRINGENT. RANGING FROM 96 TO 211 GRAMS CARBON MONOXIOE AND 8.0
TO 14.1 GRAMS HYDROCARBONS. TESTING PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. THESE PROVISIONS
CORRESPOND TO STANDARDS SET IN A MAY 28. 1974 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
AUSTRI A
L R(A) "THE JULY 3. 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 440 REGULATING FORESTRY (FOREST LAW 1975),
BUNDESGE SETZ BLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH.
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/75 PGS 1845-1908 ID« 03217A
AIR LAND USE WATER
CHAPTER IV. SECTION C OF THIS LAW REQUIRES OPERATORS OF FACILITIES PRODUCING AIR POLLUTANTS
POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO FOREST GROWTH TO SEEK LICENSING. AUTHORITIES MAY PRESCRIBE MEASURES TO
REDUCE OR PREVENT SUCH POLLUTION. THE SECTION ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE POLLUTER'S
OBLIGATION TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES CAUSED. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY. TOGETHER WITH OTHER PERTINENT MINISTRIES. MAY ISSUE REGULATIONS DEALING. AMONG OTHER
THINGS. WITH THOSE POLLUTANTS POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TC FOREST GROWTH AND SOIL. AND MAXIMUM
PERMISSIBLE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY LEVELS FOR THESE POLLUTANTS IN FOREST AREAS. CHAPTER II OF THE
LAW DEALS WITH LAND PLANNING IN REGARD TO FOREST AREAS. THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF FOREST
AREAS PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL IMMISSIONS. INCLUDING THOSE OF NOISE. CERTAIN AREAS
MAY BE DECLARED FOREST PRESERVES IF THEY HAVE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS. AMONG
WHICH ARE PROTECTION OF WATER SOURCES AND SCREENING AGAINST HARMFUL EMISSIONS.

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AUSTRIA
LR(A) "NOVEMBER 29, 1973 FEDERAL LAW NO. SO ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF
INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL CODE - 1973)." BUNDESGE SET Z8L ATT FOER DIE REPU8LIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN C1/25/7A PGS 529-634 ID* 03220A
AIR WATER NOISE
SECTION 74 OF THIS LAW REGULATING CRAFTS AND INDUSTRY DEALS WITH FACTORIES. IT SPECIFIES
THAT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORITIES IS NECESSARY PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF THOSE
INSTALLATIONS WHICH MAY: 1) DISTURB THE SURROUNDING AREA eY MEANS OF ODOR. NOISE, SMOKE* DUST,
VIBRATIONS OR OTHER NUISANCES, OR 2) INFLUENCE OETRIMINTALLY THE NATURE OF BODIES OF WATER.
CHANGES TO APPROVED FACTORIES WHICH MAY CAUSE OR INCREASE CANGER OR NUISANCE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. STATE MONOPOLIES OR REGULATED INDUSTRIES MUST ALSO OBSERVE THESE RULES.
THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER MINISTRIES HAVING
JURISDICTION, IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REGULATIONS SPECIFYING MORE CLOSELY THE MODE OF OPERATION,
EQUIPMENT. OK PERMISSIBLE EMISSIONS LEVELS FOR INSTALLATICNS REQUIRING LICENSE. THIS LAW REPLACES
THE DECEMBER 20, 1959 INDUSTRIAL CODE (ID No. OU64A).
A US TR I A
L R ( A) "JUNE 23, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 437...ON THE LIMITATION GF TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND
TETRACHLOROETHTLENE EMISSIONS FROM CHEMICAL CLEANING MACHINES." BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/75 PGS 1843 ID# 03220B
AI R
THIS ORDINANCE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, ISSUED PURSUANT TO
THE 1973 INDUSTRIAL CODE, REQUIRES THAT CHEMICAL CLEANING MACHINES USING TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EXHAUST AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE THAT REDUCES THE CONTENT
OF THE TWO CHEMICALS IN EMITTED AIR. WHEN THE CLEANING MACHINE IS USED PROPERLY. TRICHLOROETHYLENE
AND TETRACHLOROETHYLENE ARE NOT TO EXCEED 30 CUBIC CENTIMETERS PER CUBIC METER EXHAUST AIR. THIS
EQUALS 30 PPM AND CORRESPONDS TO 156 MG TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND 20! MG TETRACHLOROETHYLENE AT 20
DEGREES CENT RIGR ADE AND 1,013 BAR. A SPECIAL EXHAUST DUCT I S TO BE PROVIDED FOR EXPULSION OF THE
PURIFIED AIR. THE ORDINANCE, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE SEPTEMBER 1, 1975, APPLIES TO MACHINES IN
FACTORIES SUBJECT TO LICENSING UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL CODE.

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AUSTRIA
LR( AI **1971 LAW NO. 47 OF THE PROVINCE OF VORARLBERG ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AIR
PURITY." REC HT SVORSCHRI FTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UNO RAUMORDNUNG. I
SVOBODA. WERNER ROEERT EPA
GERMAN 07/01/73 PGS 1-3 ID* 03340A
AIR
THIS PROVINCIAL LAW PERMITS CHANGES IN AIR QUALITY DUE TO SMOKE. SOOT, DUST, PARTICULATES,
STEAMS. GASES AND ODORS ONLY INSOFAR AS HUMAN WELL-BEING, ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE, AND OBJECTS
VALUED BY MAN ARE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED TO A SIGNIFICANT EXTENT. IT EMPOWERS THE PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE REGULATIONS APPLYING TO PARTICULAR SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND TO ENLIST THE
ASSISTANCE OF CHIMNEY SWEEPS AND FIRE INSPECTORS IN ENFORCEMENT. THE CHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OF THE PROVINCE OF VORARLBERG IS TO MEASURE AIR POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON MEN, PLANTS AND
ANIMALS AND TO CARRY Oh VARIOUS SUPPORTIVE SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE
LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCE, INDUSTRY. CR MOTOR VEHICLES, WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FEDERAL LAW.
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "1973 ORDINANCE NO. 16 OF THE VORARLBERG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ON THE
DEPOSITING AND BURNING OF SOLID WASTES• " RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UND RAUMORDNUNG. I
SVOBODA, WERNER ROBERT EPA
GERMAN 07/0 1/73 PGS 1 ID# 03340B
AIR SOLID WASTE
THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1971 VORARLBERG LAW ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY,
PERMITS THE DEPOSITING OF SOLID WASTES OUTDOORS ONLY IF THE USE OF MUNICIPAL TRASH COLLECTION
SERVICES IS NOT OBLIGATORY. IF SOLIO WASTES ARE DEPOSTED CUTDOORS, THEY MUST BE COVERED WITH
EARTH. PLANT PARTS, OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AND HOLES AND CONTAINERS ARE TO BE COVERED AFTER
WASTE IS DEPOSITED. THE BURNING OF SOLID WASTE OUTSIDE AN INCINERATOR IS FORBIDDEN. SOLID
WASTES ARE DEFINED AS MATERIALS WHICH CAN CAUSE DUST OR FOUL ODOR, WHICH ARE COMBUSTIBLE. OR
WHICH CAN LEAD TO COMBUSTION WHEN COMBINED WITH CERTAIN FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
AUSTRIA
LR(A> "THE 1973 FUEL AND EXHAUST GAS ORDINANCE NO. 17 OF THE PROVINCE OF VORARLBERG.
RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UNO RAUMORDNUNG, I
SVOBODA. WERNER ROBERT EPA
GERMAN 07/01/73 PGS 1-2 ID« 03340C
AIR
THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1971 VORARLBERG LAW ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY,
PRESCRIBES THAT THE SULFUR CONTENT OF COAL AND COKE MAY NOT EXCEED ONE PERCENT BY WEIGHT. THE
SULFUR CONTENT OF HEATING OIL MAY NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES BY WEIGHT: 0.5 PERCENT FOR
EXTRA LIGHT OIL; 1.0 PERCENT FOR LIGHT OIL SORTS; AND 2.5 PERCENT FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY VARIETIES.
VISIBLE SMOKE EMITTED FROM A FURNACE FOR SOLID FUEL MUST BE LIGHTER THAN VALUE 2 ON THE RINGELMANN
SCALE. THE DUST AND SOOT OF EXHAUST GASES EMITTED FROM OIL FURNACES. MEASURED ACCORDING TO THE
BACHARACH METHOD. MAY NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING SOOT VALUES: FOR FURNACES WITH A NOMINAL HEATING
CAPACITY UNDER 650,000 K/CAL PER HOUR. 3 FOR EXTRA LIGHT AND LIGHT SORTS AND * FOR MEDIUM SORTS:
AND FOR FURNACES WITH A NOMINAL CAPACITY OVER 650,000 K/CAL PER HOUR IN FULL OPERATION, 2 FOR
EXTRA LIGHT AND LIGHT VARIETIES AND 3 FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY VARIETIES. EXHAUST GASES MUST BE FREE
OF OIL.

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AUSTRIA
L R ( A ) DAS ALLGEMEINE BUERGERLICHE GESETZBUCH, VOL. 2 (GENERAL CIVIL CODE OF
AUSTRIA. VOL. 2)
KAPFER. HANS. ED. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/67 PGS 263-267 ID# 03350A
AIR WATER NOISE
ARTICLE 364, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE AUSTRIAN GENERAL CIVIL CODE, DEALING WITH PROPERTY RIGHTS.
PERMITS A PROPERTY OWNER TO FORBID A "NEIGHBOR" EMISSIONS OF SEWAGE. SMOKE. GAS. HEAT. ODOR, NOISE.
VIBRATIONS. OR SIMILAR MANIFESTATIONS INSOFAR AS THE NUISANCE EXCEEDS THE LOCAL NORM OR IF IT
IMPAIRS THE USE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL CUSTOM. OF THE FIRST PROPERTY OWNER"S REAL ESTATE. DIRECT
DISCHARGE OF SUCH MATTER ONTO ANOTHER PERSON»S PROPERTY IS IN ALL CASES FORBIDDEN WITHOUT A
SPECIAL EASEMENT. IF THE NUISANCE IS CAUSED BY A FACILITY LICENSED BY THE AUTHORITIES, HOWEVER.
A PROPERTY OWNER MAY NOT DEMAND THE CESSATION OF A NUISANCE, ALTHOUGH HE MAY SEEK DAMAGES AT
COURT.
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "JAN 21, 1972 FEOERAL LAW NO. 25 TO SET UP A FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH.
EPA
GERMAN 01/31/72 PGS 439-441 ID* 01471 A
GENERAL
THIS LAW MAKES PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE LAW TRANSFERS TO THE NEW MINISTRY THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBLITIES:
THOSE AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMON TO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OF THE GOVERNMENT;
MATTERS DEALING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH; AND MAKY OF THE FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VETERINARY
SCIENCE. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE FORMERLY UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL CHANCELLERY.
THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS, AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. THE LAW SETS
TRANSITIONAL PROCEDURES TO TAKE EFFECT DURING THE REASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
AUSTR I A
LR(B) "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHOULD GO INTO THE CONSTITUTION." DIE PRESSE
EPA
GERMAN 03/24/73 PGS 2 ID# 01471B
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE SPEAKER OF THE AUSTRIAN PEOPLES PARTY HEALTH COMMITTEE HAS
PROPOSED INCORPORATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE CONSTITUTION, MAKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE LEGISLATION AND EXECUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. HE FAULTS THE
MINISTERIAL LAW FOR NOT " ASSIGNING SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY TO THE NEWLY REORGANIZED MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO LEGISLATE MEASURES AGAINST AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION.
IN THE FIEL 0 OF WATER LAW AND IN THE CASES OF THE INDUSTRIAL CODE. TRANSPORTATION, AND CONSTRUCTION
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONMAKING AFFECTING THE
ENVI RONMENT. CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED. HOWEVER. AGAINST TAKING CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS SEWAGE TREATMENT AND REFUSE MOVAL OUT OF LOCAL HANDS; ALTHOUGH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES FINANCIALLY IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

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AUSTRIA
LR( B) (CATALOG VON L ANDE SGESETZEN UEBER DEN UMWELTSCHUTZ. STAND: X.MAI 1973
(CATALOG OF STATE LAWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. AS OF MAY 1, 1973)
OR. KORN EPA
GERMAN 00/00/73 PGS 1-30 ID* 01737A
GENERAL
THIS PUBLICATION. ISSUED BY THE LIAISON OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL STATES (PROVINCE) OF AUSTRIA.
CATALOGS THE LAWS AND DIRECTIVES OF THE VARIOUS AUSTRIAN PROVINCES. THESE REGULATIONS ARE
ARRANGED BY (1) MULTIPLE PROGRAM AREAS (AIR, WATER AND SOIL. WASTES. NOISE. AND THE BIOLOGICAL
ENVIRONMENT) AND BY 12) THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM. THE CATALOG LISTINGS CITE THE TITLE OF THE LAW OR
DIRECTIVE AND THE LEGAL GAZETTE IN WHICH IT WAS PUBLISHED. THE THREE-PAGE INTRODUCTION DISCUSSES
ENVIRONMENTAL JURISDICTION IN AUSTRIA AND THE REGIONAL APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
AUSTRIA
LR(B) (INVENTORY OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN AUSTRIA)
EPA
GERMAN 00/00/73 PGS 1-42 ID* 01738A
GENERAL
THIS UNATTRIBUTED, TYPEWRITTEN PUBLICATION LISTS IN TABULAR FORM AUSTRIAN FEDERAL LEGISLATION
PERTINENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. LISTED ARE THE LAW OR DIRECTIVE. ITS PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
AND A BRIEF ONE- OR TWO-SENTENCE SUMMARY OF ITS SUBSTANCE. AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OR AGENCY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS EXECUTION.
AUSTRI A
LR(B) "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND A SYSTEM OF LAW.- OESTERREICHISCHE
JURISTEN—ZEI TUNG * V. 27. NO. 23
SCHAMBECK. HERBERT EPA
GERMAN 12/01/72 PGS 617-623 ID» 01751A
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE ROLE OF A DEMOCRATIC STATE (AUSTRIA IN PARTICULAR). WHERE THE RULE
OF LAW PREVAILS. IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SPECIFICALLY IT PROBES THE
CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND ITS LESSER JURISDICTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS 5
THE AVAILABLE LEGAL MEANS TO TAKE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
LAW; THE NEED TO DEVELOP MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE STATE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER: AND THE ROLE OF THE FEDERATION, THE FEDERAL STATES.
AND INSTITUTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. THE DISCUSSION CITES VARIOUS AUSTRIAN LAWS AND ORDINANCES
TO ILLUSTRATE ITS LEGAL EXAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION.

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LR( A)
"APRIL 11. 1975 FEDERAL LAM NO. 259 ON MINING AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL ACT 1973 (MINING ACT 1975).« BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 05/13/75 PGS 114-3-1 197 10* 03227A
GENERAL LAND USE WATER AIR
SECTIONS OF THIS LAW PROVIDE THAT AUTHORITIES IN GRANTING PERMITS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF MINING
ARE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SUCH ASPECTS OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS PROTECTION OF NATURE. LAND
USE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. AND WATER MANAGEMENT. CHAPTER IX. SECTION IV OF THE LAW
REQUIRES RESTORATION OF A MINED AREA AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MINING ACTIVITY. THOSE LICENSED TO
MINE ON THE PROPERTY OF A SECOND PARTY ARE TO RESTORE THE PROPERTY TO ITS FORMER STATE UPON
LEAVING IT. IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. ECONOMICALLY INFEASIBLE OR CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING LAND PLANS.
IS TO BE MADE USABLE IN SOME CTHER MANNER. IN SO OOING, EMBANKMENTS ARE TO BE
PLATEAU AND BERME AREAS ABOVE GROUNDWATER LEVEL ARE TO BE GRADED. AND A NATURAL
DRAINAGE AND DIVERSION OF WATER AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE OF WATER PURITY ARE TO BE ENSURED. THIS
LAW REPLACES THE 1954 MINING LAW NO. 73 (ID NO. 01465A).
THE PROPERTY
MADE SECURE.
AUSTRIA
LR( A ) RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UND RAUMORDNUNG. I (LAWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND LAND USE PLANNING. I)
SVOBODA. WERNER ROBERT. ED. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/73 PGS IDK 33285A
LAWS INDIVIDUALLY PAGINATED
GENERAL
THIS LOOSE-LEAF COMPILATION. PREPARED 8Y THE AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE FOR MUNICIPAL RESEARCH AND
UPOATEO THRQUGH JANUARY 1, 1975. CONTAINS THE TEXTS OF AUSTRIAN FEOERAL AND PROVINCIAL LAWS
PERTAINING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLUS COMMENTARY ON THESE LAWS. GROUPS OF LAWS INCLUDED
ARE LISTED UNDER THE HEADINGS: CONSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATION; HEALTH AND VETERINARY AFFAIRS; LAND
USE AND SETTLEMENTS; THE ECONOMY AND FINANCE; TRAFFIC; WATER AND FOREST; PROVINCIAL CULTURE.
PROTECTION OF NATURE AND OF ANIMALS; EDUCATION. CULTURE AND RECREATION; AND GENERAL. THE GENERAL
PORTION CONTAINS PERTINENT PORTIONS OF THE AUSTRIAN CIVIL CODE, PENAL CODE, AND THE CODE FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE INFRACTIONS. PLUS PUBLIC POLICE LAWS. IMPORTANT FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
INCLUDED ARE THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION. THE 1973 INDUSTRIAL CODE, AND THE 1959
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LRIB) DIE KAERNTNER UMWELTSCHUTZBESTIMMUNGEN (CARINTHIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
REGULATI ONS)
AUSTRIA. OFFICE OF THE CARINTHIAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT EPA
GERMAN 09/0 1/75 PGS 1-20 ID» 03286A
GENERAL
THIS LIST DESIGNATES ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES APPLICABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GOALS
PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF CARI NTH IA AS OF SEPTEMBER 1. 1975.
GROUPS OF LAVS AND ORDINANCES RELATE TO NATURE PROTECTION ANO NATURE PRESERVE AREAS. FIRE
PROTECTION• WATER SUPPLY. PROTECTION OF WATER SUPPLY SOURCES. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION, WASTE
REMOVAL. ELECTRICITY AND POWER SUPPLY, BUILDING COOES. BUILOING NOISE LEVELS. PROTECTION OF THE
LANDSCAPE. LAND USE. AND THE MINING INSPECTORATE.
AUSTRIA
LRIA) UMWELTRELEVANTE RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN WIENS. stand: MITTE SEPTEMBER 1975
iENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT LEGISLATION IN VIENNA. STATUS: MID-SEPTEMBER 1975)
AUSTRIA. INSTITUTE FOR MUNICIPAL RESEARCH EPA
GERMAN 09/00/75 P6S 1-60 ID» 03299A
GENERAL
THIS COMPILATION CONTAINS THE TEXTS OF LAWS AND ORDINANCE OF THE PROVINCE OF VIENNA RELEVANT
TO ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. MAJOR SECTIONS ARE ENTITLED: BUILDING REGULATIONS. ENERGY. TOURISM.
UNDERTAKING ANO BURIAL, WATER AND SOIL. NOISE, AND THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. THE FINAL SECTION
CONTAINS ORDINANCES OF THE MAGISTRATE OF THE CITY OF VIENNA. THE COLLECTION IS INTENDED TO
SUPPLEMENT TEXTS CONTAINED IN A COLLECTION OF PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PUBLISHED IN 1973 BY
THE LIAISON OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PROVINCES.
AUSTRIA
LRIA) "DECEMBER 15. 1972 LAW NO. 25 ON THE MINING INSPECTORATE." RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN
ZU UMWElTSCHUTZ UNO RAUMORDNUNG. I
SVOSODA, WERNER ROBERT. ED. EPA
GERMAN 08/01/73 PGS 1-8 ID* 03354A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
THIS LAW OF THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF CARI NTH IA SETS UP A MINING INSPECTORATE (BERGWACHT) TO
SUPPORT PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS. THE INSPECTORATE IS TO PRESENT OPINIONS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS, OFFER SUPPORT TO PROVINCIAL AUTHCRITIES. AND INFORM THE PUBLIC. IT IS
UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND IS STRUCTURALLY COMPOSED OF A
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY. PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS. PROVINCIAL LEADER. DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES. DISTRICT
LEADERS. PARISH ASSEMBLIES. SQUAD LEADERS, AUDITORS. AND INSPECTORS. THE POSITION OF INSPECTOR IS
HONORARY. INSPECTORS MONITOR FOR OBSERVANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS OF PROVINCIAL LAWS ANO
OF MUNICIPAL LAWS PASSEO PURSUANT TO PROVINCIAL ONES AND REPORT VIOLATIONS TO DISTRICT AUTHORITIES.
INSPECTORS MAY TAKE CLEARLY GUILTY VIOLATORS INTO CUSTODY Cfi CONFISCATE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE
FORFEITED AS PENALTY. LANDSCAPE CURATORS ARE CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE INSPECTORS TO MONITOR NATURE
RESERVES AND PROTECTED AREAS.

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LR{ A) "JANUARY 25. 1973 LAW NO. 66 ON THE ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN
LOWER AUSTRIA." R ECHT SVOR SCHRIFTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UND RAUMORDNUNG. I
SVOBOOA. WERNER ROBERT, ED. EPA
GERMAN 0 6/01/73 PGS 1-7 ID* 03355A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
THIS LAW OF LOWER AUSTRIA DEL I NEAT ES THE ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES
IN THE PROVINCE. THE LAW'S GOALS ARE TO PROTECT MAN, ANIMALS AND PLANTS AND TO FURTHER THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. IT CREATES THE HONORARY POSITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENT.
AGENTS ARE TO REPORT INFRINGEMENTS OF PROVINCIAL LAWS AND TO FILE NOTICE OF LEGAL BUT
ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL ACTIVITIES WITH DISTRICT AUTHORITIES AND ARE TO INSTRUCT THE PERPETRATORS
OF ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING ACTS. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IS TO FORM AN ADVISORY ENVIRONMENT
COMMISSION COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF PROVINCIAL BUREAUS AND MUNICIPAL INTEREST GROUPS. THE
COMMISSION IS ALSO TO EVALUATE REPORTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS, TO RECOMMEND LEGISLATIVE
PROVISIONS. AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INFORMATION. THE HEAD OF THE ENVIRONMENT GROUP IN THE
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IS TO BE MADE PROVINCIAL OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES OF VARIOUS GROUPS WITHIN THE PROVINCE.
AUSTRIA
LRIA1 -CONVENTION NO. 87 BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA AND THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FOR...LAND USE PLANNING." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 02/12/74 PGS 823-824 ID» 03345A
LAND USE
"CONVENTION NO. 87 BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY FOR COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF LAND USE PLANNING" CREATES AN AUSTRIAN-FEDERAL GERMAN
LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE COOPERATION IN LAND PLANNING, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS NEAR THE COMMON NATIONAL BORDER. THE COMMISSION IS: A> TO DEVELOP SUGGESTIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO LAND USE IN THE AREAS MENTIONED AND TO SUBMIT THEM TO THE PERTINENT
OFFICES OF THE TWO COUNTRIES AND 2) TO WORK FOR COOPERATION AND HARMONIZATION OF LAND PLANNING
MEASURES IN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIST OF 18 MEMBERS. HALF FROM EACH COUNTRY,
AND THE CHAIRMANSHIP WILL ROTATE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES EVERY TWO YEARS. THE CONVENTION IS TO
REMAIN IN FORCE TEN YEARS. WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LENGTHENING THE PERIOD OF ITS VALIDITY BY AN
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AUSTRIA
LR(A) "JULY 26. 1972 ORDINANCE...TO AMEND THE OHO t NANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW." SUNOESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPU8LIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 09/29/72 PGS 2231-2317 ID* 01466C
NOISE AIR
MAJOR PROVISICNS OF THIS "JULY 26. 1972 ORDINANCE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR TRADE. COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW,"
ESTABLISH MAXIMUM NOISE EMISSION LEVELS FOR VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES, MEASURED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN A NEW ANNEX 1C. PERMISSIBLE NOISE EMISSION LEVELS
RANGE FROM 7 3D9C A) TO 91DB "DECEMBER 2, 1957 FEDERAL LAW NO. 253 ON AIR TRANSPORTAT ION." BUNDE SGESETZBLATT
FUEH DIE REPUBLIK CESTERRE £ CH
E PA
GERMAN 12/12/57 PGS 1403-1425 ID* 01467A
NOISE SOLID WASTE AIR GENERAL
THIS GENERAL LAW GOVERNING AIR TRAFFIC AND THE LICENSING OF AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT PERSONNEL, AND
AIRPORT OPERATIONS CONTAINS AMONG ITS PROVISIONS REGULATIONS BEARING ON NOISE POLLUTION, SERIAL
DUMPING, AND OTHER NUISANCES. SPECIFICALLY THE LAW REQUIRES, PREREQUISITE TO THE LICENSING OF
CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, THAT THE AIRCRAFT BE SO CONSTRUCTED AS TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE NOISE, CONSISTENT
WITH THE STATE OF TECHNOLOGY. FURTHER, IT REQUIRES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMFNT APPROVAL
OF PROJECTED AIRPORTS ENUMERATE THE EFFECTS THAT CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE AIRPORTS WILL
HAVE ON THE SIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. THE LAW ALSO PROSCRIBES THE DUMPING OF ANY MATERIAL -
LIQUID, SOLID. OR GASEOUS - FROM CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT UNLESS THAT DUMPING IS NECESSARY
FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS CR FOR URGENT OPERATIONAL REASONS.
AUSTRIA
LR( A) "DECEMBER 13, 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 498...ON THE ADMISSIBLE NOISE LEVEL FOR
CIVIL AIRCRAFT." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 12/29/72 PGS 3975-3980 ID* 01467B
NO ISE
THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1957 LAW ON AIR TRANSPORTATION. SETS UP MAXIMUM
PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT. SINGLE-ENGINE PLANES WITH PISTON PROPULSION, UP TO
5700 KILOPOUNDS (KP>. MAY NOT EXCEED NOISE LEVELS RANGING FROM 68-82 D8{A) BASED ON WEIGHT,
MULTIPLE-ENGINE PLANES MAY NOT EXCEED 79-89 DB(A) BASED OK WEIGHT. SUBSONIC PLANES OVER 5700 KP
WITH TURBOJET PROPULSION MUST CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING NOISE LIMITS. ACCORDING TO WEIGHT:
A) 102-108 EPNDB MEASURED AT THE APPROACH TO LANDING AND FROM THE SIDE FOR WEIGHTS RANGING FROM
34,000 TO ABOVE 272.000 KP, AND B» 93-108 EPNDB DURING THE TAKE-OFF FLIGHT FOR THE SAME WEIGHT
RANGE. THE ORDINANCE PRESCRIBES EXACT CONDITIONS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT. AFTER JANUARY 1.
1975. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN AIRCRAFT MAY NUT TAKE OFF OR LAND AT AUSTRIAN AIRPORTS UNLESS THEY
CONFORM TO THESE STANDARDS. OTHER PROVISICNS OF THE LAW ENTER INTO FORCE JANUARY 1, J973. THE
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LR(A) "FEBRUARY 26. 1962 ORDINANCE NC. 72...REGARD ING THE OPERATION OF CIVIL
AIRPORTS (ORDINANCE ON THE OPERATION OF CIVIL AIRPORTS)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 03/1 A/62 PGS 487-494 ID* 0 1467C
NOISE
SECTION 35. PARAGRAPH 4 OF THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1957 FEDERAL LAW NO. 253 ON
AIR TRANSPORTATION, PROHIBITS UNNECESSARY NOISE FROM THE OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE ON A
CIVIL AIRFIELD. PARAGRAPH 1 PROHIBITS THE CONTINUOUS RUNNING OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE IN A CLOSED
SPACE. EXCEPT FOR TESTING.
AUSTRIA
L R( A) "JULY i. 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 313 OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT REGARDING
CIVIL AIRPORTS (CIVIL AIRPORT ORDINANCE - 1972)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 08/14/72 PGS 1851-1870 ID* 01467D
NOISE
SECTION 3, PARAGRAPH ? OF THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1957 FEDERAL LAW NO. 253 ON
AIR TRANSPORTATION. ENUMERATES FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN CHOOSING THE LOCATION OF A CIVIL
AIRPORT. SUCH CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE LOCATING THE FIELD SO THAT DURING LANDING AND TAKE-OFF
UNREASONABLE NOISE FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA IS AVOIDED. IN CASES OF DOUBT, EXPERT OPINION IS TO
BE OBTAINED ON THE JUSTIFIABILITY OF NOISE LEVEL.
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "NOVEM3EH 12. 1974 ORDINANCE...TO AMEND THE 1967 AIR TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 11/15/74 PGS 2550A-L ID* 0 1467E
NOISE
THIS AMENDMENT PROHIBITS SUPERSONIC NOISE FROM CIVIL AIRCRAFT WITHIN AUSTRIAN BORDERS. IT ALSO
PRESCRIBES SEW MINIMIM ALTITUDES TO BE OBSERVED OVER CERTAIN AREAS TO AVOID. AMONG OTHER THINGS,
UNNECESSARY NOISE DISTURBANCE. PLANES MUST FLY AT LEAST 300 METERS OVER THE HIGHEST OBSTACLE THEY
ENCOUNTER AT A DISTANCE OF 600 METERS FROM THAT OBSTACLE OVER ALL HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS. OVER
INDUSTRIES WITH DANGER OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION, AND OVER OUTOOOR ASSEMBLIES OF PEOPLE. THE MINIMUM
PRESCRIBED ALTITUDE OVER HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS OF VIENNA IS 1000 METERS. OVER THOSE OF GRAZ.
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LR(A) "FEBRUARY 15, 1967 ORDI NANCE...REGARDING THE REGULATICN CF AIR TRAFFIC (AIR
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 1967)." BUNDESGESETZSLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 02/21/67 PGS 443-460 10* 01467F
NO ISE
THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1957 FEDERAL LAW NO. 23 ON AIR TRANSPORTATION, PROHIBITS
UNNECESSARY NOISE FROM THE OPERATION OF ALL AIRCRAFT WITHIN AUSTRIAN BORDERS AND AUSTRIAN AIRCRAFT
OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, INSOFAR AS OTHER RULES DO NOT APPLY. SECTION 3, PARAGRAPH 3 STATES THAT THE
AIRCRAFT MAY NOT CAUSE GREATER NOISE NUISANCE THAN THE OPERATION OF THE PLANE UNAVOIDABLY INVOLVES.
SECTION 7, RELATING TO MINIMUM FLIGHT ALTITUDES, PRESCRIBES ALTITUDES TO BE OBSERVED OVER HEAVILY
POPULATED AREAS AND OVER OUTDOOR ASSEMBLIES OF PEOPLE TO AVOID, AMONG OTHER THINGS, UNNECESSARY
NOISE. SECTION 1C, PARAGRAPH 4 FORBIDS STUNT FLIGHTS OVER CERTAIN AREAS.
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "JULY 6, 1960 FEDERAL LAW NO. 159 ISSUING PRESCRIPTIONS ON THE ROAD POLICE.
(FEDERAL ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE - 196C).M BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 07/30/60 PGS 897-1945 ID* 03352A
NOISE SOLID WASTE AIR
THIS LAM, REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC STREETS. FORBIDS THE USE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF TRUCKS.
EXCEPT FOR FOOD AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, FROM 3:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY AND ALL DAY ON SUNDAY AND
HOLIDAYS (SECTION 42). TO PREVENT NOISE OR ODOR, AUTHORITIES MAY PROHIBIT THE USE OF HORNS IN SOME
STREETS AND PROHIBIT TYPES OF TRAFFIC OR VEHICLES WITH GIVEN TYPES OF LOADS IN DESIGNATED STREETS
OR PARTS OF STREETS (SECTION 43), MOTORCYCLE DRIVERS MUST LIMIT NOISE (69). LOADS ON TRUCKS AND
OTHER VEHICLES MUST BE PROTECTED OR SECURED SO THAT THEY DO NOT FALL, LEAK, SPRAY OR BLOW ONTO THE
STREET. THEY ARE ALSO TO BE PADDED OR SECURED TO PREVENT UNDUE NOISE IN TRANSIT (61). DURING
LOADING, EXCESSIVE NOISE IS TO BE PREVENTED (62). STREETS MAY NOT BE POLLUTED BY SOLID OR LIQUID
MATTER. ESPECIALLY ANY SORT OF TRASH, REFUSE, OR GARBAGE. VIOLATORS MAY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
REMOVAL, OR THE COST OF REMOVAL. OF POLLUTING MATTER IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY (92),
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "JUNE 2. 1948 FEDERAL LAW CN THE PROTECTION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS (PLANT
PROTECTION LAW)" AS AMENDED ON JUNE 18, 1970, OESTERREICHISCHES RECHT,
SCHUPPICH. WALTER. AND WERNER SPORN, COMP. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/68 PGS 2391-2396 ID» 01468A
PESTICIDES
THIS FEDERAL LAW DEALS WITH THE PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL PLANTS AND THEIR
PRODUCE AGAINST PLANT DISEASES AND ANIMAL OR PLANT PESTS. IT DECLARES THAT THE FFOERAL MINISTRY
OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY WILL AVAIL ITSELF OF THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOP PLANT PROTECTION FOR
THE STUDY AND RESOLUTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MATTERS ARISING FROM THIS LEGISLATION.
PART III OF THE LAW ENUMERATES REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR TRADE IN PESTICIDES. THE PERTINENT
PARAGRAPHS REQUIRE THE APPROVAL BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY FOR THE DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION AND FOR THE APPLICATION AND SALE OF PESTICIDES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE PESTICIDE BY
THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION IS PREREQUISITE TO APPROVAL BY THE MINISTRY. (THE JUNE
18, 1970 AMENDMENT TO THE LAW APPEARS IN V, 3 OF THE ABOVE-CITED COMPILATION, P. 1149-1150.)

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LR( A > "JANUARY 23. 1975 LAW NO. 86 ON TRAFFIC IN FOODSTUFFS. CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS,
ADDITIVES. COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND COMMODITIES (PURE FOOD LAW 1975).- BUNDESGESETZ8LATT
EPA
GERMAN 02/18/75 PGS 629-652 ID* 03375A
PESTICIDES RADIATION
SECTION 14 OF THIS LAW FORBIDS THE SALE OF FOODSTUFFS. OTHER PRODUCTS FOR CONSUMPTION, OR
ADDITIVES WHICH HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH IONIZING RADIATION WITHOUT A PERMIT, CONTRARY TO PERMIT
CONDITIONS. OR WITHOUT MARKING THEM AS TQ THE TREATMENT PROCESS. SECTION 15. PARAGRAPH 2F FORBIDS
THE SALE OR USE OF ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTS WITH RESIDUES OF PESTICIDES, CLEANERS OR DISINFECTANTS
WHICH COULD IN TURN LEAVE CONSIDERABLE RESIDUES IN THE FOOD DERIVED FROM THE ANIMAL. SECTION 16
PERTAINS TO THE TREATMENT OF PLANTS TO BE USED AS FOODSTUFFS. IT FORBIDS THE USE OR SALE OF
UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTANCES ON SUCH PLANTS OR THE USE OF SUBSTANCES CONTRARY TO AUTHORIZED PROVISIONS,
AS WELL AS THE SALE OF PLANT-DERIVED FOODS WHICH WERE SO TREATED OR WITH IMPERMISSIBLE RESIDUES
IN THEM. THOSE SUBSTANCES AND THOSE RULES FOR USE STIPULATED PURSUANT OF THE PLANT PROTECTION
LAW ARE REGARDED AS AUTHORIZED FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRESENT LAW. MINISTERIAL ORDINANCES MAY PERMIT
THE USE OF SUBSTANCES NOT COVERED BY THE PLANT PROTECTION LAW.
AUSTRIA
LR(A> "JUNE 11. 1969 FEDERAL LAW NO. 227 ON MEASURES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH. NO. 62
EPA
GERMAN 07/0 B/69 PGS 1337-1349 ID* 0 1469A
RADIATION
THIS LAW ON MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF HUMANS AND THEIR PROGENY
AGAINST THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION (KNOWN AS THE RADIATION PROTECTION LAW) DEALS
WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES WHERE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
ARE CARRIED ON OR RADIOACTIVE EQUIPMENT IS HOUSED. AND WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES WHERE
SUCH SUBSTANCES ARE EQUIPMENT ARE USED, AND WITH THE APPROVAL AND DESIGN OF RADIATION SOURCES. THE
LAW COVERS THE GOVERNMENT MONITORING OF RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE REQUIRED
PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY MEASURES. PROVISIONS ARE MADE FOR THE OBTAINING OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES USING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND FOR RADIOACTIVE
PROTECTION. AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TRANSLATION OF THIS LAW APPEARS IN INTERNATIONAL DIGEST OF HEALTH
LEGISLATION. V. 23 (1972), P. 32-51.

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AUSTRIA
Lfi(A) "JAN. 12. 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 47 ... ON MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION ...
AGAINST THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATIONS." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 24
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 9-13 ID* 01469B
RADIATION
THIS ORDINANCE ON MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF HUMAN BEINGS AND
THEIR DESCENDANTS AGAINST THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION WAS ISSUED JOINTLY BY THE
MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER MINISTERS. IT EMBODIES DETAILED PROVISIONS FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PTS. I TO III OF THE JUNE 11. 1969 RADIATION PROTECTION LAW. THE MAJOR PARTS
OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE TITLED: GENERAL PROVISIONS. RADIATION EQUIPMENT, RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS, AND TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS. PART IV DEALING WITH NUCLEAR
INSTALLATIONS SETS VARIOUS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE FACILITIES. PARTICULARLY FOR REACTORS,
INSTALLATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING. USE. STORAGE. PREPARATION, AND DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR
FUELS ANO FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE ISOTOPES OF FISSILE MATERIALS. TWELVE ANNEXES FURNISH TECHNICAL
DATA FOR THE IMPLEMENTING MEASURES OF THIS DECREE. THE OFFICIAL GERMAN-LANGUAGE TEXT OF THIS
ORDINANCE APPEARS IN THE BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH. FEB. 18. 1972. P. 481-567
AUSTRIA
LR(A) "OCTOBER 19. 1934 FEDERAL WATER LAW. REPUBLISHED AS THE 1959 WATER LAW . . ."
AS AMENDED IN 1969 AND 1970. OESTERREICHISCHES RECHT, V. 1
SCHUPPICH. WALTER. AND WERNER SPORN. COMP. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/68 PGS 1875 ID# 01470A
WATER
THIS COMPREHENSIVE WATER LAW CONTAINS IN SECTION 3 A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS
OEALING WITH THE GOALS OF QUALITY-WATER MAINTENANCE AND WITH MEASURES AND OBLIGATIONS FOR
ATTAINING THOSE GOALS. THE LAW REQUIRES THAT QUALITY WATER BE MAINTAINED TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT
WITH THE PRESERVATION CF THE HEALTH OF MAN AND ANIMAL AND WITH THE UNIMPAIRED USE OF WATER FOR
DRINKING AND FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. THE LAW PROVIDES THAT NO CNE MAY UNDERTAKE AN ACTION THAT
WOULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DELETERIOUSLY AFFECT WATER QUALITY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE
COMPETENT WATER AUTHORITY. (THE AMENDEMENTS TO THIS LAW ARE INCORPORATED IN V.3 OF THE ABOVE
CITED COMPILATION, P. 467 ANO 468.)

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AUSTRIA
LR(A) "MAY 22. 1969 FEDERAL LAW NO. 207 AMENDING THE 1959 WATFR LAW."
BUNDESGE SET A ZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBUIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 06/27/69 PGS 1283-1285 ID# 01470B
WATER
ARTICLE 1. SECTION 31 OF THIS AMENDING LAW PROVIDES THAT ANYONE WHOSE FACILITIES CAN ADVERSELY
AFFECT THE WATER BODIES WITHIN THE STATE EITHER THROUGH HIS ACTIONS OR HIS NEGLECT IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. MAINTENANCE. AND OPERATION OF HIS FACILITIES IN A MANNER TO PREVENT WATER
POLLUTION. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DANGER OF WATER POLLUTICN ARISES. HE MUST t*kE IMMEDIATE
REMEDIAL STEPS AND NOTIFY THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. SHOULD THESE STEPS NOT BE TAKEN OR NOT PUT
INTO EFFECT PROMPTLY ENOUGH, THE WATER AUTHORITY WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE
COST OF THE CULPABLE PARTY. SECTION 31A OF THE SAME ARTICLE STIPULATES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT
CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE STORAGE OR CONVEYANCE OF SUBSTANCES LIKELY TO
POLLUTE WATER RESOURCES MUST HAVE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
AUSTRIA
L R < A) "JULY 15. 1969 ORDINANCE NO. 275 PERTAINING TO WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES
SUBJECT TO LICENSING." BUNOESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 07/29/69 PGS 1462 ID# 01470C
WATER
THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY PURSUANT
TO THE 1959 WATER LAW NO. 215. AS AMENDED MAY 22. 1969, SUBJECTS TO LICENSING THE CONSTRUCTION
ANO OPERATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE STORAGE OR CONVEYANCE OF PETROLEUM-BASED FUELS OR PROPELLANTS,
INCLUDING CRUDE OILS.
AUSTRIA
L R < A I "THE MARCH 27. 1974 ORDINANCE NO. 252...ISSUING A WATER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
PROVISION FOR...THE MONDSEE. FUSCHLSEE AND THE ZELLERSEE....- BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 05/14/74 PGS 1403 ID# 01470D
WA TER
THIS "MARCH 27, 19 74 ORDINANCE NO. 252 OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
ISSUING A WATER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PROVISION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MONDSEE. THE FUSCHLSEE
ANO THE ZELLERSEE AND THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS" IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1959 WATER LAW AND IS
DESIGNED TO PREVENT POLLUTION IN THE MENTIONED LAKES. IT PRESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS TO DIVERT POLLUTION FROM THE LAKES. IF SEWAGE CANNOT BE DIVERETED FROM THE LAKES. IT IS
TO UNDERGO AT LEAST ONE PURIFICATION STEP MORE ADVANCED THAN BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT. THE ORDINANCE
ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES AND OF SEWAGE FROM ANIMAL
RAISING FACILITIES AND SILOS IN THE CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE LAKES.

01353A (239); 02283A (242); 02519A (244);
00479A,B,C (266-267); 00481B (267);
(268-269); 02283B (270); 02286A (270);
03343A (272); 03383B (272); 03551A (273)
01003A (281), 01352A (281)
01872A (291); 01009A (294)
02300A (296); 02301A (297)
02075A (283)
01014A (295)
02388A (297)
03419A (299); 02510A (299); 03500A (303);
GREAT BRITAIN:
02210A (315); 02482A,C (336); 03325A (337); 02994A (353); 03054A (353); 00551A,B (353);
00554A (355); 00555A,B,C,D (355-356); 00560A,B,C,E,F,G,H,J,K,L (357-360); 00567A,B (360);
00568A (361); 00569A,B (361); 00571A (362); 00572A (362); 00574A (362); 00575A (362);
00576A,B,C (363-364); 00577A,B (364-365); 00578A (365); 00579A (365); 00580A (366)
00582A (366); 00585A (366); 01271A (367); 01274A (367); 01275A (368); 02212A (368)
02526A (369); 02969A (369); 03085A (370); 01209A (370); 00956A (375); 00957A (376)
01272A (376); 01350A (377); 01356A (377); 01511A (378); 01702A (379); 03105A (392)
03107A (393); 00335A,B (394); 00958A (394); 00975A (395); 00976A,B (395); 01273A (396);
01637A (396); 02292A (397); 02968A (397); 02970A (398); 02975A (398); 02991A (399);
03098A (399); 03102A (400); 03109A (400); 03118A (401); 03133A (401); 02984A (402);
03496A (403)
l\ S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICK 1977 — 2<40-?m;/1C
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