A Guide to Environmental Institutions in Germany

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Federal Environmental Agency, Germany

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Table of Contents

Abbreviations 1

Introduction 3

1. Objectives and Tasks 6

2. Responsibilities 13

3. Administrative Structure 21

3.1 Federation 21

3.2 Länder 23

3.3 Municipalities 27

4. Co-operation and Co-ordination 42

4.1 Co-operation of environmental authorities with other Authorities 42

4.2 Co-operation between the Federation and the Länder 43

4.3 Co-operation with municipalities 46

5. Institutions 47

5.1 Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

5.2 Federal Environmental Agency 51

5.3 Federal Agency for Nature Protection 54

5.4 Federal Office for Radiation Protection 56

5.5 Federal Office for Geoscience and Resources 58

5.6 Example of a supreme Länder authority: Senator for Building and Environment Bremen

5.7 Example of a superior Länder authority: Bavarian Water Management Agency

5.8 Example of an intermediate Länder authority: District Government of Upper Bavaria

5.9 Example of a lower Länder authority: Agencies for Air Pollution Control Brandenburg

5.10 Example of a municipality: Town Freising 67

6. Instruments 70

6.1 Regulatory instruments 70

6.2 Planning 73

6.3 Economic instruments 75

6.4 Self-regulation by industry 78

6.5 Liability 80

6.6 Public participation and information 81

7. Procedures 84

7.1 Legislative procedure 84

7.2 Licensing 85

7.3 Environmental impact assessment 89

7.4 Implementation and enforcement 90

8. European Union 96

Links 101