Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002, das Immissionsschutzgesetz – Luft und das Wasserrechtsgesetz 1959 geändert werden (Aarhus-Beteiligungsgesetz 2018) BGBl. I Nr. 73/2018 (3/2018)

Name of the Act/s	Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002, das Immissionsschutzgesetz – Luft und das Wasserrechtsgesetz 1959 geändert werden (Aarhus-Beteiligungsgesetz 2018) BGBl. I Nr. 73/2018
Date of publication	22.11.2018
Type of Act (name in English / in the official language)	Federal Law
Enacted by
Reference to the Constitution (art.)	Article 10 para 1 number 12 Federal Constitutional Law
Subject area	Hazardous waste; environment; water; air
If the act implements a source of EU Law: cite the relevant EU legal source	Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC
Comment	By modifying several federal laws, the law enacts the Aarhus Convention with regard to the right of information, the right of procedural participation and the right to put forward a complaint before tribunals in regard to the public and to the environmental organizations; in addition, it clarifies the position of environmental organizations in relation to the Seveso- III-Directive.
Secondary sources/ doctrinal works (if any)
Available Text	http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=BgblAuth&Dokumentnummer=BGBLA_2018_I_61 ELI: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/I/2018/61/20180814
Date of entry into force	23.11.2018

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