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  • Press release 33/2016 from 30.10.2016 | Last changed: 30.01.2017

    Sandoz chemical spill, 30 years onward: Salmon have returned to the Rhine

    Ein breiter, ruhiger Fluss. Rechts und links viel grüne Natur mit Bäumen.

    … further measures must be implemented in the coming years, for example the stricter regulation of fertilizer use.” Press release No. 33/2016 | 30.10.2016 The results of … for ensuring that water remains clean. We therefore urgently need improved regulation of fertilizer use in order to protect our groundwater effectively.” One … further measures must be implemented in the coming years, for example the stricter regulation of fertilizer use.” … The condition of Germany's rivers continues to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … extent. The rules governing Rhine shipping are contained in the pertinent police regulation (Rheinschifffahrtspolizeiverordnung). According to this regulation, ships will have to reduce their speed and must be equipped with a … extent. The rules governing Rhine shipping are contained in the pertinent police regulation (Rheinschifffahrtspolizeiverordnung). According to this regulation, ships …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains

    The picture shows a building pit where the walls of a cellar have already been built. Steel girders are seen supporting wooden beams which extend across the ceiling of the cellar. The bottom of the building pit is filled with brown muddy water reflecting a tree.

    … is so high that building continues even in flood plains, thus counteracting the regulation laid down in the Federal Water Act which stipulates that this be limited … the German Water Resources Act in accordance with specifications contained in the regulations laid down in the HWRM-RL. Furthermore, as far as inland waterways are …

  • News from 20.07.2021 | Last changed: 05.08.2021

    SustainFashion - Sustainability information all about textiles

    in einem Geschäft hängen viele weiße T-Shirts auf Bügeln an einer Stange

    … of companies, consumers and political decision-makers. Many initiatives, different regulations, labels and standards as well as new materials are introduced and at … (Verbändeförderung). A wide range of information is offered on regulations, labels and standards, new and known materials, gender and human rights, …

  • Newsletter from 18.10.2022 | Last changed: 18.10.2022

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 1/2022

    … team Publications Towards sustainable plant protection Evaluation of the draft regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products 2022/0196 (COD) with a focus on environmental protection With the new draft regulation on the "Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products" (SUR), the European …

  • Press release 35/2009 from 09.06.2009 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Imports of waste subject to authorisation reach new high

    … China with a volume of 1.4 mn t. The import and export of waste is internationally regulated by the Basel Convention; movement within the EU states is regulated by the European regulation on transport of wastes. Dessau-Roßlau, 9 June 2009 Associated content …

  • Press release 31/09 from 28.05.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Pollutants in my neighbourhood

    … UN-ECE agreement which was signed by Germany and 35 other states as well as the EU Regulation of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. Germany transposed this regulation into national law on 6 June 2007 by enacting legislation to implement the …

  • Press release 22/2022 from 27.04.2022 | Last changed: 15.06.2022

    Parts of the European population have alarmingly high levels of pollutant exposure

    Blutabnahme mit einer Spritze

    … EU population to important chemicals. Press release No. 22/2022 | 27.04.2022 The EU regulates the use of chemicals and their placement on the market. Data must … were detected in the European population even though they are already strictly regulated. Reprotoxic plasticisers were found in all children and adolescents tested. An overall decrease in the average exposure to regulated plasticisers was observed, but exposure to the sum of all plasticisers is …

  • Newsletter from 21.04.2023 | Last changed: 21.04.2023

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 2/2023

    … This issue is dedicated in particular to the draft packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR). Happy reading! For questions or more information, please get in … team German Environment Agency (UBA) News The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: 6 Factsheets to support the discussion with facts & figures UBA welcomes the EU Commission's proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR), as it contains good approaches …

  • Press release 28/2022 from 09.06.2022 | Last changed: 15.06.2022

    Giving value added tax an ecological and social dimension

    Ein Marktstand mit Gemüse

    … at the same time." Press release No. 28/2022 | 09.06.2022 The VAT in Germany is regulated by a chaotic set of individual rules. Ecological concerns are not taken into consideration, social concerns only partially so. Some regulations even encourage environmentally harmful consumption patterns, for example …