Legislation governing manufacturing industry and operating facilities

  • Setting up and start-up of industry and manufacturing facilities, e.g. facilities of the heavy and building materials industry, pulp and paper industry, chemicals and steel industry
  • Environmental impact assessments and strategic environmental assessments
  • Optimized modification permits
  • Permits for operating tests and pilot operations
  • Limitation and adaption of IPPC-installations, adaption to the newest standards and the best available techniques
  • Emissions trading law
  • Trades and industries law
  • Water and waste management law
  • Forest law and nature conservation legislation
  • Law on air pollution (Clean Air Act)
  • Chemicals and substances law (REACH)
  • Seveso III law; counselling in facilities and hazardous substances law
  • Identification of hazardous areas for Seveso III operations in zoning plans
  • Accompanying decontamination of contaminated sites
  • Prospecting and extraction of mineral resources
  • CCS law
  • Management of approvals and evaluation of existing facilities (environmental compliance check)
  • Delegation of liability under public law – exclusion of liability
  • Support in legal compliance projects related to issues of environmental law or law on manufacturing facilities
  • Administrative orders: liability of polluter and land owner
  • Handling environmental liability cases
  • Administrative penal proceedings and criminal law proceedings
  • Advice for associations and authorities