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Act containing rules concerning the removal of soil (Soil Removal Act).

Wet houdende regelen omtrent de ontgrondingen (Ontgrondingenwet).

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
land management
coastal areas
This Act places restrictions on the removal of soil on land and in the sea. It is forbidden to remove soil on public or private land without a soil removal permit (art. 3). The permit is not required for soil removal carried out to prevent flooding, for the carrying out of a Town and Country Planning Plan, or the carrying out of a Provincial Environmental Programme (art. 6). The State owns shells, sand, stones, or mud on or under surface waters of the Continental Shelf (art. 4(b)).
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Act containing rules relative to agricultural production in case of war, threat of war and other exceptional circumstances (Agricultural Production Act).

Wet houdende regelen met betrekking tot de bodemproductie in geval van oorlog, oorlogsgevaar of andere buitengewone omstandigheden

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
farmland
land management
forest conservation
This Act provides rules relative to cultivation, husbandry and forestry in times of war. It grants extraordinary powers to the Minister, assisted by a special Commission, to issue rules relative to agricultural production and the land use.
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Act containing rules relative to protection of the soil (Soil Protection Act).

Wet houdende regelen inzake bescherming van de bodem (Wet bodembescherming).

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
fisheries
land management
land law
This Act makes provision for measures concerning protection of the soil. Some provisions concern infiltration of water and the protection of groundwater. Chapter I contains definitions. Under Chapter II a Technical Commission for Soil Protection is established. The Commission consists of soil protection specialists and shall advise the Minister on soil protection issues. Chapter III contains general regulations for the protection of the soil. The regulation of various matters is delegated to the Minister of Environment Protection.
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Act containing rules relative to reconstruction of the concentration areas (Concentration Areas Reconstruction Act).

Wet houdende regels inzake de reconstructie van de concentratiegebieden (Reconstructiewet concentratiegebieden).

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
land-use planning
fisheries
farmland
This Act provides special rules relative to the integrated approach for the improvement of the quality of areas that are particularly problematic as regards town and country planning, nature, forest resources, recreation, water and the environment in general (concentration areas). A reconstruction shall take place in concentration areas in accordance with this Act.
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Act containing rules relative to taxation of certain landed property for purposes of nature and landscape protection.

Wet houdende regeling van sommige van landgoederen geheven belastingen tot bevordering van behoud van natuurschoon.

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
This Act concerns a special taxation regime for certain country estates for purposes of protection of the natural environment and landscape in the Netherlands. The owner of an estate may apply to the Minister so as to qualify the estate to fall with the application of this Act. Tax exemptions shall be disapplied and tax must be paid in cases when the conditions and criteria formulated under this Act cease to exist or certain requirements have not been observed by owners.
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Act containing rules relative to the moving of production of organic fertilizers (Act Transfer Organic Fertilizer Production).

Wet houdende regelen inzake het verplaatsen van de produktie van dierlijke meststoffen (Wet verplaatsing mestproduktie).

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
The term "moving" is intended in this Act as "with the use of a non-tied fertilizer production right in accordance with provisions of this Act and in deviation of provisions of the Fertilizer Act, move to another location to produce organic fertilizer" (art. 1). Moving of production is only allowed in accordance with provisions of this Act. Moving to certain areas in the Netherlands is restricted by article 4. The Act provides also for the notification of moving and the registration of non-tied production rights.
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Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act).

Wet houdende regelen inzake het verhandelen van meststoffen en de afvoer van mestoverschotten (Meststoffenwet).

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
land law
The scope of this Act is to regulate the quality of fertilizing placed upon the market, their use and to protect the soil form possible harmful effects of the use of those fertilizers.
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Act containing rules relative to transactions in agricultural land (Agricultural Land Transaction Act).

Wet houdende regeling van het agrarisch grondverkeer (Wet agrarisch grondverkeer).

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
farmland
This Act provides for monitoring and control of the alienation of agricultural lands and nature areas for purposes of a balanced market development and to ensure the priority right of acquisition of agricultural lands and nature areas by the Office for the Administration of Agricultural Land. Agricultural land includes land used for silviculture. The Act defines rules relative to transactions affecting agricultural land and nature areas. A contract concerning the transfer of land requires approval of the Land Chamber.
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Act No. 103 of 2007 amending the Act containing rules regarding the emission of ammoniac from animal keeping premises belonging to the livestock sector.

Wet van 17 februari 2007, houdende wijziging van de Wet ammoniak en veehouderij.

Regulations
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
fisheries
This Act amends the Act containing rules regarding the emission of ammoniac from animal keeping premises belonging to the livestock sector in provisions concerning the granting of permissions pursuant to the Environment Protection Act as far as they concern the emission of ammoniac from animal keeping premises of the livestock sector. These amendments, among other things, appoint the provincial government as the authority to designate vulnerable areas for purposes of granting permissions and set out the criteria for such designation.
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Act No. 152 of 2007 amending the Soil Protection Act and various other Acts in relation to new rules for the application of construction materials, soil and dredging mud.

Legislation
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
fisheries
waste (abuse)
This Act amends: (a) the Soil Protection Act in various provisions in relation with the making of Orders and by inserting new sections 12A and 12B concerning the regulation by Order of the use of construction materials and dredging mud in the subsoil and a certain discretionary power of competent authorities to decide to grant exemptions from certain restrictions; (b) the Environment Protection by amending in section 1 the definition of “useful application”; and (c) the Act on Pollution of Surface Waters in section 2A in relation with the making of Orders and in section 2C concerning the ap