Netherlands: Omgevingswet (Environment Act) and soil protection, replacing Wet bodembescherming

The Dutch Omgevingswet, effective January 1, 2024, integrates various laws concerning the physical living environment, including soil protection. It replaces the former Wet bodembescherming and aims for a more integrated approach to environmental management. The law includes provisions for preventing, limiting, or reversing changes in soil quality that diminish its functional properties for humans, plants, or animals.

Record

• Jurisdiction Netherlands
• Category Environmental, Chemical and Nature
• Legal stage published
• Binding status binding_national_law
• Effective date 2024-01-01
• Source Informatiepunt Leefomgeving (IPLO) - Omgevingswet und bodem