Soil Remediation Circular 2013

This Circular focuses on the elaboration of the remediation criterion used to determine whether urgent remediation is necessary. The environmental protection remediation criterion (hereinafter referred to as the Remediation Criterion) is included in the amended text of Section 37 of the Soil Protection Act. This Circular also discusses the details of the Remediation Objective, as included in the amended text of Section 38 of the Soil Protection Act. In working out the Remediation Objective, the aim was to achieve harmonisation with the Soil Quality Decree.