Leipzig / Berlin, 09.05.2013: German environmental organizations can take legal action against all breaches of EU national environmental law in the future. This was decided by the Federal Administrative Court (Federal Administrative Court) in Leipzig on Thursday after a complaint of the German Environmental Aid Association (DUH). "The decision of the Federal Administrative Court is a great success for all citizens who work in this country for a healthy environment. And it is a slap in the face for the black-yellow government, which is their commitment to the creation of comprehensive rights of action in environmental law failed "said DUH national manager Jürgen Resch after the verdict.
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Germany would have an international agreement, the Aarhus Convention, must implement accordingly. With today's ruling of Germany's highest administrative court, that conclusion must now be enshrined in German law.
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