Environmental adhesion: Since environmental protection is embodied in the Basic Law in Germany as a state goal, the German state is obligated to protect with all its acting the environment. This concerns the legislation, the executive and Judikative equally. All laws, official acts, resolutions, court decisions etc. must consider thus environmental protection.

The environmental policy of the state should pursue the following goals:

• Safety device of an environment, as humans need it for your health and for in-human being-worthy existence,
• Protection of air, water soil, plant world and animal world from unfavorable effects of human interferences,
• Removal of damage or disadvantages from human interferences into the environment.

Principles of the environmental policy

Causer pays principle

The causer pays principle (English: Polluter pays principle) implies that that, which is responsible for environmental damage must be responsible also for it. Examples of this principle are waste water fees and emission limit values. They are the attempt of the state to place the contamination in calculation of those which cause it.

The principle receives however not only with the damage of the environment application, but also in the avoidance of possible environmental impacts. It can fundamental be noticed that the causer must be responsible for all costs, which in avoidance and removal of environmental impacts result.

Common load principle

This principle is the counterpart to the Verursucherprinzip. It assumes the preservation of the environment actually lies in the interest of all. Therefore also the public is to take part in the Unweltschutzkosten. This principle applies in particular if the causer is not assignable or is economically not reasonable the causer the costs.

Beneficiary principle

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Co-operation principle

All social groups are to contribute to environmental protection, since it is a joint task. In addition must be ready the citizens, the economy and the state for co-operation, in order to implement environmentalpolitical goals by agreement. Example: Transnational environmental problems (e.g. air pollution, water protection).

Precaution principle

It is cheaper to avoid environmental damage from the beginning to later eliminate than it. Environmental protection must be therefore with regard to the future and future-oriented. Nature is to be used thus in such a way that only no damage develops.

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