Environment

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Provided by Mannheimer Swartling

Our Environmental practice echoes the firm’s full-service concept, advising on virtually all aspects of environmental law in every sector. We have extensive experience of process industries, manufacturing, mining and quarries, energy generation (particularly renewable energy, nuclear power and cogeneration/district heating), energy transmission and infrastructure facilities.

A selection of our services:

• Permits, reporting and exemptions – hazardous activities, water operations, Natura 2000, species protection exemption, BAT conclusions exemption and permits under the Nuclear Power Act
• Regulatory matters – injunctions, environmental deviation and incidents, environmental crimes
• Energy – permit procedures and regulatory issues concerning electricity, oil, natural gas and biofuels
• Product compliance – product regulatory issues, CE marking, chemical restrictions (REACH, RoHS, CLP), pesticides and biocides, product liability and product recalls
• Transactions and contracts – environmental due diligence, risk assessment and risk management
• Contaminated land – liability investigation, strategic advice and assistance in supervisory matters, contaminated land in development projects and apportionment of liability
• Climate – emission trading, energy surveys and sustainability reporting
• Recycling, energy recovery and circular economy – regulation of waste, by-products and end-of-waste, producer responsibility, cross-border waste transport