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CMS Soil and Groundwater Contamination Guide

April 2019

From the 1970s onwards, soil and groundwater contamination has become an increasingly important regulatory issue. However, there are still no uniform regulations. Numerous sets of rules have been developed which, among other things, aim to protect soil and groundwater and have led to standardisation throughout Europe and the world. These sets of rules include, for example, laws on the transport of dangerous goods, laws governing chemicals and laws relating to emission control. However, questions such as how to deal with contamination and who is responsible for its elimination can be answered only for the respective legal system.

The purpose of this guide is to assist with an initial risk assessment and to provide practical advice regarding the particularities of each of the 24 legal systems covered. However, owing to the large number of scenarios, this guide does not constitute legal advice. On the following pages, CMS environmental law experts present an overview by answering a set of eleven questions according to their respective jurisdiction, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

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Kostadin Sirleshtov
Managing Partner
Sofia
Portrait ofUlrike Glueck
Dr. Ulrike Glueck
Managing Partner
Shanghai
Portrait ofSarah Wang
Sarah Wang
Senior Associate
Shanghai
Portrait ofDaniel Rodríguez, LL.M.
Daniel Rodríguez, LL.M.
Partner
Bogotá
Portrait ofLukáš Janíček
Lukáš Janíček
Partner
Prague
Portrait ofCéline Cloché-Dubois
Céline Cloché-Dubois
Partner
Paris
Portrait ofAnne Plisson
Anne Plisson
Associate
Paris
Portrait ofChristian Scherer
Dr. Christian Scherer
Partner
Cologne
Portrait ofGábor Czike
Gábor Czike
Partner
Budapest
Portrait ofSerena Carroli
Serena Carroli
Counsel
Rome
Portrait ofPietro Cavasola
Pietro Cavasola
Managing Partner
Rome
Portrait ofSophie Marquet
Sophie Marquet
Partner
Monaco
Portrait ofRobert Keisler
Robert Keisler
Partner
Vienna
Portrait ofMarlene Wimmer-Nistelberger
Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger
Partner
Vienna
Portrait ofMónica Carneiro Pacheco
Mónica Carneiro Pacheco
Partner
Lisbon
Portrait ofBernardo Cunha Ferreira
Bernardo Cunha Ferreira
Partner
Lisbon
Portrait ofVarinia Radu
Varinia Radu
Partner
Bucharest
Portrait ofRamona Dulamea
Ramona Dulamea
Counsel
Bucharest
Portrait ofMichal Huťan
Michal Huťan
Partner
Bratislava
Portrait ofJavier Torre de Silva
Javier Torre de Silva
Partner
Madrid
Portrait ofSibylle Schnyder
Dr Sibylle Schnyder, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Portrait ofOlivia Jamison
Olivia Jamison
Partner
London
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Döne Yalçın
Partner
Istanbul
Portrait ofSinan Abra
Sinan Abra
Gregory Verhelst
Raya Maneva
Aldo Poblete
Dr. Anne Rausch
Péter Simon
Jérôme Guillot
Sarah Rolland
Luurt Wildeboer
Elvira Baars
Ivan-Serge Brouhns
Agnieszka Skorupińska
Mrs Daniela Popescu
Anatolii Doludenko
Valentina Keys
Laura Gunn
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