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Article 1
Aims of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management

Article 2
Principles of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management

Article 3
Network of Interlinked Biotopes (Biotopverbund)

Article 4
Observance of Aims and Principles

Article 5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

Article 6
Powers and Responsibilities of Public Authorities

Article 7
Publicly–Owned Land

Article 8
Contractual Arrangements

Article 9
Obligation to tolerate

Article 10
Terms and Definitions

Article 11
Provisions concerning Laender Legislation

Section Two:
Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance, Landscape Planning
Article 12
Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance

Article 13
Tasks and Responsibilities of Landscape Planning

Article 14
Contents of Landscape Planning

Article 15
Landschaftsprogramme (‘landscape programmes’) and Landschaftsrahmenpläne (‘landscape master plans’)

Article 16
Landschaftspläne (‘landscape plans’)

Article 17
Co-operation among the Federal Laender in the Field of Planning

Article 18
Interventions in Nature and Landscape

Article 19
Obligations of the Intervening Party, Inadmissibility of Intervention

Article 20 Procedures

Article 21
Relationship to Building Law

Article 22 Designation as a Protected Area

Article 23
Naturschutzgebiete (‘nature conservation areas’)

Article 24 Nationalparke (‘national parks’)

Article 25 Biosphärenreservate (‘biosphere reserves’)

Article 26 Landschaftsschutzgebiete (‘landscape protection areas’)

Article 27 Naturparke (‘nature parks’)

Article 28 Naturdenkmale (‘natural monuments’)

Article 29
Geschützte Landschaftsbestandteile
(‘protected components of landscapes’)

Article 30
Legally Protected Biotopes

Article 31
Protection of Waters and Littoral Zones

Article 32
The European “Natura 2000” Network

Article 33 Protected Areas

Article 34
Impact Assessment, Inadmissible Projects, Exemptions

Article 35 Plans

Article 36
Impacts from Emissions

Article 37
Relationship to Other Legal Provisions

Article 38
Protected Marine Areas in the Exclusive Economic Zone and on the Continental Shelf

Article 39
Tasks of Species Conservation

Article 40
General Provisions on the Conservation of Species and of their Biotopes (Natural Habitats)

Article 41
General Protection of Wild Fauna and Flora

Article 42
Provisions for Specially Protected Fauna and Flora Species and Certain Other Fauna and Flora Species

Article 43
Exceptions and Exemptions

Article 44 Competencies

Article 45
Assistance from Customs Authorities

Article 46
Import and Export Procedures

Article 47
Confiscation and Impounding by Customs Offices

Article 48 Charges

Article 49
Obligation to Furnish Proof, Confiscation

Article 50
Rights of Information and of Access

Article 51 Zoos

Article 52 Authorizations

Article 53
Overhead Power Lines and Bird Protection

Article 54
Further Provisions at Laender Level

Article 55
General Administrative Provisions

Article 56 Access of the General Public

Article 57
Allocation of Public Land for Purposes of Recreation

Article 58
Associations Recognized by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Article 59 Recognition by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Article 60
Associations Recognized by the Federal Laender

Article 61
Legal Remedies available to Associations

Article 62 Exemptions

Article 63
Safeguarding of the Functions of Specific Areas and Premises

Article 64
Implementation of Community Legislation and International Law

Article 65 Administrative Fines

Article 66
Penal Provisions

Article 67 Confiscation

Article 68
Powers of the Customs Authorities

Article 69
Interim Provisions

Article 70
Applicability of Provisions of the Previous Version of the Act

Article 71
Adaptation of Laender Law