As at: August 2004
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The Renewable Energy Sources Act entered into force on 1 August 2004
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The Renewable Energy Sources Act entered into force on 1 August 2004
This translation is a legally non-binding version. Only the version published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt [http://217.160.60.235/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl104s1918.pdf]) 2004 I No. 40, published in Bonn on 31 July 2004, is legally binding. The consolidated version [/files/erneuerbare/energien/application/pdf/eeg_begruendung.pdf] of the explanatory memorandum for the Renewable Energy Sources Act (explanatory memorandum of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety / Bundestag printed paper 15/2864 [http://dip.bundestag.de/btd/15/028/1502864.pdf] [pdf document opens new window], taking into account the amendments by the Mediation Committee (German only).
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Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)
Key provisions of the new EEG as amended on 21 July 2004
On 17 December 2003, following a proposal by Environment Minister Jürgen Trittin, the Cabinet presented a Government Draft for a comprehensive amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).
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The main features of the Act on granting priority to renewable energy sources