Bundestag’s scientific service has again raised serious constitutional concerns about the Building Modernization Act (GModG) in a new expert opinion. The 18-page document, which Spiegel has seen, concludes that the changes made to the law do not significantly affect the assessment. Doubts about compatibility with the Basic Law and EU law remain largely unchanged.
The law, which is to replace the controversial Building Energy Act of former Green Economy Minister Robert Habeck, was passed by the Bundestag on July 10. The most important revision, the new Section 42a, obliges the federal government to submit a bill by December 1 introducing a green gas and green heating oil quota. However, the scientific service considers this provision legally ineffective because it is incompatible with the principle of separation of powers.
Green MP Michael Kellner called the expert opinion an “18-page slap in the face for the members of the Union and SPD.” The constitutional concerns remain high, Kellner said. The German Environmental Aid has already announced that it will file a constitutional complaint in September.
Source: www.spiegel.de
