Documents in European Community Environmental Law

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
CONTENTS......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 17
PART I General principles of EC environmental law......Page 21
Editorial note......Page 23
Treaty establishing the European Community 27March 1957 (extracts; as…......Page 25
Article 2......Page 26
Article 4......Page 27
Article 8......Page 28
Article 11a......Page 29
Article 15......Page 30
Article 26......Page 31
Article 31......Page 32
Article 81......Page 33
Article 83......Page 34
Article 87......Page 35
Article 88......Page 36
Article 92......Page 37
Article 95......Page 38
Article 96......Page 39
Article 159......Page 40
Article 162......Page 41
Article 174......Page 42
Article 176......Page 43
Article 300......Page 44
Article 303......Page 45
Article 310......Page 46
Article 3 (ex Article 3)......Page 47
Article 4 (ex Article 3a)......Page 48
Article 29 (ex Article 34)......Page 49
Article 87 (ex Article 92)......Page 50
Article 95 (ex Article 100a)......Page 51
Article 174 (ex Article 130r)......Page 52
Article 175 (ex Article 130s)......Page 53
Article 249 (ex Article 189)......Page 54
Article 251 (ex Article 189b)......Page 55
Article 252 (ex Article 189c)......Page 56
Article 308 (ex Article 235)......Page 57
Article 3......Page 58
Article 3b......Page 59
Article 34......Page 60
Article 130r......Page 61
Article 130s......Page 62
Article 189......Page 63
Article 189b......Page 64
Article 189c......Page 65
Article 3......Page 67
Article 100......Page 68
Article 130r......Page 69
Article 130t......Page 70
Article I-3 The Union’s objectives......Page 71
Article I-5 Relations between the Union and the Member States......Page 72
Article I-9 Fundamental rights......Page 73
Article I-11 Fundamental principles......Page 74
Article I-13 Areas of exclusive competence......Page 75
Article I-14 Areas of shared competence......Page 76
Article I-19 The Union’s institutions......Page 77
Article III-151......Page 78
Article III-154......Page 79
Article III-172......Page 80
Article III-233......Page 81
Article III-234......Page 82
Editorial note......Page 83
Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme......Page 84
Article 1 Scope of the Programme......Page 87
Article 2 Principles and overall aims......Page 88
Article 3 Strategic approaches to meeting environmental objectives......Page 90
Article 5 Objectives and priority areas for action on tackling climate change......Page 94
Article 6 Objectives and priority areas for action on nature and biodiversity 1. The aims set out in Article 2 should be pursued by the following objectives:......Page 97
Article 7 Objectives and priority areas for action on environment and health and quality of life......Page 100
Article 8 Objectives and priority areas for action on the sustainable use and management of natural resources and wastes......Page 105
Article 9 Objectives and priority areas for action on international issues......Page 107
Article 10 Environment policy making......Page 108
Article 11 Monitoring and evaluation of results......Page 109
Editorial note......Page 110
Summary......Page 111
Table of contents......Page 113
1. Introduction......Page 114
2. The goals of this communication......Page 115
Case law......Page 116
4. The precautionary principle in international law......Page 117
5. The constituent parts of the precautionary principle......Page 119
5.1. Factors triggering recourse to the precautionary principle......Page 120
5.2. Measures resulting from reliance on the precautionary principle......Page 122
6.2. The triggering factor......Page 123
6.3. The general principles of application......Page 124
6.4. The burden of proof......Page 127
7. Conclusion......Page 128
The environment......Page 131
The WTOSPS Agreement......Page 133
Annex III The four components of risk assessment......Page 134
Editorial note......Page 136
Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…......Page 137
Article 2......Page 139
Article 4......Page 140
Article 6......Page 141
Article 8......Page 142
Article 11......Page 143
B. Characteristics against which applicants will be assessed......Page 144
C. Determination of grants......Page 145
D. Eligible expenses......Page 146
Editorial note......Page 148
Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 149
Article 3......Page 152
Article 5......Page 154
Article 8......Page 155
Article 9......Page 156
Article 11......Page 157
PART I I European Community institutions and legislation......Page 159
Part five Institutions of the Community......Page 161
Article 190......Page 162
Article 193......Page 163
Article 195......Page 164
Article 200......Page 165
Article 205......Page 166
Article 210......Page 168
Article 213......Page 169
Article 215......Page 170
Article 219......Page 171
Article 223......Page 172
Article 225......Page 173
Article 227......Page 174
Article 230......Page 175
Article 233......Page 176
Article 237......Page 177
Article 243......Page 178
Article 251......Page 179
Article 252......Page 181
Article 256......Page 182
Article 258......Page 183
Article 261......Page 184
Article 263......Page 185
Article 264......Page 186
Article 265......Page 187
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 of 7May 1990 on the establishment of…......Page 188
Article 2......Page 190
Article 3......Page 191
Article 4......Page 192
Article 6......Page 193
Article 8......Page 194
Article 10......Page 195
Article 13......Page 196
Article 14......Page 197
Article 18......Page 198
A. Cooperation with the Joint Research Centre......Page 199
B. Cooperation with Eurostat......Page 200
Explanatory memorandum......Page 201
Text of the decision......Page 203
Editorial note......Page 205
The Council of the European Union,......Page 206
Specificity of environmental protection and its impact on environmental law......Page 207
Drafting of Community environmental legislation......Page 208
Transposition and practical application......Page 209
Impel......Page 210
Dealing with complaints of, and legal protection for, citizens and non-governmental organizations......Page 211
PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade......Page 213
Editorial note......Page 215
Annex Communication from the Commission to the Council regarding cost allocation and action by public authorities on environmental matters......Page 216
Editorial note......Page 222
Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund (as amended)......Page 223
Article 2 Scope......Page 227
Article 3 Eligible measures......Page 228
Article 4 Financial resources......Page 229
Article 7 Rate of assistance......Page 230
Article 9 Cumulation and overlapping......Page 231
Article 10 Approval of projects......Page 232
Article 12 Financial checks......Page 233
Article 13 Appraisal, monitoring and evaluation......Page 235
Article 16 Final and transitional provisions......Page 236
Article 16a Specific provisions following the accession to the European Union of a new…......Page 237
Annex I......Page 238
Article B Ex-ante evaluation......Page 239
Article D Payments......Page 240
Article F Monitoring......Page 242
Article G Checks......Page 244
Article H Financial corrections......Page 245
Annex to Annex II......Page 246
Editorial note......Page 248
Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 of the European Parliament…......Page 249
Article 1 General objective......Page 251
Article 3 LIFE-nature......Page 252
Article 4 LIFE-environment......Page 254
Article 5 LIFE-third countries......Page 256
Article 6 Participation of accession candidate countries......Page 258
Article 9 Monitoring of projects......Page 259
Article 11 Committee......Page 260
Article 14 Entry into force......Page 261
Regulation (EC) No 1682/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 262
Article 1......Page 264
‘Article 7......Page 266
‘Article 12......Page 267
Article 2......Page 268
Editorial note......Page 269
A. Introduction......Page 271
B. Definitions and scope......Page 272
C. Policy for controlling State aid and environmental policy......Page 274
D. Relative importance of environmental aid......Page 277
E. General conditions for authorising environmental aid......Page 278
G. Basis of exemption for all projects examined by the Commission......Page 289
I. ‘Appropriate measures’ within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty......Page 290
Annex Additional information ordinarily to be supplied when notifying State aid for environmental purposes under Article 88(3) of the Treaty......Page 291
2. Description of the measure......Page 292
PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection......Page 293
Editorial note......Page 295
Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (as amended)......Page 296
Article 1......Page 298
Article 2......Page 299
Article 5......Page 300
Article 6......Page 301
Article 7......Page 302
Article 9......Page 303
Article 10a......Page 304
Annex I Projects subject to Article 4(1)......Page 305
1. Agriculture, silviculture and aquaculture......Page 308
4. Production and processing of metals......Page 309
7. Food industry......Page 310
11. Other projects......Page 311
Annex III Selection criteria referredto in Article 4(3)......Page 312
Annex IV Information referred to in Article 5(1)......Page 313
Editorial note......Page 315
Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…......Page 316
Article 3 Scope......Page 320
Article 6 Consultations......Page 322
Article 8 Decision making......Page 323
Article 11 Relationship with other Community legislation......Page 324
Article 13 Implementation of the Directive......Page 325
Annex I Information referred to in Article 5(1)......Page 326
Annex II Criteria for determining the likely significance of effects referred to in Article 3(5)......Page 327
Editorial note......Page 328
Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (as amended)......Page 329
Article 2 Definitions......Page 333
Article 3 General principles governing the basic obligations of the operator......Page 335
Article 5 Requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations......Page 336
Article 7 Integrated approach to issuing permits......Page 337
Article 9 Conditions of the permit......Page 338
Article 10 Best available techniques and environmental quality standards......Page 339
Article 14 Compliance with permit conditions......Page 340
Article 15a Access to justice......Page 341
Article 16 Exchange of information......Page 342
Article 18 Community emission limit values......Page 343
Article 20 Transitional provisions......Page 344
2. Production and processing of metals......Page 345
4. Chemical industry......Page 346
5. Waste management......Page 347
6. Other activities......Page 348
Annex II List of the Directives referred to in Articles 18(2) and 20......Page 349
Annex IV......Page 350
Annex V Public participation in decision-making......Page 351
Recommendation 2001/331/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 353
I Purpose......Page 356
II Scope and definitions......Page 357
IV Plans for environmental inspections......Page 358
V Site visits......Page 360
VII Investigations of serious accidents, incidents and occurrences of non-compliance......Page 361
IX Review and development of the recommendation......Page 362
X Implementation......Page 363
Editorial note......Page 364
Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 365
Article 1 Objectives......Page 368
Article 2 Definitions......Page 369
Article 3 Access to environmental information upon request......Page 370
Article 4 Exceptions......Page 371
Article 6 Access to justice......Page 373
Article 7 Dissemination of environmental information......Page 374
Article 11 Repeal......Page 375
Article 13 Addressees......Page 376
Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 377
Article 1 Objective......Page 379
Article 2 Public participation concerning plans and programmes......Page 380
Article 7 Entry into force......Page 381
Annex II......Page 382
Editorial note......Page 383
Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…......Page 385
Article 2 Definitions......Page 389
Article 4 Exceptions......Page 392
Article 6 Remedial action......Page 393
Article 8 Prevention and remediation costs......Page 394
Article 9 Cost allocation in cases of multiple party causation......Page 395
Article 12 Request for action......Page 396
Article 14 Financial security......Page 397
Article 17 Temporal application......Page 398
Article 19 Implementation......Page 399
Annex I Criteria referred to in Article 2(1)(A)......Page 400
Annex II Remedying of environmental damage......Page 401
Annex III Activities referred to in Article 3(1)......Page 404
Annex IV International conventions referred to in Article 4(2)......Page 406
Annex VI Information and data referred to in Article 18(1)......Page 407
PART V Protection of air quality......Page 409
Editorial note......Page 411
Council Directive (84/360/EEC) of 28 June 1984 on the combating of air pollution fromindustrial plants (as amended)......Page 412
Article 3......Page 414
Article 8......Page 415
Article 13......Page 416
1. Energy industry......Page 417
Annex II List of most important polluting substances (within the meaning of Article 4(2))......Page 418
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE)......Page 420
Article 1......Page 422
Article 5......Page 423
Article 10......Page 424
Article 11......Page 425
Editorial note......Page 426
Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management (as amended)......Page 427
Article 1 Objectives......Page 429
Article 3 Implementation and responsibilities......Page 430
Article 4 Setting of the limit values and alert thresholds for ambient air......Page 431
Article 6 Assessment of ambient air quality......Page 432
Article 8 Measures applicable in zones where levels are higher than the limit value......Page 433
Article 11 Transmission of information and reports......Page 434
Article 15......Page 436
Annex III Guidelines for selecting air pollutants for consideration......Page 437
Annex IV Information to be included in the local, regional or national Programmes for improvement in the ambient air quality......Page 438
Editorial note......Page 440
Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (as amended)......Page 441
Article 1 Scope......Page 444
Article 2 Definitions......Page 445
Article 3 Control of production of controlled substances......Page 447
Article 4 Control of the placing on the market and use of controlled substances......Page 451
Article 5 Control of the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons......Page 455
Article 6 Licences to import from third countries......Page 458
Article 10 Imports of products produced using controlled substances froma State not party to the Protocol......Page 459
Article 11 Export of controlled substances or products containing controlled substances......Page 460
Article 12 Export authorisation......Page 461
Article 15 Notification of Member States......Page 462
Article 16 Recovery of used controlled substances......Page 463
Article 18 Committee......Page 464
Article 19 Reporting......Page 465
Article 20 Inspection......Page 466
Article 23 Repeal......Page 467
Article 24 Entry into force......Page 468
Editorial note......Page 479
Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air......Page 480
Article 2 Definitions......Page 483
Article 3 Target values......Page 484
Article 6 Information to the public......Page 485
Article 7 Short-term action plans......Page 486
Article 8 Transboundary pollution......Page 487
Article 9 Assessment of concentrations of ozone and precursor substances in ambient air......Page 488
Article 10 Transmission of information and reports......Page 489
Article 11 Review and reporting......Page 491
Article 12 Guidance......Page 492
Article 18 Addressees......Page 493
II. Target values for ozone......Page 494
II.Minimum details to be supplied to the public when the information or alert threshold is exceeded or exceedance is predicted......Page 495
I. Information to be submitted to the Commission......Page 496
II. Criteria for aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters......Page 497
Annex IV Criteria for classifying and locating sampling points for assessments of ozone concentrations......Page 498
Annex V Criteria for determining the minimum number of sampling points for fixed measurement of concentrations of ozone......Page 500
Reference methods......Page 501
I. Data quality objectives......Page 502
I. Reference method for analysis of ozone and calibration of ozone instruments......Page 503
II. Reference modelling technique for ozone......Page 504
Editorial note......Page 505
Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings......Page 506
Article 2 Definitions......Page 510
Article 4 Setting of energy performance requirements......Page 511
Article 6 Existing buildings......Page 512
Article 8 Inspection of boilers......Page 513
Article 11 Review......Page 514
Article 15 Transposition......Page 515
Annex General framework for the calculation of energy performance of buildings (Article 3)......Page 516
Editorial note......Page 518
Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 519
Article 2......Page 522
Article 3......Page 523
Article 4......Page 524
Article 9......Page 526
Editorial note......Page 527
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13…......Page 529
Article 1 Subject matter......Page 533
Article 3 Definitions......Page 534
Article 7 Changes relating to installations......Page 535
Article 10 Method of allocation......Page 536
Article 12 Transfer, surrender and cancellation of allowances......Page 537
Article 15 Verification......Page 538
Article 18 Competent authority......Page 539
Article 21 Reporting by Member States......Page 540
Article 24 Procedures for unilateral inclusion of additional activities and gases......Page 541
Article 27 Temporary exclusion of certain installations......Page 542
Article 28 Pooling......Page 543
Article 30 Review and further development......Page 544
Article 32 Entry into force......Page 545
Annex I Categories of activities referred to in Articles 2(1), 3, 4, 14(1), 28 and 30......Page 546
Annex III Criteria for national allocation plans referred to in Articles 9, 22 and 30......Page 547
Monitoring of emissions of other greenhouse gases......Page 548
General principles......Page 549
Risk analysis......Page 550
Minimum competency requirements for the verifier......Page 551
Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 552
Article 1 Amendments to Directive 2003/87/EC......Page 556
Article 4 Addressees......Page 560
Editorial note......Page 561
Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…......Page 562
Article 2 National and Community programmes......Page 565
Article 3 Reporting by Member States......Page 566
Article 5 Evaluation of progress and reporting......Page 568
Article 6 National registries......Page 569
Article 8 Procedures under the Kyoto Protocol......Page 570
Article 11 Repeal......Page 571
Article 12 Addressees......Page 572
PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation......Page 573
Editorial note......Page 575
Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (as amended)......Page 576
Article 4......Page 579
Article 6......Page 580
Article 7......Page 581
Article 9......Page 582
Article 15......Page 583
Article 19......Page 584
Council Regulation (EEC) No 348/81 of 20 January 1981 on common rules for imports of whales or other cetacean products (as amended)......Page 585
Article 2......Page 586
Article 3......Page 587
Editorial note......Page 588
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (as amended)......Page 590
Article 1......Page 592
Article 2......Page 594
Article 4......Page 595
Article 5......Page 596
Article 8......Page 597
Article 10......Page 598
Article 13......Page 599
Article 16......Page 600
Article 17......Page 601
Article 20......Page 602
Article 24......Page 603
Editorial note......Page 604
Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of…......Page 606
Article 1 Object......Page 608
Article 2 Definitions......Page 609
Article 3 Scope......Page 611
Article 4 Introduction into the Community......Page 612
Article 5 Export or re-export from the Community......Page 615
Article 7 Derogations......Page 617
Article 8 Provisions relating to the control of commercial activities......Page 618
Article 9 Movement of live specimens......Page 620
Article 12 Places of introduction and export......Page 621
Article 13 Management and scientific authorities and other competent authorities......Page 622
Article 15 Communication of information......Page 623
Article 16 Sanctions......Page 625
Article 18......Page 626
Article 21......Page 627
Article 22......Page 628
Council Directive 1999/22/EC of 29March 1999 relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos......Page 629
Article 1 Aim......Page 630
Article 4 Licensing and inspection......Page 631
Article 8 Penalties......Page 632
Article 11......Page 633
PART VII Waste......Page 635
Editorial note......Page 637
Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (as amended)......Page 638
Article 2......Page 639
Article 4......Page 640
Article 7......Page 641
Article 11......Page 642
Article 16......Page 643
Article 21......Page 644
Annex IIA Disposal operations......Page 645
Annex IIB Recovery operations......Page 646
Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (as amended)......Page 647
Article 1......Page 648
Article 3......Page 649
Article 5......Page 650
Article 8......Page 651
Annex I.A.......Page 652
Annex I.B.......Page 653
Annex II......Page 654
Annex III Properties of wastes which render them hazardous......Page 655
Test methods......Page 657
Editorial note......Page 658
Council Regulation (EEC)No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the…......Page 659
Article 1......Page 662
Article 2......Page 663
Article 3......Page 665
Article 4......Page 666
Article 6......Page 668
Article 7......Page 670
Article 8......Page 671
Article 11......Page 672
Article 13......Page 673
Article 15......Page 674
Article 16......Page 676
Article 17......Page 678
Article 18......Page 679
Article 19......Page 680
Article 20......Page 681
Article 21......Page 682
Article 23......Page 683
Article 24......Page 684
Article 26......Page 685
Article 27......Page 686
Article 30......Page 687
Article 33......Page 688
Article 38......Page 689
Article 42......Page 690
Article 44......Page 691
Editorial note......Page 692
Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (as amended)......Page 693
Article 2 Definitions......Page 697
Article 3 Scope......Page 698
Article 5 Waste and treatment not acceptable in landfills......Page 700
Article 6 Waste to be accepted in the different classes of landfill......Page 701
Article 8 Conditions of the permit......Page 702
Article 10 Cost of the landfill of waste......Page 703
Article 11 Waste acceptance procedures......Page 704
Article 13 Closure and after-care procedures......Page 705
Article 14 Existing landfill sites......Page 706
Article 16 Committee......Page 707
1. Location......Page 708
3. Protection of soil and water......Page 709
6. Stability......Page 711
2. General principles......Page 712
3. General procedures for testing and acceptance of waste......Page 713
5. Sampling of waste......Page 714
3. Emission data: water, leachate and gas control......Page 715
4. Protection of groundwater......Page 716
5. Topography of the site: data on the landfill body......Page 717
Editorial note......Page 718
Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles (as amended)......Page 719
Article 2 Definitions......Page 722
Article 3 Scope......Page 723
Article 4 Prevention......Page 724
Article 5 Collection......Page 725
Article 6 Treatment......Page 726
Article 7 Reuse and recovery......Page 727
Article 8 Coding standards/dismantling information......Page 728
Article 9 Reporting and information......Page 729
Article 11 Committee procedure......Page 730
Annex I Minimum technical requirements for treatment in accordance with Article 6(1) and (3)......Page 731
Annex II Materials and components exempt from Article 4(2)(a)......Page 733
Editorial note......Page 736
Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste......Page 737
Article 2 Scope......Page 742
Article 3 Definitions......Page 743
Article 4 Application and permit......Page 745
Article 5 Delivery and reception of waste......Page 747
Article 6 Operating conditions......Page 748
Article 7 Air emission limit values......Page 749
Article 8 Water discharges from the cleaning of exhaust gases......Page 750
Article 9 Residues......Page 751
Article 11 Measurement requirements......Page 752
Article 13 Abnormal operating conditions......Page 756
Article 16 Future adaptation of the directive......Page 757
Article 20 Transitional provisions......Page 758
Article 23 Addressees......Page 759
PART VIII Dangerous substances......Page 761
Council Directive 92/3/Euratom of 3 February 1992 on the supervision and…......Page 763
Article 1......Page 765
Article 5......Page 766
Article 7......Page 767
Article 10......Page 768
Article 14......Page 769
Article 18......Page 770
Article 21......Page 771
Article 22......Page 772
Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances betweenMember States......Page 773
Article 2......Page 775
Article 6......Page 776
Article 11......Page 777
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE(S) INVOLVED IN THE SHIPMENT(S)......Page 778
1. THIS DECLARATION CONCERNS: ONE SHIPMENT......Page 779
7. CONFIRMATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THE CONSIGNEE COUNTRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN NOTE OF THIS DECLARATION......Page 780
Editorial note......Page 781
Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (as amended)......Page 782
Article 2 Scope......Page 785
Article 3 Definitions......Page 786
Article 6 Notification......Page 787
Article 7 Major-accident prevention policy......Page 788
Article 9 Safety report......Page 789
Article 11 Emergency plans......Page 791
Article 12 Land-use planning......Page 793
Article 13 Information on safety measures......Page 794
Article 15 Information to be supplied by the Member States to the Commission......Page 795
Article 18 Inspections......Page 796
Article 19 Information system and exchanges......Page 797
Article 20 Confidentiality......Page 798
Article 24 Implementation......Page 799
Introduction......Page 800
III. Description of the installation......Page 801
Annex III Principles referred to in Article 7 and information referred to in Article 9 on the management system and the organization of the Establishment with a view to the prevention of major accidents......Page 802
1. Internal emergency plans......Page 803
Annex V Items of information to be communicated to the public as provided for in Article 13(1)......Page 804
3. Immediate damage to the environment......Page 805
5. Cross-border damage......Page 806
Editorial note......Page 807
Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…......Page 809
Article 2 Definitions......Page 815
Article 4 General obligations......Page 816
Article 5......Page 817
Article 6 Standard authorisation procedure......Page 818
Article 7 Differentiated procedures......Page 819
Article 8 Handling of modifications and new information......Page 820
Article 11 Exchange of information between competent authorities and the Commission......Page 821
Article 12 Sectoral legislation......Page 822
Article 13 Notification procedure......Page 823
Article 15 Standard procedure......Page 825
Article 16 Criteria and information for specified GMOs......Page 826
Article 17 Renewal of consent......Page 827
Article 18 Community procedure in case of objections......Page 828
Article 19 Consent......Page 829
Article 20 Monitoring and handling of new information......Page 830
Article 23 Safeguard clause......Page 831
Article 25 Confidentiality......Page 832
Article 26a Measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs......Page 833
Article 30 Committee procedure......Page 834
Article 31 Exchange of information and reporting......Page 835
Article 34 Transposition......Page 836
Article 38......Page 837
Annex II Principles for the environmental risk assessment......Page 838
Annex III Information required in the notification......Page 843
Annex III A Information required in notifications concerning releases of genetically modified organisms other than higher plants......Page 844
Annex III B Information required in notifications concerning releases of genetically modified higher plants (GMHPs) (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae)......Page 849
Annex IV Additional information......Page 852
Annex V Criteria for the application of differentiated procedures (Article 7)......Page 853
Annex VII Monitoring plan......Page 854
Annex VIII Correlation table......Page 856
PART IX Water quality......Page 857
Editorial note......Page 859
Council Directive 75/440/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required…......Page 860
Article 3......Page 861
Article 5......Page 862
Article 8......Page 863
Article 11......Page 864
Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water (as amended)......Page 865
Article 4......Page 867
Article 6......Page 868
Article 9......Page 869
Article 14......Page 870
Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (as amended)......Page 871
Article 1......Page 872
Article 2......Page 873
Article 4......Page 874
Article 6......Page 875
Article 8......Page 876
Article 12......Page 877
Article 15......Page 878
Article 18......Page 879
Annex I Requirements for urban waste water......Page 880
Annex II Criteria for identification of sensitive and less sensitive areas......Page 882
Annex III Industrial sectors......Page 883
Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (as amended)......Page 885
Article 2 Definitions......Page 889
Article 3 Exemptions......Page 890
Article 6 Point of compliance......Page 891
Article 7 Monitoring......Page 892
Article 8 Remedial action and restrictions in use......Page 893
Article 9 Derogations......Page 894
Article 11 Review of Annexes......Page 895
Article 13 Information and reporting......Page 896
Article 16 Repeal......Page 897
Article 19 Addressees......Page 898
Editorial note......Page 899
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…......Page 900
Article 1 Purpose......Page 907
Article 2 Definitions......Page 908
Article 3 Coordination of administrative arrangements within river basin districts......Page 911
Article 4 Environmental objectives......Page 912
Article 7 Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water......Page 917
Article 9 Recovery of costs for water services......Page 918
Article 10 The combined approach for point and diffuse sources......Page 919
Article 11 Programme of measures......Page 920
Article 13 River basin management plans......Page 923
Article 14 Public information and consultation......Page 924
Article 16 Strategies against pollution of water......Page 925
Article 17 Strategies to prevent and control pollution of groundwater......Page 927
Article 18 Commission report......Page 928
Article 21 Regulatory committee......Page 929
Article 22 Repeals and transitional provisions......Page 930
Article 26 Addressees......Page 931
1. Surface waters......Page 932
2. Groundwaters......Page 940
Annex IV Protected areas......Page 942
Annex V......Page 943
Annex VI Lists of measures to be included within the programmes of measures......Page 982
Annex VII River basin management plans......Page 983
Annex IX Emission limit values and environmental quality standards......Page 985
Annex X List of priority substances in the field of water policy.......Page 986