Project ETIV – EMAS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION Prepared by :

1. Project ETIV – EMAS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATIONPrepared by:

2. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publicationreflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

3. National and European Regulation Introduction CHAPTER 1. Evolution of EU environmental policyfrom Rome Treaty to recently

4. A strategy for integrating the environment into EU policies: the Cardiff process The Lisbon Strategy Sustainable development Agenda 2000 National and European Regulation

5. CHAPTER 2. Environmental Action programmes CHAPTER 3. Principles of EU environmental policy National and European Regulation

6. CHAPTER 4. Instruments of European environmental policy Relevant monitoring and control bodies in the European Union concerning theenvironment National and European Regulation

7. CHAPTER 5. Relevant environmental agreements CHAPTER 6. Situation of national environmental legislation of the 10 newcomers of the EU National and European Regulation

8. CHAPTER 7. EU legislation on environmental themes EU Policy on Water Protection Implementation of legislation on waste Assessment and management of environmental noise National and European Regulation

9. Energy policy in the EU Strategy for soil protection Sustainable agriculture EU policy on Air Integrated pollution prevention and control Community eco-management and audit scheme Environmental impact assessment National and European Regulation

10. Introduction Six environmental action programmes from 1972 300 pieces of legislation Treaty of Amsterdam Single European Act 1987 Vienna European Council 1998 Maastricht Treaty 1992

11. Evolution of EU environmenal policy from Rome Treaty to recently CHAPTER 1.

12. From the early 1960’s the Community adopted environmental legislation under Article 100 and Article 235 Treaty of Rome (1958)

13. introduced specific provisions dealing with the environment gave solid legal basis to European environmental policy Single European Act

14. objectives in relation to theenvironment : preservation, protection, and improvement of the quality of the environment; contribute towards protection of human health; ensure a prudent and rational usage of natural resources. Single European Act

15. environmental action must be based on: prevention of harm; control of pollution at source; polluter should pay; the integration of the environment into other EU policies Single European Act

16. Stipulates that environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of other Community policies Builds on the changes introduced by the Single European Act Maastricht Treaty

17. environmental protection measures can be adopted by a qualified majority of the Council of Ministers (instead of by unanimous decision) introduces the precautionary principle Maastricht Treaty

18. Horizontal approach Integration of the environment into other Eu policies The Cardiff process

19. economic, social and environmental renewal in the EU 10-year strategy sustainable development social inclusion The Lisbon Strategy

20. co-ordination and evaluation of success of the Lisbon strategy annual synthesis reports evaluating progress towards achieving the Lisbon goals Spring Reports Spring meetings

21. Climate change Transport Public health Natural resources The Lisbon Strategy

22. Goethenborg European Council, 2001 long-term vision combining a dynamic economy with social cohesion and high environmental standards policy coordination and integration globalisation of acts Sustainable development

23. http://europa.eu.int/comm/sustainable/docs/strategy_en.pdfhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/sustainable/index_en.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/sustainable/docs/strategy_en.pdfhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/sustainable/index_en.htm Sustainable development

24. 26 March 1999 streghtens the Community Policies (CAP and Structural policy) preparing enlargement gives a new financial framework for the period 2000- 2006 Agenda 2000

25. Focusing on Environmental aspects: reduce price support rural development programme reform of the Cohesion Policy systematic scrutiny Reform of the CAP

26. degraded environment the integration of the environment in the framework of new Structural Funds regulations; regional development plans partnership involving environmental bodies Reform of the CAP

27. http://europa.eu.int/comm/agenda2000/index_en.htm Agenda 2000

28. Environmental Action programmes: 1st EAP 1973-1976 2nd EAP 1977-1981 3rd EAP 1982-1986 4th EAP 1987-1992 5th EAP 1993-2000 6th EAP 2001-2010 CHAPTER 2.

29. Principles of the 1st EAP: the importance of prevention polluter pays principle member states should neither cause transboundary problems nor create problems for the economic development of Third World Countries First EAP

30. ’stand still’ principle the importance of public administration Determination of the level of action ( local, regional, national Community) Community policy should be based on a long term strategy First EAP

31. Principles: Prevention Environmnetal consideration in the earliest stage of decision-making Damage to nature must be avoided Scientific resarch in favour of environment Second EAP

32. Polluter pays principle Cause no environmental affects to other member stetes Take into account the interest of developing countries in decision making Promote environmental protection through international organisations Second EAP

33. The importance of environmental education Subsidiarity principle National environmental programmes should be co-ordinated on the basis of a common long-term concept Second EAP

34. Widened the concept of pollution prevention Land use planning Integration of environmental concerns into other EC policies Develop overall environmental strategy Third EAP

35. effective implementation of existing Community legislation regulation of all environmental impacts of substances and sources of pollution Fourth EAP

36. Increased access to and dissemination of information Job creation Fourth EAP

37. Sustainable development Measures to curb environmental degradation Targets five sectors Environmental policy will rest on four main sets of instruments Fifth EAP

38. climate change and global warming natural habitat and wildlife environment and health natural resources and waste Sixth EAP

39. Principles of EU environmental policy CHAPTER 3.

40. Industry should pay the true costs of its methods of production is necessary The Polluter Pays Principle

41. Action to be taken to protect the environment at an early stage Principle of prevention

42. The best place to deal with something is as close to that something as possible The proximity principle

43. ’It is better to be safe than sorry. ’ Precautionary Principle

44. High level of protection must be integrated into all the European Union's policies and action High Level of Protection Principle

45. Environmental objectives must be integrated in other policy sectors The integration principle

46. Instruments of European environmental policy CHAPTER 4.

47. Legislative instruments Market-based instruments Supporting instruments (tecnical instruments) Financial support mechanisms Main sets of instruments

48. Primary legislation Secondary legislation Case law 1. European environmental legislation

49. Regulations(are binding andvdirectly applicable) Directives(are binding member states to the objectives and result to be must be transposed by each member state into their own national legislation) Decisions(are binding and addressed to and do not require transposition) Recommendations and Opinions (not binding) Forms of Community law:

50. green papers white paper http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/about/pap/index.html. http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/green/index_en.htm. http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white/index_en.htm Other tools of legislation