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“ Business Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey ”

History of the Environmental EU Legislation EU Environmental Legislation 2.VII.2008 Warsaw, Poland . “ Business Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey ”. BSP 2007/142-722. Environmental Legislation History. •  Awareness of environmental issues 1960s

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“ Business Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey ”

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  1. History of the Environmental EU Legislation EU Environmental Legislation 2.VII.2008 Warsaw, Poland “Business Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey” BSP 2007/142-722

  2. Environmental Legislation History • •  Awareness of environmental issues 1960s • •  First Community environment legislation: • dangerous chemicals, • motor vehicles, • detergents. EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  3. Environmental Legislation History • •  First Action Programme 1973 - 1976 The First EAP emphasised the need for a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of other policies, in an effort to avoid damaging activities. EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  4. Environmental Legislation History • •  Second Action Programme 1977 - 1981 The Second environmental action programme (EAP) (1977 - 1981) was a follow up to the first in terms of approach and objective, with simply a greater range of problems to be dealt with. Nature Protection received special attention. EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  5. The 1st & 2nd EAP Principles • •  Prevention is better than cure • •  Environmental impacts to be accounted at earliest possible stage • •  Avoidance of significant damage to ecological balance • •  Improvement of scientific knowledge • •  Polluter pay principle EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  6. The 1st & 2nd EAP Principles - continued • •  Activities in one member state should not cause deterioration in another • •  Interests of developing countries • •  Promotion of protection through international organisations • •  Environmental protection is everyone's responsibility and therefore education is necessary EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  7. The 1st & 2nd EAP Principles - continued • •  Subsidiary principle - action at appropriate level • •  Co-ordination of national programmes and harmonisation of national policies within the Community EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  8. Third Environmental Action Programme Third Environmental Action Programme (1982 -1986) • Change in emphasis from pollution control to pollution prevention • Land use planning • Integration of environment into other EC policies • Emissions control policy EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  9. Fourth Environmental Action Programme 1987 - 1992 • „Towards environmental policy integration” • Effective implementation of existing Community legislation • Regulation of all environmental impacts of 'substances' and 'sources' of pollution • Increased public access to and dissemination of information • Job creation EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  10. Fifth Environmental Action Programme 1993 -2000 The elements of the Fifth Environmental Action Programme • Sustainable development • Reference to the sectoral approach • The emphasis on new instruments. • The new consensus-oriented approach taking into account the crucial role of non-governmental protagonists and local/regional authorities to represent the general interest of the environment. • The setting of medium and long-term objectives EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  11. Fifth Environmental Action Programme 1993 - 2000 "Towards Sustainability" The features of sustainability are: • To maintain the overall quality of life • To maintain continuing access to natural resources • To avoid lasting environmental damage • To consider as sustainable a development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  12. Fifth Environmental Action Programme 1993 - 2000 Legislation in the late 90s: • Ambient Air Quality Directive • Water Framework Directive • IPPC-Directive • The reform of European Chemicals Policies • Sett up maximum emission ceilings for key pollutants • The Completion, revision or modernisation of existing legislative programmes • The introduction of many new environmental policy instruments EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  13. 6th Environment Action Programme (2002-2012) EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  14. 6th Environmental Action Programme • The Sixth Environment Action Programme identifies four priority areas : • •   climate change • •   nature and biodiversity • •   environment and health • •   natural resources and wastes EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  15. 6th Environmental Action Programme • Thematic Strategies cover the following fields : • Air • Waste prevention and recycling • Marine Environment • Soil • Pesticides • Natural resources • Urban Environment • The Thematic Strategies will be reviewed in 2010. EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

  16. EC websides: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/actionpr.htm http://www.eeb.org/ Dr. Christian Hey, EU Environmental Policies: A short historyof the policy strategies: http://www.eeb.org/publication/chapter-3.pdf Bibliography EU Environmental Legislation, 2.VII.2008, Warsaw, Poland

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