Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- 1 EC Treaty, as amended by the 1986 Single European Act, the 1992 Treaty on European Union, the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam and the 2001 Treaty of Nice (extracts)
- 1A EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1B EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1C EEC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1D Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union on 28 October 2004 (extracts – not yet in force)
- 2 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 (OJ L 242 10.09.2002 p. 1)
- 3 Communication from the Commission of 2 February 2000 on the precautionary principle (COM (2000) 12.02.2000 p. 1)
- 4 Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2002 laying down a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (OJ L 075 16.03.2002 p. 1)
- 5 Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (OJ L 288 15.11.2000 p. 1)
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
1 - EC Treaty, as amended by the 1986 Single European Act, the 1992 Treaty on European Union, the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam and the 2001 Treaty of Nice (extracts)
from PART I - General principles of EC environmental law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- 1 EC Treaty, as amended by the 1986 Single European Act, the 1992 Treaty on European Union, the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam and the 2001 Treaty of Nice (extracts)
- 1A EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1B EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1C EEC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1D Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union on 28 October 2004 (extracts – not yet in force)
- 2 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 (OJ L 242 10.09.2002 p. 1)
- 3 Communication from the Commission of 2 February 2000 on the precautionary principle (COM (2000) 12.02.2000 p. 1)
- 4 Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2002 laying down a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (OJ L 075 16.03.2002 p. 1)
- 5 Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (OJ L 288 15.11.2000 p. 1)
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
Summary
Editorial note
The Treaty establishing the European Community (formerly European Economic Community, EEC) was designed to create a common market among Western European Member States. When adopted in 1957, it included no rules on environmental protection. The Treaty has been amended several times: it was amended in 1986 by the Single European Act (SEA) and in 1992 by the Treaty on the European Union (TEU). It was further amended in 1997 and in 2001 (respectively by the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice). The EC Treaty has also been amended by the various accession treaties following the several enlargements of the Community, which over the years has expanded from its original six founding Members to the current twenty-five Member States. Of particular significance are the changes to the Treaty made as a result of the Treaty on the Accession of ten new Member States, which was signed on 16 April 2003 and came into force on 1 May 2004.
In particular, the SEA, adopted in February 1986 and entered into force on 1 July 1987, included new specific rules on environmental protection (the then Title VII of the EEC Treaty), which were further expanded upon by the Treaty on European Union, signed on 7 February 1992 and entered into force on 1 November 1993. The TEU, also known as the Maastricht Treaty, changed the name of the European Economic Community to simply ‘the European Community’. It also introduced new forms of co-operation between the Member States – for example on defence, and in the area of ‘justice and home affairs’.
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- Documents in European Community Environmental Law , pp. 3 - 26Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006