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- 1A EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1B EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1C EEC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)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
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)
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 Sixth Community Environment Action Programme sets out the strategic direction of EC environmental law and policy over the next decade. Earlier action programmes were adopted for the periods 1973–1977 (OJ C 112 20.12.1973 p. 1), 1977–1983 (OJ C 139 13.06.1977 p. 1), 1983–1987 (OJ C 46 17.02.1983 p. 1), 1987–1992 (OJ C 70 18.03.1987 p. 3) and 1993–2000 (OJ C 138 17.05.1993 p. 1). The Sixth Community Environment Action Programme was adopted in July 2002 and covers a period of ten years (Article 1(3)). The Programme addresses the key environmental priorities and objectives of the Community (Article 1(1)). It integrates environmental concerns in all Community policies and contributes to sustainable development (Article 1(1)). The Programme sets out key environmental objectives to be attained and, where appropriate, targets and timetables are also established (Article 1(2)). It identifies four key environmental priorities: climate change; nature and biodiversity; environment and health and quality of life; natural resources and waste (Article 1(4)). The Programme aims to ensure a high level of protection, taking into account the principle of subsidiarity and the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Community. It is based, inter alia, on the polluter-pays principle, the precautionary principle and preventive action, and the principle of rectification of pollution at source (Article 2(1)).
The Programme is to ensure that the most effective and appropriate means be used to achieve its aims, in particular in the four key environmental priorities identified above (Article 2(3)).
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- Documents in European Community Environmental Law , pp. 63 - 89Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006
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