COM(2007)225 - Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme
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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action ProgrammeLegal instrument | Communication |
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Decision making procedure | Own-initiative procedure (INI) |
reference by COM-number77 | COM(2007)225 ![]() |
Additional COM-numbers | SEC(2007)547; SEC(2007)546 |
procedure number79 | 2007/2204(INI) |
CELEX number80 | 52007DC0225 |
Document | 30-04-2007 |
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Online publication | 30-04-2007 |
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- 1.Specical Eurobarometer 217 'The attitudes of European citizens towards environment', Fieldwork November 2004, published April 2005.
- 2.The May 2006 Eurobarometer survey found that 72% of European citizens felt that for the protection of the environment more decision-making should take place at a European level.
- 3.Decision No 1600/2002/EC (OJ L 242, 19.9.2002, p. 1).
- 4.The European Environment Agency's report on the state of the environment 'State and Outlook (2005)' is the main scientific report used in the preparation of the Communication but since the publication of the 6th EAP the scientific understanding of the scale and urgency of environmental challenges has improved
- 5.Council of the European Union, 9 June 2006, document 10917/06.
- 6.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 7.This figure does not take into account the costs of damage by air pollution to ecosystems and to agricultural productivity.
- 8.European Commission, DG Environment, 'Eco-industry, its size, employment, perspectives and barriers to growth in an enlarged EU', September 2006, final report.
- 9.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 10.Decision 2002/358/EC (OJ L 130, 15.5.2002, p. 1).
- 11.Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
- 12.The EU is committed under the Kyoto Protocol to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 8% from 1990 levels by 2008-2012.
- 13.This is a particular issue in the new Member States where there is a significant potential for energy savings.
- 14.First-generation biofuels mainly produced from food crops and using the most efficient production methods lead to greenhouse emissions savings (30-50% lower than the conventional fuels they replace). However, the greenhouse gas savings and the overall environmental impact depend on the production pathways, including the crops used as feedstock. In developing countries the cultivation of crops for first generation biofuels may also increase pressure towards deforestation if it leads to additional clearing of forest land. Higher greenhouse emissions savings are expected with second generation biofuels (up until 90%).
- 16.Resolution 61/105.
- 17.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 18.Directive 2000/60/EC (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).
- 19.Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
- 20.COM(2005) 447, 21.9.2005.
- 21.COM(2006) 373, 12.7.2006.
- 22.Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991).
- 23.COM(2005) 446, 21.9.2005.
- 24.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 25.COM(2005) 666, 21.12.2005.
- 26.COM(2005) 667, 21.12.2005.
- 27.COM(2005) 670, 21.12.2005.
- 28.COM(2007) 160: Black Sea Synergy - a new regional co operation initiative.
- 29.European Court of Auditors: Special Report No 6/2006: The environmental aspects of the Commission's development co-operation.
- 30.The net impact has been a significant improvement in the state of the environment in the EU.
- 31.COM(2007) 140, 28.3.2007.
- 32.Growth, Competitiveness, Employment: The Challenges and Ways Forward into the 21st Century - White Paper - COM(93) 700, chapter 10.
- 33.For example, GDP does not measure the sustainability of growth and a country may achieve a temporarily high GDP by over-exploiting natural resources or by misallocating investment. Even large-scale natural disasters such as the South Asian Tsunami or Hurricane Katrina can show up (in a perverse way) as positive for GDP.
- 34.Eurobarometer 217
- 35.For instance, in its Priority Interconnection Plan, which is a part of the Energy Package adopted by the Commission on 10 January 2007, the Commission already proposed to reduce planning and approval procedures to a maximum 5 years for TEN-projects of European interest.
- 36.Cohesion Policy instruments, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, European Fisheries Fund, Research and Competitiveness and Innovation framework programmes, and under the new single instrument for the environment,
- 37.C-176/03, 13 September 2005.
- 38.COM(2007) 51.
- 39.Specical Eurobarometer 217 'The attitudes of European citizens towards environment', Fieldwork November 2004, published April 2005.
- 40.The May 2006 Eurobarometer survey found that 72% of European citizens felt that for the protection of the environment more decision-making should take place at a European level.
- 41.Decision No 1600/2002/EC (OJ L 242, 19.9.2002, p.
1).
- 42.The European Environment Agency's report on the state of the environment 'State and Outlook (2005)' is the main scientific report used in the preparation of the Communication but since the publication of the 6th EAP the scientific understanding of the scale and urgency of environmental challenges has improved
- 43.Council of the European Union, 9 June 2006, document 10917/06.
- 44.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 45.This figure does not take into account the costs of damage by air pollution to ecosystems and to agricultural productivity.
- 46.European Commission, DG Environment, 'Eco-industry, its size, employment, perspectives and barriers to growth in an enlarged EU', September 2006, final report.
- 47.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 48.Decision 2002/358/EC (OJ L 130, 15.5.2002, p.
1).
- 49.Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
- 50.The EU is committed under the Kyoto Protocol to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 8% from 1990 levels by 2008-2012.
- 51.This is a particular issue in the new Member States where there is a significant potential for energy savings.
- 52.First-generation biofuels mainly produced from food crops and using the most efficient production methods lead to greenhouse emissions savings (30-50% lower than the conventional fuels they replace). However, the greenhouse gas savings and the overall environmental impact depend on the production pathways, including the crops used as feedstock. In developing countries the cultivation of crops for first generation biofuels may also increase pressure towards deforestation if it leads to additional clearing of forest land. Higher greenhouse emissions savings are expected with second generation biofuels (up until 90%).
- 54.Resolution 61/105.
- 55.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 56.Directive 2000/60/EC (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.
1).
- 57.Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p.
1).
- 58.COM(2005) 447, 21.9.2005.
- 59.COM(2006) 373, 12.7.2006.
- 60.Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991).
- 61.COM(2005) 446, 21.9.2005.
- 62.See Article 2(2) of the 6th EAP.
- 63.COM(2005) 666, 21.12.2005.
- 64.COM(2005) 667, 21.12.2005.
- 65.COM(2005) 670, 21.12.2005.
- 66.COM(2007) 160: Black Sea Synergy - a new regional co operation initiative.
- 67.European Court of Auditors: Special Report No 6/2006: The environmental aspects of the Commission's development co-operation.
- 68.The net impact has been a significant improvement in the state of the environment in the EU.
- 69.COM(2007) 140, 28.3.2007.
- 70.Growth, Competitiveness, Employment: The Challenges and Ways Forward into the 21st Century - White Paper - COM(93) 700, chapter 10.
- 71.For example, GDP does not measure the sustainability of growth and a country may achieve a temporarily high GDP by over-exploiting natural resources or by misallocating investment. Even large-scale natural disasters such as the South Asian Tsunami or Hurricane Katrina can show up (in a perverse way) as positive for GDP.
- 72.Eurobarometer 217
- 73.For instance, in its Priority Interconnection Plan, which is a part of the Energy Package adopted by the Commission on 10 January 2007, the Commission already proposed to reduce planning and approval procedures to a maximum 5 years for TEN-projects of European interest.
- 74.Cohesion Policy instruments, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, European Fisheries Fund, Research and Competitiveness and Innovation framework programmes, and under the new single instrument for the environment,
- 75.C-176/03, 13 September 2005.
- 76.COM(2007) 51.
- 77.De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
- 78.De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
- 79.Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
- 80.Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
- 81.Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.