COM(2010)581 - Under Article 14(2) of Directive 2004/35/CE on the environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage

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  3. Related information
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Key information

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Under Article 14(2) of Directive 2004/35/CE on the environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage
 
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reference by COM-number56 COM(2010)581 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2010)581
CELEX number59 52010DC0581

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Document 12-10-2010
Online publication 12-10-2010

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  • 1. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 2. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 3. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 4. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 5. 
    OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

     
  • 6. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 7. 
    Navigating the Environmental Liability Directive. A practical guide for insurance underwriters and claims handlers (2009); The Environmental Liability Directive. Enhancing Sustainable Insurance Solutions (2008); CEA White Paper on Insurability of Environmental Liability (2007). Available at: www.cea.eu.

     
  • 8. 
    Business survey on environmental issues through the European Business Test Panel (2009) (see footnote 15); Ad-hoc Industry Natural Resource Damage Group, Report. Survey of industrial companies, 2010. Also FERMA, Survey on Environmental Liability Directive Report, 2010.

     
  • 9. 
    Italy, Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.

     
  • 10. 
    France, Finland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Greece, Austria and UK.

     
  • 11. 
    Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.

     
  • 12. 
    Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

     
  • 13. 
    Study on the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) and related Financial Security issues. Final Report November 2009. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf/ELD%20Study%20November%202009.pdf.

     
  • 14. 
    Member States are not obliged to report data to the Commission for this report. Information was provided on a voluntary basis by government experts from about half of the Member States and extrapolated to give rough estimates for ELD cases.

     
  • 15. 
    Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, OJ L 24, 29.1.2008, p. 8.

     
  • 16. 
    The REMEDE project case studies and the tool-kit are available at: www.envliability.eu.

     
  • 17. 
    For instance
     
  • 18. 
    More information in the study mentioned in footnote 3.

     
  • 19. 
    The results are available at: ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ebtp/consultations/2009_en.

     
  • 20. 
    Survey of the Ad-Hoc Industry Group (footnote 5), available at: www.NRDonline.com.

     
  • 21. 
    Relevant publications are at the web pages of the Confederation of European Insurers (CEA): www.cea.eu.

     
  • 22. 
    Workshop on
     
  • 23. 
    OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

     
  • 24. 
    The Spanish mandatory financial security system exempts operators with an estimated potential envpotential environmental damage below
     
  • 25. 
    This is true for Spain (see above) and the Czech Republic.

     
  • 26. 
    The Commission is aware of Member
     
  • 27. 
    OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

     
  • 28. 
    See for example the two preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice in the Italian Rada de Augusta cases C-378/08 and combined cases C-379/08 and C-380/08, where the Court clarified questions in relation to the polluter pays principle and regarding the duties of competent authorities, such as the establishment of the causal link, determination and alteration of remedial measures, identification of liable parties etc.

     
  • 29. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 30. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 31. 
    OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

     
  • 32. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 33. 
    Navigating the Environmental Liability Directive. A practical guide for insurance underwriters and claims handlers (2009); The Environmental Liability Directive. Enhancing Sustainable Insurance Solutions (2008); CEA White Paper on Insurability of Environmental Liability (2007). Available at: www.cea.eu.

     
  • 34. 
    Business survey on environmental issues through the European Business Test Panel (2009) (see footnote 15); Ad-hoc Industry Natural Resource Damage Group, Report. Survey of industrial companies, 2010. Also FERMA, Survey on Environmental Liability Directive Report, 2010.

     
  • 35. 
    Italy, Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.

     
  • 36. 
    France, Finland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Greece, Austria and UK.

     
  • 37. 
    Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.

     
  • 38. 
    Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

     
  • 39. 
    Study on the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) and related Financial Security issues. Final Report November 2009. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf/ELD%20Study%20November%202009.pdf.

     
  • 40. 
    Member States are not obliged to report data to the Commission for this report. Information was provided on a voluntary basis by government experts from about half of the Member States and extrapolated to give rough estimates for ELD cases.

     
  • 41. 
    Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, OJ L 24, 29.1.2008, p. 8.

     
  • 42. 
    The REMEDE project case studies and the tool-kit are available at: www.envliability.eu.

     
  • 43. 
    For instance
     
  • 44. 
    More information in the study mentioned in footnote 3.

     
  • 45. 
    The results are available at: ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ebtp/consultations/2009_en.

     
  • 46. 
    Survey of the Ad-Hoc Industry Group (footnote 5), available at: www.NRDonline.com.

     
  • 47. 
    Relevant publications are at the web pages of the Confederation of European Insurers (CEA): www.cea.eu.

     
  • 48. 
    Workshop on
     
  • 49. 
    OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

     
  • 50. 
    The Spanish mandatory financial security system exempts operators with an estimated potential envpotential environmental damage below
     
  • 51. 
    This is true for Spain (see above) and the Czech Republic.

     
  • 52. 
    The Commission is aware of Member
     
  • 53. 
    OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

     
  • 54. 
    See for example the two preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice in the Italian Rada de Augusta cases C-378/08 and combined cases C-379/08 and C-380/08, where the Court clarified questions in relation to the polluter pays principle and regarding the duties of competent authorities, such as the establishment of the causal link, determination and alteration of remedial measures, identification of liable parties
     
  • 55. 
    Financial Security in Environmental Liability Directive. Final Report August 2008. Available at: ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf

     
  • 56. 
    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.
     
  • 57. 
    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.
     
  • 58. 
    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.
     
  • 59. 
    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.
     
  • 60. 
    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.