EU Environmental Law and Policy

An accessible and comprehensive resource, EU Environmental Law and Policy explains the structure and logic of EU environmental law and enables readers to quickly gain a thorough understanding of the different areas of EU secondary law pertaining to the protection of the environment. This volume explores the institutional, constitutional, and historical premises for the adoption and application of substantive EU environmental law and further expounds upon the dynamics between EU Member States and the EU. The book additionally provides an introduction to the specific subject areas of EU environmental law through thematic chapters that analyse important topics such as climate and energy, water, and biological diversity. Each area is explained in detail, including a discussion of the specific features that characterize each area and an overview of the main legal acts and case law relevant to the particular area.

1. The European Union 1.1: Structure and Functioning of the European Union 1.2: Origins and Development of the EU 1.3: The Nature of the EU 1.4: Institutional Structure 1.5: EFTA and EEA 1.6: Legal Sources of the EU 1.7: Precedence and Direct Effect of EU Law 1.8: Decision-Making Procedures 2. Objectives, Principles, and Resources 2.1: Environment Action Programmes 2.2: Environmental Objectives and Policy 2.3: Pertinent Principles 2.4: Institutional Development 2.5: Financial Instruments 3. Free Movement of Goods and the Room for Member State Action 3.1: Quantitative Restrictions and Measures having Equivalent Effect 3.2: Legitimizing Trade Restrictive Reasures 3.3: Notification of Technical Standards 3.4: Environmental Taxes 4. Division and Exercise of Competence 4.1: Competences and Legal Bases 4.2: Environmental Policy as Legal Basis 4.3: The Internal Market as Legal Basis 4.4: Other Legal Basis 4.5: Choice of Legal Basis 5. Supervision and Sanctions 5.1: The Member States' Obligations 5.2: Sanctions for Individuals 5.3: Enforcement of EU Law 5.4: Infringement Actions 5.5: Annulment and Failure to Act 5.6: Preliminary Rulings 5.7: Access to Justice for Individuals 6. Horizontal measures 6.1: Eco-labeling 6.2: Environmental Impact Assessment 6.3: Prevention of Major Accidents 6.4: The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) 6.5: Information, Participation, and Access to Justice 6.6: Environmental liability 7. Industrial Emissions 7.1: The Integrated Emissions Directive (IED) 8. Air Quality and Noise 8.1: National Emissions Ceilings 8.2: Ambient Air Quality 8.3: Ozone Depleting Substances 8.4: Emissions from Specific Sources 8.5: Noise 9. Water 9.1: The Water Framework Directive 9.2: Other Legal Acts related to Water 9.3: The Marine Strategy Framework Directive 9.4: Pollution from Ships 10. Climate and Energy 10.1: Commitments, Distribution, and Monitoring 10.2: The EU ETS 10.3: Sources of Greenhouse Gases outside the EU ETS 10.4: Energy from Renewable Sources 10.5: Carbon Capture and Storage 10.6: Energy Efficiency 10.7: Ecodesign of Energy Using Products 10.8: Eco Labeling 11. Waste 11.1: The Waste Framework Directive 11.2: Shipments of Waste 11.3: Landfill of Waste 11.4: Packaging and Packaging Waste 11.5: End of Life Vehicles 11.6: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 11.7: Mining Waste 11.8: Ship Recycling 11.9: Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues 11.10: Other Particular Kinds of Waste 12. Chemicals 12.1: Risks and Knowledge 12.2: The REACH Regulation 12.3: Classification, Labeling, and Packaging 12.4: Pesticides 12.5: Biocidal Products 12.6: Trade in Dangerous Chemicals 12.7: Other Measures Relating to Chemicals 13. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) 13.1: Contained Use of GMOs 13.2: Deliberate Release of GMOs 13.3: Transboundary Movement of GMOs 14. Biodiversity 14.1: Conservation of Wild Birds 14.2: Conservation of Natural Habitats 14.3: Conservation of Natural Habitats 14.4: Deforestation and Illegal Logging 14.5: Other Measures Relating to Biodiversity