Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ENVI | BOWE David Robert (PSE) |
Legal Basis EC before Amsterdam E 130-p1
Activites
- 1996/10/10 Final act published in Official Journal
- #1948
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1996/09/24
Council Meeting
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1996/09/24
End of procedure in Parliament
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1996/09/24
Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
- 1996/06/24 Modified legislative proposal published
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1996/05/22
Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament
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T4-0240/1996
summary
The European Parliament adopted the recommendation for second reading by Mr David BOWE (PSE, UK) concerning integrated pollution control prevention. Of the 57 amendments adopted by Parliament at first reading, only 13 were included, in full or in part, in the common position of the Council. Most notable among the amendments which the report recasts are those which seek to avoid excessive burdens on small and medium-sized enterprises. The report also reintroduces an amendment which provides for the compliance by industrial installations with emission limit values based on the "best available techniques". The report deletes a provision of the common position which would have made it possible for emission limit values to be fixed by taking account of the geographical location and local environmental conditions of the installation concerned. The recommendation also provides, in accordance with the "polluter pays" principle, for operators to bear responsibility for managing the environmental consequences of their activity during the entire life of their installations. Moreover, upon definitive cessation of activities, measures must be taken to avoid any pollution risk and return the site of operation to a satisfactory state. Finally, the proposal allows for Member States to maintain or introduce more stringent protective measures.�
- 1996/05/07 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
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1996/02/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
- #1888
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1995/11/27
Council Meeting
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09742/3/1995
summary
The Council's common position incorporates, in full or in part, 25 of the 57 amendments voted by the European Parliament at first reading, viz.: - a new recital on the operator's responsibility; - guaranteed public access to information before any decision on permits is taken; - limitation of the scope of the directive to the industries listed in Annex I; - inclusion of finished products in the directive (radio-active substances are still excluded); - inclusion of vibration in the definitions of pollution and emissions (lighting is still excluded); - definition of substantial change in operation as a change which may have an adverse impact on the environment; - a new article on the operator's basic obligations; - a note to the effect that an existing installation complies with the directive if a permit meets the requirements of the directive; - a more flexible requirement as regards the inclusion of measures relating to final closure in the permit; - the presentation of Commission proposals on the basis of an exchange of information, where action is needed at Community level; - Annex I (categories of industrial activities): introduction of surface treatment installations using an electrolytic or chemical process; introduction of hazardous and non-hazardous waste incineration installations; lower threshold for paper pulp production plants. - Annex III (water): introduction of biocides and plant health products. In addition, the Council introduced the following new elements: - extension of the definition of existing installation to installations for which a full application for a permit has been filed, subject to compliance with certain conditions; - introduction of a reference to costs and benefits in the definition of best available techniques (BATs); - a transitional period of eight years for existing installations; - references to the protection of groundwater and waste management in the article relating to the conditions for obtaining a permit; limit values must be based on BATs and a reference is introduced to the need for the technical characteristics and local environmental conditions to be taken into account when establishing emission limit values and the need to ensure that there is protection against cross-border pollution; - addition of specific provisions applicable to intensive agricultural units; - establishment of an inventory of sources of pollution within the framework of the directive; - reports on the implementation of the directive and its efficiency as regards environmental protection, to be presented by the Commission to the Council, where necessary with proposals for action; - a new article concerning the laying down of Community emission limit values by the Council at the proposal of the Commission for the categories of installations listed in Annex I, taking account of the indicative list of the main pollutants listed in Annex III; - the deadline for implementation of the directive (three years after publication).�
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09742/3/1995
summary
- #1861
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1995/06/22
Council Meeting
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1995/05/15
Modified legislative proposal published
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COM(1995)0088
summary
The amended proposal incorporates 27 of the 57 amendments adopted by the European Parliament. The main amendments relate to: - the introduction of the concept of the "basic obligations of the operator", meaning that operators are responsible for managing the environmental consequences of their activity during the entire life of their installations and must draw up an active strategy to help improve and protect the environment on a permanent basis; - public access to information on applications for permits before any decision is taken; - the deletion, under the definition of the term "preparation" of the exclusion of finished products and radioactive substances; - the addition, under "emissions" of lighting and vibration; - the amendment to the definition of "substantial change" in order to cover all types of major change more completely; - the inclusion of nuclear installations; - a more flexible procedure for permits for existing installations; - the scope of the directive. However, the Commission did not accept amendments relating to: - the register of emissions and the assurance regarding the effects of pollution; - public health and the impact assessment; - fixed emission limit values; - the system of taxation; - comitology: the Commission stood by its initial proposal to set up an advisory committee.�
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COM(1995)0088
summary
- #1832
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1995/03/09
Council Meeting
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1832
summary
The Council centred its discussions on the main problems arising from the proposal and, on the basis of a Presidency draft, made some progress, which should facilitate an overall solution. The Council instructed the Permanent Representatives Committee to continue examining the problems outstanding and to report to it for its next meeting, in June.
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1832
summary
- #1817
- 1994/12/16 Council Meeting
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1994/12/14
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T4-0189/1994
summary
Parliament approved the Commission proposal subject to 55 amendments. These amendments seek mainly to: - call for a specific register of polluting emissions to be kept for certain installations and categories of installations; - supplement the objectives of the directive with a view to guaranteeing efficient use of raw materials, water and energy in industrial processes within the Community; - determine the operator's basic obligations for the purposes of licensing; - oblige Member States to ensure that operators take action to prevent any adverse environmental impact; - ensure that emission limit values are set in Community legislation on the basis of the best available techniques; - lay down licensing procedures for undertakings in order to ensure that they comply with requirements; - extend the scope of the directive to radioactive substances and nuclear installations not covered by the EURATOM Treaty; - supplement the annexes in order to include polluting industries not taken into account by the Commission. The Commission rejected amendments 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19 to 24, 29 to 34, 37, 38, 39, 42, 45, 46, 48, 50 to 52 and 56.�
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T4-0189/1994
summary
- 1994/12/13 Debate in Parliament
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1994/11/04
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- A4-0077/1994
- #1765
- 1994/06/08 Council Meeting
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1994/05/02
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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COM(1993)0423
summary
The proposal for a Council framework directive sought to prevent and minimise emissions from industrial installations into the air, water or soil, on the basis of an integrated approach which was to replace the sectoral approach followed to date. The objective was to resolve the problems of pollution rather than to transfer them from one environment to the other. The text provided for respect by industrial installations of emission limit values fixed on the basis of 'best available techniques' (BATs) and the issue of permits to those installations. Having regard to the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States were allowed a large scope of action: it was proposed that in the first instance the Member States adopted their own emission limit values based on BATs for the industrial sectors referred to in the directive. However, the Member States were required to inform the Commission of the emission limit values and the best available techniques adopted. After 30 June 2005 no existing installation would be operated without a permit issued pursuant to the directive. �
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COM(1993)0423
summary
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1994/04/25
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- A3-0286/1994
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1993/11/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A3-0286/1994
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: COM(1993)0423
- Debate in Council: 1765
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0077/1994
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0189/1994
- Debate in Council: 1817
- Debate in Council: 1832
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0088
- Council position published: 09742/3/1995
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0159/1996
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0240/1996
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0306
- : Directive 1996/61
- : OJ L 257 10.10.1996, p. 0026
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