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European Union:
• Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by
organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS)
• Commission Recommendation of 10 July 2003 (selection and use of environmental
performance indicators)
• Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by
organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing
Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC
European Union:
• Kyoto Protocol (Convention on Climate Change)
• Directive 2006/32/EC of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services
and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC
• Directive 2009/28/EC of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable
sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
• Directive 2009/125/EC of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of
ecodesign requirements for energy-related products
• Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting
greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level
relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC
European Union:
• Directive 2004/35/CE of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention
and remedying of environmental damage
• Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and
the European Environment Information and Observation Network
• Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public
and private projects on the environment (codification)
European Union and international:
• Kyoto Protocol (United Nations 1998)
• Directive 2003/10/EC of 6 February 2003 on the minimum health and safety requirements
regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise)
• Directive 2003/87/EC of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas
emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
• Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a
European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council directives
91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC
• Directive 2008/1/EC of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control
• Directive 2008/50/EC of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe
• Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the
ozone layer
• Directive 2010/75/EU of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution
prevention and control)
• Directive 2012/18/EU of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving
dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC
• Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006
European Union:
• Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and
of wild fauna and flora
• Directive 2004/35/CE of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention
and remedying of environmental damage
• Directive 2008/99/EC of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through
criminal law
Occupational Safety and Health
European Union:
• Commission Directive 91/322/EEC of 29 May 1991 on establishing indicative limit values by
implementing Council Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks
related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work
• Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of
workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work
• Directive 2004/37/EC of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to
exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work
• Commission Directive 2006/15/EC of 7 February 2006 establishing a second list of
indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive
98/24/EC and amending Directives 91/322/EEC and 2000/39/EC
European Union:
• Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
• Council Directive 96/59/EC of 16 September 1996 on the disposal of polychlorinated
biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT)
• Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste
• Council Decision 2001/573/EC of 23 July 2001 amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC
as regards the list of wastes
• Directive 2005/20/EC of 9 March 2005 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and
packaging waste
• Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste
• Directive 2006/66/EC of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste
batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC
• Directive 2008/98/EC of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives
• Directive 2012/19/EU of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
European Union:
• Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment
• Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters
against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
• Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human
consumption
• Directive 2006/11/EC of 15 February 2006 on pollution caused by certain dangerous
substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community
• Directive 2006/118/EC of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against
pollution and deterioration
• Directive 2008/105/EC of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field
of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC,
83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council
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