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EC noise legislation and policy

Author
Calster G. Van
Journal/Series
European Environmental Law Review | Vol. 6(6); 174 - 181; 8 p.
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-061025)
Publisher | Place of publication
Graham & Trotman /Martinus Nijhoff | London, UK
Language
English
Country/Territory
European Union
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Noise pollution
Abstract

The EC 's noise policy is primarily aimed at enhancing the free movement of goods. Noise pollution is tackled by combating pollution at source. Technical harmonisation is the most widely used route. The Fifth Environmental Action Programme sets out an ambitious EC noise policy, completing the internal market objectives with a true environmental aim. The 1996 Commission Green Paper on Future Noise Policy sets out concrete measures which are to be realised in the near future. The ambition to implement a full-scale noise policy might have to be rethought in the light of the principle of subsidiarity