EC noise legislation and policy Auteur Calster G. Van Périodique/Collection European Environmental Law Review | Vol. 6(6); 174 - 181; 8 p. Date 1997 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-061025) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Graham & Trotman /Martinus Nijhoff | London, UK Langue Anglais Pays/Territoire Union européenne Sujet Air et atmosphère Mot clé Pollution sonore (de l'environnement) Résumé 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