Improving Legal Certainty and Adaptability in the Programmatic Approach Auteur Squintani L., van Rijswick H. Périodique/Collection Journal of Environmental Law | Vol.28(3), p. 443-470 Date 2016 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-091207) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Oxford University Press | Oxford, UK ISSN 0952-8873 Type du document Article en publication périodique Langue Anglais Pays/Territoire Union européenne Sujet Environnement gén., Questions juridiques Mot clé Participation du public Normes de qualité de l'air Normes de qualité de l'eau Politique/planification Réforme du droit/harmonisation/dérégulation Accès-à-la-justice Résumé The effectiveness of the programmatic approach in (EU) environmental law is at times problematic. Our analysis of the manner in which this approach is regulated under the Air Quality Directive, the National Emission Ceilings Directive, the Nitrates Directive and the Water Framework Directive reveals room for improving adaptability and legal certainty. In light of the positive effects that a programmatic approach can have on, among other things, a high level of environmental protection, we formulate a set of recommendations to increase clarity and adaptability. This is the first study of this kind concerning this approach. Further research is needed in order to fully develop the potentials of the programmatic approach. In the absence of such data, the EU and national legislators should refrain from blindly prescribing this approach in other environmental areas. D'autres références Législation Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. Législation | Union européenne | 2008 (2015) Mot clé: Législation de base, Lutte contre la pollution, Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air, Couche d'ozone, Émissions, Substances dangereuses, Monitorage, Accès-à-l'information, Collecte de données/déclarations, Normes environnementales, Normes, Protection de l’environnement Source: FAO, FAOLEX