Directorate-General Environment (ENV) - Montesquieu Institute

This Directorate-General proposes new environmental laws and monitors the implementation of the new measures by the member states. The main goal is to protect the environment for future generations and to encourage sustainable development.

The DG has several tasks:

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  maintain and enhance the quality of life by protecting and preserving natural resources
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  to promote measures regarding production, consumption and waste management in order to make efficient use of resources
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  to integrate environmental aspects into other policy areas of the EU
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  to keep in mind societal and environmental needs of the current population and future generations regarding economic growth
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  to control climate change and the conservation of biodiversity

position	first name	surname
Director-General	Karl	Falkenberg
Assistant of the Director-General	Lore	Genand
Adjunct-Director-General	Alan	Seatter

afd	section name	first name	surname
A	Economie verte	Soledad	Blanco
B	Capital Naturel	Pia	Bucella
C	Qualité de vie, Eau et Air	Marianne	Wenning
D	Mise en œuvre, gouvernance et Semestre européen	Georges-Stavros	Kremlis
E	Internationale vraagstukken, Life en eco-innovatie	Timo	Makela
F	Strategie	Robin	Miege

Er zijn 271 voorstellen voor wetgeving en andere juridische instrumenten van dit Directoraat-Generaal in onderhandeling bij de Raad en het Europees Parlement.

Date	Title
17.05.2013	Report on the reviews undertaken under directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions addressing emissions from intensive livestock rearing and combustion plants.
	Report com(2013)286
17.05.2013	Position to be taken in HELCOM and IMO concerning the designation on the Baltic Sea as Nitrogen Oxyde Emissions Control Area (NECA).
	Decision com(2013)300
16.05.2013	Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products with regard to certain conditions for access to the ...
	Regulation com(2013)288
06.05.2013	Green Infrastructure (GI) — Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital.
	Communication com(2013)249
25.04.2013	Acceptance of the Amendment to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
	Decision com(2013)239

Er zijn 127 wetten en andere juridische instrumenten van de Raad en het Europees Parlement, eerder voorgesteld door dit Directoraat-Generaal, die momenteel in Nederland worden geïmplementeerd.

Date	Title
05.06.2012	Conclusion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
	Decision com(2012)236
07.02.2012	EU position with regard to the proposals for amending Annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the ...
	Decision com(2012)47
27.10.2011	Accession of the EU to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the ...
	Decision com(2011)690
15.07.2011	Amendment of Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels.
	Directive com(2011)439
27.05.2011	Amendment of Council Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending ...
	Directive com(2011)299

Er zijn ten minste 74 rechtsgeldige wetten en andere juridische instrumenten die eerder door dit Directoraat-Generaal zijn voorgesteld.

Date	Title
12.03.2013	Submission, on behalf of the EU, of a proposal for the listing of additional chemicals in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
	Decision com(2013)131
12.03.2013	EU position on the proposal for an amendment of Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants .
	Decision com(2013)134
22.02.2013	EU position amending the list of waste annexed to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
	Decision com(2013)93
13.12.2012	EU position with regard to proposals for amendments of Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention.
	Decision com(2012)753
19.09.2012	EU position at the 32nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats.
	Decision com(2012)520