Transcript Belgian Presidency of The European Union – 2nd semester 2010

Belgian Presidency of the
European Union
Environment Provisional
Work Programme
2nd Semester 2010
Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU
Background
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Further Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty
New Commission and New Commission
Set-Up : Commissioner for Climate Action
and Commissioner for Environment
Climate Change – one of the Strategic
Priorities of the Trio-Presidency
Belgian Presidency Priorities
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Climate Change
Biodiversity
Sustainable Consumption and Production –
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and
Materials
Better Instruments for Environmental
Governance
1. Climate Change
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Legislative Work :
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Continued Implementation of the Climate and Energy
Package
Directive on CO2 emissions from vans
(Poss.) Revision of the Directive on information to the
consumer on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions
(Poss.) NOx and Aviation
Non-legislative Work:
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Follow-up of COP 15 and Preparation of COP 16
2. Biodiversity
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Legislative Work:
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Communication and Draft Regulation on Timber and
Timber Products
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(Poss.) Package of European instruments related to the
strategic post 2010 target on Biodiversity including
Proposal on Invasive Alien Species
Non-legislative Work:
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Strengthening International Cooperation on Biodiversity
Post-2010 Action Plan
(poss.) Follow-up of the Council Conclusions on GMOs
3. Sust. Consumption and
Production / Sust. Use of Natural
Resources and Materials
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Legislative Work:
 Recast RoHS Directive /Recast WEEE Directive
 Soil Directive
 (Poss.) Bio-waste : Communication + proposal
 (Poss.) Drinking Water Directive (Revision)
 (Poss.) Batteries Directive (Revision)
Non-legislative Work :
 Council Conclusions on Sustainable Materials
Management/Sustainble Production and
Consumption
4. Better Instruments for
Environmental Governance
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Non-legislative Work
 Council Conclusions on Better Instruments for
Environmental Governance, Implementation,
Better Regulation, including Evaluation of the
6th EAP and initial orientation for the 7th EAP;
(poss.) COM initiative on Environmental
Inspections
5. Other
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Industrial emissions Directive (IPPC)
Biocide Regulation (Revision of the
Directive)
Seveso Directive (technical revision)
On the Radar
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Climate : adaptation policy, communication on CO2
emissions from shipping
Communication an Shared Environmental
Information System (SEIS), in principle
accompanied by a legslative proposal
Revision of National Emissions Ceiling (NEC)
Directive
Access to Justice Directive
« Cocktail Effects of Chemicals » : follow-up
On the Radar (2)
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Second Environment and Health Action Plan,
including nanotechnologies
Environmental Verification Techniques :
communication and possible legislative proposal
Communication on Environmental Impact
Assessements and on Strategic Environmental
Assessements Communication on ETS for SO2
and NOx
Contribution to Revision on Sustainable
Development Strategy
Revision of Thematic Strategies
On the Radar (3)
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Priority substances in water, identification of
additional substances
Revision Sewage Sludge Directive
Revision/recast Waste Shipment Regulation
Possible Action Plan and/or other initiatives and
Market Based Instruments, Green public
Procurement, Green Taxation, CounterProductive Subsidies
Regulation on Leg-Hold Traps
Council Meetings
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European Council :
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Environment Council :
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28-29 October
16-17 December
14 October
20 December
Informal Environment Council :
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12-13 July
Additional Presidency Events
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High-level meeting on products standards
EU harmonisation (incl. sustainability
criteria for biomass and/or impact of
products on indoor air quality)
High level meeting on drinking water – 4-5
November
International Agenda
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19-23 July : UNESCO Conference on Biological
and Cultural Diversity (Montreal)
20 September : UN GA Biodiversity
4-8 October : FAO – COFO (Forestry)
11-15 October : COP-MOP 5 (Biosafety)
11-15 October : Timber Commission UN/ECE
18-29 Obtober : COP 10 (Biodiversity)
29 November - 10 December : COP 16 (Climate)