EU Environmental Law and Policy

1. The European Union
1.1: Structure and Functioning of the European Union
1.2: Origins and Development of the EU
1.3: The Nature of the EU
1.4: Institutional Structure
1.5: EFTA and EEA
1.6: Legal Sources of the EU
1.7: Precedence and Direct Effect of EU Law
1.8: Decision-Making Procedures
2. Objectives, Principles, and Resources
2.1: Environment Action Programmes
2.2: Environmental Objectives and Policy
2.3: Pertinent Principles
2.4: Institutional Development
2.5: Financial Instruments
3. Free Movement of Goods and the Room for Member State Action
3.1: Quantitative Restrictions and Measures having Equivalent Effect
3.2: Legitimizing Trade Restrictive Reasures
3.3: Notification of Technical Standards
3.4: Environmental Taxes
4. Division and Exercise of Competence
4.1: Competences and Legal Bases
4.2: Environmental Policy as Legal Basis
4.3: The Internal Market as Legal Basis
4.4: Other Legal Basis
4.5: Choice of Legal Basis
5. Supervision and Sanctions
5.1: The Member States' Obligations
5.2: Sanctions for Individuals
5.3: Enforcement of EU Law
5.4: Infringement Actions
5.5: Annulment and Failure to Act
5.6: Preliminary Rulings
5.7: Access to Justice for Individuals
6. Horizontal measures
6.1: Eco-labeling
6.2: Environmental Impact Assessment
6.3: Prevention of Major Accidents
6.4: The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
6.5: Information, Participation, and Access to Justice
6.6: Environmental liability
7. Industrial Emissions
7.1: The Integrated Emissions Directive (IED)
8. Air Quality and Noise
8.1: National Emissions Ceilings
8.2: Ambient Air Quality
8.3: Ozone Depleting Substances
8.4: Emissions from Specific Sources
8.5: Noise
9. Water
9.1: The Water Framework Directive
9.2: Other Legal Acts related to Water
9.3: The Marine Strategy Framework Directive
9.4: Pollution from Ships
10. Climate and Energy
10.1: Commitments, Distribution, and Monitoring
10.2: The EU ETS
10.3: Sources of Greenhouse Gases outside the EU ETS
10.4: Energy from Renewable Sources
10.5: Carbon Capture and Storage
10.6: Energy Efficiency
10.7: Ecodesign of Energy Using Products
10.8: Eco Labeling
11. Waste
11.1: The Waste Framework Directive
11.2: Shipments of Waste
11.3: Landfill of Waste
11.4: Packaging and Packaging Waste
11.5: End of Life Vehicles
11.6: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
11.7: Mining Waste
11.8: Ship Recycling
11.9: Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues
11.10: Other Particular Kinds of Waste
12. Chemicals
12.1: Risks and Knowledge
12.2: The REACH Regulation
12.3: Classification, Labeling, and Packaging
12.4: Pesticides
12.5: Biocidal Products
12.6: Trade in Dangerous Chemicals
12.7: Other Measures Relating to Chemicals
13. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
13.1: Contained Use of GMOs
13.2: Deliberate Release of GMOs
13.3: Transboundary Movement of GMOs
14. Biodiversity
14.1: Conservation of Wild Birds
14.2: Conservation of Natural Habitats
14.3: Conservation of Natural Habitats
14.4: Deforestation and Illegal Logging
14.5: Other Measures Relating to Biodiversity