Traducción de «normativa de medio ambiente » (Español → Inglés) :

With regard to environmental law, this Recommendation takes account of the provisions of Article 9(3), (4) and (5) of the UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (‘the Aarhus Convention’) which, respectively, encourage wide access to justice in environmental matters, set out criteria that procedures should respect, including criteria that they be timely and not prohibitively expensive, and address information to the public and the consideration of assistance mechanisms.

8. Argues that, given the already existing low average tariffs, a key to unlocking the potential of the transatlantic relationship could lie in the tackling of NTBs, which consist mainly of customs procedures and behind-the-border regulatory restrictions, as long as this approach is not misused to undercut value-based regulatory restrictions; stresses that many of the regulatory restrictions are rooted in transatlantic divergences over health, safety and environmental standards and the role of the state; regards as key to unlocking the potential of the transatlantic relationship a common ambitious vision of the future social and enviro ...[+++]nmental needs of the global economic system;

27. Emphasises that the European Union has only recently, with the committed involvement of the European Parliament, adopted new, stricter rules on the authorisation of plant protection products and their sustainable use, in order to ensure that they are safe for human beings and the environment; notes that these rules include additional, strict criteria relating to bee safety; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed about the successful implementation of the new rules;

(4 ) Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environmental Action Programme sets out that environment and health and quality of life are key environmental priorities of the 6th EAP, highlighting in particular in Article 7(2)(e) the need to establish more specific legislation in the field of water policy.

On this subject, it is the responsibility of the national authorities to ensure that the plants meet the environmental, health and safety regulations in force in their respective countries.

The Report covered the whole range of issues covered by the need to avoid future conflicts between multilateral trade law and environmental protection law, and the Parliament's long term objectives in that sense.