Article 69
Environment
1. Bearing in mind the European Energy Charter and the Declaration of the Lucerne Conference of 1993, the Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation on environment and human health.
2. Cooperation shall aim at combating the deterioration of the environment and in particular:
- effective monitoring of pollution levels and assessment of environment; system of information on the state of the environment,
- combating local, regional and transboundary air and water pollution,
- ecological restoration,
- sustainable, efficient and environmentally effective production and use of energy; safety of industrial plants,
- classification and safe handling of chemicals,
- water quality,
- waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal, implementation of the Basle Convention,
- the environmental impact of agriculture, soil erosion, and chemical pollution,
- the protection of forests,
- the conservation of biodiversity, protected areas and sustainable use and management of biological resources,
- land-use planning, including construction and urban planning,
- use of economic and fiscal instruments,
- global climate change,
- environmental education and awareness,
- implementation of the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a transboundary context.
3. Cooperation shall take place particularly through:
- disaster planning and other emergency situations,
- exchange of information and experts, including information and experts dealing with the transfer of clean technologies and the safe and environmentally sound use of biotechnologies,
- joint research activities,
- improvement of laws towards Community standards,
- cooperation at regional level, including cooperation within the framework of the European
Environment Agency, established by the Community and at international level,
- development of strategies, particularly with regard to global and climatic issues and also in view of achieving sustainable development,
- environmental impact studies.
<< Article 68 Construction |
>> Article 70 Transport |
|
Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation Establishing a Partnership Between the European Communities and Their Member States,... |