Traduction de «impact nuisible sur l'environnement » (Français → Anglais) :

8. Points out that the overall objective of the strategy is to reduce to a minimum the negative environmental impact of waste; this means that, in the thematic strategy, environmental impact should be defined, that recycling is not an end in itself, especially not for hazardous waste, and that the waste hierarchy should be correctly applied for different situations and materials; it should be the environmental impact that counts; therefore calls for future legislation to give preference to waste disposal over re-use and recycling o ...[+++]nly where there is a clear evidence that it actually is more environmentally friendly; this could, for instance, be determined through a comparison of inter alia emission and energy consumption levels for the various alternative processes throughout their lifecycle;

8. Underlines that the overall objective of the strategy is to reduce to a minimum the negative environmental impact of waste; this implies that in the thematic strategy environmental impact should be defined, that recycling is not an end in itself and that the waste hierarchy is not fixed for all situations and materials; it should be the environmental impact that counts; therefore calls for future legislation only to give preference to waste prevention and recycling over regulated disposal where they actually are more environment ...[+++]ally friendly; this could, for instance, be determined through a comparison of emission and energy consumption levels for the various alternative processes;

The measures include stipulations concerning the use of certain types of fishing gear, the banning of certain types of equipment regarded as harmful to the environment, the reduction of the harmful effect of fishing on species such as seabirds and marine mammals and the activities of scientific observers on board fishing vessels for the purpose of collecting data.

Member States are required under the Environment impact assessment (EIA) Directive (Directive 85/337/EEC on the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 97/11/EC ), to ensure that an environmental impact assessment is carried out before development consent is given for projects likely to have significant effects on the environment.

, and "Canada and the European Community .will join their efforts in the protection of the environment and the pursuit of sustainable development within each country as well as the preservation of the fragile global eco-system", Declare their intention to strengthen further their cooperation in the following areas: * multilateral negotiations of the conventions on climate change, on the conservation of biological diversity, and on a global forest convention or agreement; * preparations for the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development currently underway; * the follow-up of the implementation of the Montreal Protocol ...[+++] on substances that deplete the ozone layer and the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and their disposal; * the cooperation with Eastern and Central Europe in the G-24 and in the framework of the UN Economic Commission for Europe; * the bilateral ministerial initiative to ensure conservation and rational management of living marine resources in the Northwest Atlantic; - 2 - * the pursuit of effective measures to address the pressing issue of marine pollution, particularly from land-based sources; * working together through UNCED to develop comprehensive principles for the conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests; * the closely linked issues of the development and use of economic and fiscal instruments in the implementation of environmental policy objectives; * the exchange of views on waste management, the implementation of environmental impact assessment, the development and application of environmental legislation and all matters of water quality.

Henceforth, any project liable to have an impact on the environment will have to be the subject of a strategic environmental impact assessment, and each year each Commission Directorate-General will provide a report on its activities with regard to the environment.