Last update: 23/06/2004
Council of the European Union
In support of general government offices, APAT participates in
the activities of various working groups on the EU Council, such
as:
- the Environment Group for the preparation or revision of
many European regulations, including among others the directives on
environmental noise, on management of waste from electrical and
electronic devices, on the agricultural use of treated sludge, and
on the management of biodegradable waste, and regulations on waste
statistics;
- the Atomic Issues Group, actively supporting
Italy’s permanent representation in Brussels on matters
relating to assessments of nuclear safety conditions in candidate
countries as part of negotiations for the expansion of the EU and
in the process of revising the Euratom regulations on controls
relating to the safeguard system;
- the Climate Change Group, on topics relating to methods
for recording CO2 emissions and absorption relating to
changes in the use of soil and forests, and mechanisms of
technological and financial cooperation with developing countries
and transitioning countries.
It also conducts numerous activities in support of the Ministry of
the Environment and Territorial Protection in the area of
commitments deriving at the Community level from the many European
directives, regulations and decisions, such as:
- the Directive on integrated prevention and limitation of
pollution (known as IPPC Directive n.
96/61/CE);
- the Framework Directive on Water (2000/60/CE);
- the Ozone Directive (92/72/CE);
- the Discharge Directive (99/31/CE);
- the Directive on End-of-life vehicles (2000/53/CE);
- the Directive on production and management of packaging and
packaging waste (94/62/CE);
and other specific regulations (for greater details, see the main
environmental topics).
