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This consultation has now closed. An overview of responses has now been be published. The following material has been left in place for reference/archive purposes.
Defra launched a public consultation on the European Commission's proposal for an EU Directive on Environmental Liability on 12 April 2002.
The proposal aims to establish a liability regime which ensures that 'the polluter pays' for the prevention and remediation of environmental damage. The closing date for responses was 24 May 2002. The Devolved Administrations are undertaking separate consultations.
The Consultation package includes:
- a covering letter setting out the purpose of the consultation
- a summary of the proposals and comparison with existing UK arrangements, and
- a list of key questions which consultees might address.
[ These documents have been made available as a single file in Adobe Acrobat (50kb) format for downloading.- updated 17 April 2002, list of consultees added]- The draft Directive - available on the European Commission web site via this page, and currently available directly at this address (Adobe Acrobat format, 400kb).
The initial Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment is available via this web page and also as a single file in Adobe Acrobat (50kb) format for downloading.
An extended partial Regulatory Impact Assessment is now available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat (260kb) format.
See also this related News Release. In addition consultees may find the following additional documents of interest:
- The UK response to the European Commission's White Paper on Environmental Liability
- The UK response to the Working Paper on Environmental Liability produced by the European Commission's Directorate-General (Environment)
More general information on Environmental Liability is available at this page.
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Contacting Defra
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Published 12 April 2002 / Updated 26 September 2002
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