Integrated pollution prevention and control. Codification
2006/0170(COD)
PURPOSE: to codify the legislation on integrated pollution prevention and control.
LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (codified version).
CONTENT: the purpose of this Directive is to codify Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 on integrated pollution prevention and control. The new Directive supersedes the various acts incorporated in it whilst fully preserving the content of the acts being codified. It does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18/02/2008.