§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the environmental directives which have been issued by the European Community in the past 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the number of companies each directive will affect.
§ Mr. MacleanThe following is a list of environmental directives issued by the European Community since 1 June 1991. Information on the numbers of companies affected by each directive is not collected centrally.
Directive No. Directive title 91/322 Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work. 91/325 Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (12th adaptation) 91/326 Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (13th adaptation) 91/338 Restrictions on marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (cadmium) 91/339 Restrictions on marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (ugilec, DBBT) 91/368 Noise from construction plants 91/382 Worker protection from exposure to asbestos 91/410 Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (14th adaptation) 91/414 Marketing of plant protection products 91/441 Amending diretive 70/220 on air pollution by emissions from vehicles 91/542 Amending directive 88/77 on air pollution by emissions from diesel engines 91/632 Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (15th adaptation) 91-659 Restrictions on marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (asbestos) 91/676 Protection of waters against nitrate pollution form agriculture 91/689 Hazardous waste 91/692 Standardising and rationalising reports on the implementation of certain directives relating to the environment 92/3 Supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste between Member States and into and out of the Community 92/143 Aircraft noise