Name of legislative instrument

EC designation

Council Directive on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

67/548

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles

70/157

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from positive-ignition engines of motor vehicles

70/220

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles

72/306

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to detergents

73/404

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of testing the biodegradability of anionic surfactants

73/405

Council Resolution on energy and the environment

Council Directive on the disposal of waste oils

75/439

Council Directive concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States

75/440

Council Directive on waste

75/442

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels

75/716

Council Directive concerning the quality of bathing water

76/160

Council Directive on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls

76/403

Council Directive on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community

76/464

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

76/769

Council Directive on waste from the titanium dioxide industry

78/176

Council Directive on toxic and dangerous waste

78/319

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (pesticides)

78/631

Council Directive on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life

78/659

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on the permissible sound level and exhaust system of motorcycles

78/1015

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the determination of the noise emission of construction plant and equipment

79/113

Council Directive prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances

79/117

Council Directive on the conservation of wild birds

79/409

Council Directive concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States

79/869

Council Directive on the quality required of shellfish waters

79/923

Council Directive on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances

80/68

Council Directive on the limitation of noise emissions from subsonic-aircraft

80/51

Council Decision concerning chloroflurocarbons in the environment

80/372

Council Directive relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption

80/778

Council Directive on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates

80/779

Council Directive on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry

82/176

Council Directive on the major accident hazards of certain industrial activities

82/501

Council Decision on the consolidation of precautionary measures concerning chlorofluorcarbons in the environment

82/795

Council Directive on procedures for the surveillance and monitoring of environments concerned by waste from the titanium dioxide industry

82/883

Council Directive on a limit value for lead in the air

82/884

Council Regulation establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources

170/83

Council Regulation laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources

171/83

Council Directive on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges

83/513

Council Directive on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by sectors other than the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry

84/156

Council Directive on the combating of air pollution from industrial plants

84/360

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for construction plant and equipment

84/532

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of compressors

84/533

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of tower cranes

84/534

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of welding generators

84/535

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of power generators

84/536

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of powered hand-held concrete-breakers and picks

84/537

Council Directive on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of hexachlorocyclohexane

84/491

Council Directive on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide

85/203

Council Decision concerning a supplement, in respect of cadmium, to Annex IV to the convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution

85/336

Council Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment

85/337

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning lead content of petrol

85/581

Council Directive on the harmonization of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances

87/18

Council Directive on the limitation of noise emitted by hydraulic excavators, rope-operated excavators, dozers, loaders and excavator-loaders

86/662

Council Directive on the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution by asbestos

87/217

Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles

88/77

Council Directive on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations

88/379

Council Directive on the inspection and verification of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

88/320

Council Regulation concerning export from and import into the Community of certain dangerous chemicals

1734/88

Council Directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants

88/609

Council Regulation concerning the export of certain chemical products

428/89

Council Directive on the prevention of air pollution from new municipal waste incineration plants

89/369

Council Directive on the reduction of air pollution from existing municipal waste incineration plants

89/429

Council Decision on the acceptance by the European Economic Community of an OECD Decision/Recommendation on compliance with principles of Good Laboratory Practice

89/569

Council Regulation on the prohibition on importing raw and worked ivory derived from the African elephant into the Community

2496/89

Council Directive on the limitation of noise emissions from civil subsonic jet aeroplanes

89/629

Council Decision on the acceptance by the European Economic Community of an OECD Decision/recommendation on the control of the transfrontier movements of hazardous wastes

90/170

Council Directive on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms

90/219

Council Directive on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms

90/220

Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network

1210/90

Council Directive on the freedom of access to information on the environment

90/313

Council Regulation on action by the community for the protection of the environment in the Mediterranean Regions (MEDSPA)

563/91

Council Regulation on substances that deplete the ozone layer

594/91

Council Directive on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances

91/157

Council Directive concerning urban waste water treatment

91/271

Council Directive concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

91/414

Council Directive on hazardous wastes

91/689

Council Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

92/43

Council Regulation concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals

2455/92

Council Directive on air pollution by ozone

92/72

Council Regulation on the supervision and control of shipments of wastes within, into, and out of the European Community

259/93

Council Regulation on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances

793/93

Council Regulation allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme

1836/93

Council Regulation authorizing the trade of ozone depleting substances and products containing such substances with non-parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer

2047/93