Châu Âu Chính sách cho Quản lý chất thải Với hiệp ước thành lập Cộng đồng châu Âu và với việc phê chuẩn Hiệp ước Amsterdam, Cộng đồng châu Âu nhận được nhiều lập pháp quyền. Các tiểu bang sau đây là thành viên của Cộng đồng châu Âu: Áo, Bỉ, Đan Mạch, Phần Lan, Pháp, Đức, Hy Lạp, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Hà Lan, Bồ Đào Nha, Tây Ban Nha, Thụy Điển, và Liên hiệp Vương quốc Anh và Bắc Ireland | 6 European Policies for Waste Management Ingo F. W. Romey and Marc Obladen University of Essen Essen Germany 1 INTRODUCTION With the treaty establishing the European Community and with the ratification of the Treaty of Amsterdam the European Community receives wide legislative rights. The following states are members of the European Community Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In order to carry out their tasks and in accordance with the provisions of this treaty the European Parliament acting jointly with the Council and the Commission make regulations and issue directives take decisions and make recommendations or deliver opinions. A regulation shall have general application. It shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Copyright 2002 by Marcel Dekker Inc. All Rights Reserved. A directive shall be binding as to the result to be achieved upon each Member State to which it is addressed but shall leave to the national authorities the choice of form and methods. A decision shall be binding in its entirety upon those to whom it is addressed. Recommendations and opinions shall have no binding force. By the Treaty of Amsterdam the members of the European Community are obligated to pursue a common environmental policy. Community policy on the environment shall contribute to pursuit of the following objectives Preserving protecting and improving the quality of the environment Protecting human health Prudent and rational utilization of natural resources Promoting measures at the international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems Further Community policy on the environment shall aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Community. It shall be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that
