Translation of "analyser des données sur l'environnement " (French → English) :

8. Takes note of the measures and tools adopted at European level to measure and analyse possible impacts of legislative initiatives on progress, such as impact assessments, including cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria analyses, risk assessments, data collection, statistics, environmental economic accounts, political analysis at various political levels, reports on monitoring of implementation and enforcement and r ...[+++]eviews carried out in different areas of EU legislation; supports fully the establishment of a solid legal framework for the European Environmental Economic Accounts as a positive step in the ‘GDP and beyond’ process;

8. Takes note of the measures and tools adopted at European level to measure and analyse possible impacts of legislative initiatives on progress, such as impact assessments, including cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria analyses, risk assessments, data collection, statistics, environmental economic accounts, political analysis at various political levels, reports on monitoring of implementation and enforcement and r ...[+++]eviews carried out in different areas of EU legislation; supports fully the establishment of a solid legal framework for the European Environmental Economic Accounts as a positive step in the ‘GDP and beyond’ process;

The EEA will treat Switzerland as a Member State, through equal treatment in terms of provisions of environmental data and information and analysis, staffing provisions, contracts to third parties and appointments of and participation in Topic Centres.

The 2002 BEPGs recommended Member States to: (i) provide impact analyses considering the social and environmental consequences of policy measures; (ii) increase competition to increase effectiveness of market-based instruments; (iii) introduce and strengthen policies based on economic instruments in order to appropriately integrate externalities and mirror resource use; (iv) prepare for the introduction of emissions trading at EU level more generally, prepare appropriate measures and policies to deliver the Kyoto obligations, in particular aiming at more efficient manageme ...[+++]nt of energy and transport demand; (v) encourage the disclosure of environmental information in the annual accounts of companies; (vi) reduce sectoral subsidies and tax exemptions and other measures, which have a negative environmental impact; (vii) agree on an appropriate framework for energy taxation at the European level; (viii) implement measures targeted on energy use, including in transport, to enhance energy efficiency.

Where, in particular, the draft seeks to limit the marketing or use of a chemical substance, preparation or product on grounds of public health or of the protection of consumers or the environment, Member States shall also forward either a summary or the references of all relevant data relating to the substance, preparation or product concerned and to known and available substitutes, where such information may be available, and communicate the anticipated effects of the measure on public health and the protection of the consumer and t ...[+++]he environment, together with an analysis of the risk carried out as appropriate in accordance with the general principles for the risk evaluation of chemical substances as referred to in Article 10(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 (8) in the case of an existing substance or in Article 3(2) of Directive 67/548/EEC (9), in the case of a new substance.

Whereas collection, processing and analysis of environmental data at European level are necessary in order to provide objective, reliable and comparable information which will enable the Community and the Member States to take the requisite measures to protect the environment, to assess the results of such measures and to ensure that the public is properly informed about the state of the environment;