Air Pollution as a Whole: The Court of Justice Strengthens Environmental Standards in the Ambient Air Quality Directive over Contrasting Industrial Emissions Directive Derogations

IF 1.8 Q1 LAW European Journal of Risk Regulation Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI:10.1017/err.2024.6
Walter Bruno
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On 9 March 2023, the Court of Justice (Second Chamber) delivered a preliminary ruling about the coordination of two European Union measures against air pollution: the Industrial Emissions Directive and the Ambient Air Quality Directive. Upon assessment, the Court reinforced the mandatory nature of the air quality limit values vis-à-vis possible derogations foreseen in the Industrial Emissions Directive. In this case, both AG Kokott and the Second Chamber affirmed the primacy of the air quality standards. However, this Case Note finds that slightly different reasoning between the AG Opinion and the final Judgment reveals differing underlying approaches. Whilst the AG focuses on air quality plans and leaves more room for discretion to national authorities, the final Judgment anchors the coordination of the two Directives to strict and objective pollution limit values, further strengthening the Ambient Air Quality Directive as an effective instrument of environmental protection litigation.
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整体空气污染:法院加强《环境空气质量指令》中的环境标准而非相互矛盾的《工业排放指令》例外规定
2023 年 3 月 9 日,法院(第二庭)就欧盟两项空气污染防治措施的协调问题做出了初步裁决:《工业排放指令》和《环境空气质量指令》。经评估,法院强化了空气质量限值的强制性质,与《工业排放指令》中预见的可能减损相比较。在本案中,AG Kokott 和第二审判庭都确认了空气质量标准的首要地位。然而,本案例说明发现,总检察长意见和最终判决之间略有不同的推理揭示了不同的基本方法。总检察长的意见侧重于空气质量计划,为国家当局留出了更多的自由裁量空间,而最终判决则将两项指令的协调固定为严格、客观的污染限值,进一步加强了《环境空气质量指令》作为环境保护诉讼有效工具的地位。
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期刊介绍: European Journal of Risk Regulation is an interdisciplinary forum bringing together legal practitioners, academics, risk analysts and policymakers in a dialogue on how risks to individuals’ health, safety and the environment are regulated across policy domains globally. The journal’s wide scope encourages exploration of public health, safety and environmental aspects of pharmaceuticals, food and other consumer products alongside a wider interpretation of risk, which includes financial regulation, technology-related risks, natural disasters and terrorism.
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