Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- 1 EC Treaty, as amended by the 1986 Single European Act, the 1992 Treaty on European Union, the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam and the 2001 Treaty of Nice (extracts)
- 1A EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1B EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1C EEC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1D Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union on 28 October 2004 (extracts – not yet in force)
- 2 Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (OJ L 242 10.09.2002 p. 1)
- 3 Communication from the Commission of 2 February 2000 on the precautionary principle (COM (2000) 12.02.2000 p. 1)
- 4 Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2002 laying down a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (OJ L 075 16.03.2002 p. 1)
- 5 Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (OJ L 288 15.11.2000 p. 1)
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
1D - Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union on 28 October 2004 (extracts – not yet in force)
from PART I - General principles of EC environmental law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- 1 EC Treaty, as amended by the 1986 Single European Act, the 1992 Treaty on European Union, the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam and the 2001 Treaty of Nice (extracts)
- 1A EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1B EC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the TEU and the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1C EEC Treaty, incorporating amendments introduced by the SEA (extracts; superseded by the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice on 1 February 2003)
- 1D Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union on 28 October 2004 (extracts – not yet in force)
- 2 Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (OJ L 242 10.09.2002 p. 1)
- 3 Communication from the Commission of 2 February 2000 on the precautionary principle (COM (2000) 12.02.2000 p. 1)
- 4 Decision No 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2002 laying down a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (OJ L 075 16.03.2002 p. 1)
- 5 Regulation (EC) No 2493/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 on measures to promote the full integration of the environmental dimension in the development process of developing countries (OJ L 288 15.11.2000 p. 1)
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
Summary
Source: OJ C310 16 December 2004 p. 1
Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
Part I
Title I
Definition and objectives of the Union
Article I-1
Establishment of the Union
Reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future, this Constitution establishes the European Union, on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common. The Union shall coordinate the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives, and shall exercise on a Community basis the competences they confer on it.
The Union shall be open to all European States which respect its values and are committed to promoting them together.
Article I-2
The Union's values
The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail.
Article I-3
The Union's objectives
The Union's aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples.
The Union shall offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, and an internal market where competition is free and undistorted.
The Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment.
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- Documents in European Community Environmental Law , pp. 51 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006