reports and letters

EPA network letter on F gases

May 2012: This EPA Network letter regarding the European Commission's report on fluorinated greenhouse gases published in September 2011 was sent to Commissioner Janez Potočnik.

Response Commissioner Hedegaard F gases

May 2012: This is a response from Commissioner Connie Hedegaard on a EPA Network letter regarding the European Commission's report on fluorinated greenhouse gases.

EPA Network Consultation response 6EAP

April 2011: This is a response from the EPA Network on the European Commission Consultation on the final assessment of the 6th Community Environmental Action Programme.

EPA Network paper Barriers to Environmental Regulation

January 2007: This paper considers how obstacles or barriers to good environmental regulation arise and develop a simple diagnostic tool for environmental legislation derived by examining case studies of where such barriers exist or have been overcome.

EPA Network paper Sustainable Use of Resources

September 2006: This paper is a contribution from members of the Network of Heads of European Environment Protection Agencies on the Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources.

Conclusions 2018 Plastics Conference

December 2018: This document contains the documentation and conclusions from the EPA Network conference "Eliminating Plastic and Micro-Plastic Pollution – an Urgent Need, 2nd Stakeholder Conference" held 20 November 2018 in Brussels.

Critical noise values in EU (IG Noise)

October 2019: This technical report describes the current state of noise limits in Europe. The goal is to provide guidance on how the 2018 WHO guidelines should be implemented in national legislation.

Critical noise values in EU (Summary) (IG Noise)

October 2019: This technical report describes the current state of noise limits in Europe. The goal is to provide guidance on how the 2018 WHO guidelines should be implemented in national legislation.

Non Toxic Environment Strategy Paper

December 2019: A joint strategy for proactive and up-stream chemicals management would help to resolve many of the down-stream environmental issues that fall under the responsibilities of the EPAs, such as air, water and soil pollution and waste management, writes a working group of the EPA Network in this paper on an European Non-Toxic Environment Strategy, endorsed by 9 EPA Network members.