The EU adopted its Council Directive 85 337 EEC10 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (i.e. the EU EIA Directive) in 1985.

The publication of some additional information is encouraged, for example, in the EU public procurement directive (the EU directive ).

The EU Public Procurement Directive, article 38 (6).

See, e.g., the EU Public Procurement Directive, annex VIII.

Article 54 (2) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

Article 35 (1) of the EU Public Procurement Directive.

See article 54(3) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

E.g., under article 43 of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

See article 54(8) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

The European Patent Convention and EU Directive 98 44 EC

See the EU Public Procurement Directive, annex VIII, 1 (a).

The Council Directive 2001 42 EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (i.e. the EU SEA Directive) came into force in 2001.

The EU public procurement directive (the EU directive ) and legislation in a number of EU countries reviewed refer in that context to the publication of a prior information or indicative notice (PIN) .

See, e.g., article 54(4) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

Article 54(4 and 5) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

Directive 92 75 EC was replaced by Directive 2010 30 EU which must be applied from 31 July 2011.

The EU Racial Equality Directive does not require this, and the Danish parliament has, thus, moved beyond the Directive.

Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (85 337 EEC), amended by Council Directive 97 11 EC,Access to Environmental Information Directive (90 313 EEC),Reporting Directive (91 692 EEC).

See article 1, para. 13, of the EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

The EU Public Procurement Directive, annex VII A, under Prior information notice .

There is also another EU legislation of particular importance to air quality improvement, e.g. IPPC Directive, Waste Incineration Directive, VOC Sol

For basins shared by EU countries, the information would derive from reporting obligations under the EU Water Framework Directive.

Directive on disposal of construction materials (Council Directive 91 689 EEC (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p.20))

The new EU directive on environmental noise provides a basis for further harmonization.

The European Patent Convention and EU Directive 98 44 EC 29 41 10

EU Directives that directly or indirectly abate the NEC Directive pollutants VOCs, NOX

See article 1(7) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC that defines reverse auction .

4.1 Drinking Water Directive 98 83 EC 4.2 Bathing Water Directive 76 160 EEC, 2006 7 EC 4.3 Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91 271 EEC 4.4 Nitrates Directive 91 676 EEC 4.5 Water Framework Directive 2000 60 EC 4.6 Groundwater Directive 2006 118 EC 4.7 Further recent developments in EU Water Policy

4.1 Habitats Directive 92 43 EEC 4.2 Wild Birds Directive 79 409 EEC 4.3 Related multilateral environmental agreements 4.4 Further relevant EU Nature Protection Policy

The majority of EU Member States have implemented Directive 2001 16 EC on Conventional Rail Interoperability.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Union (EU) biofuels directive.

A standard form is annexed to the EU Public Contract Notices Directive (see above, endnote 28).

From European Union (Council Directive 92 58 EEC of 24 June 1992)

Council Directive 79 409 EEC on the conservation of wild birds Council Directive 92 43 EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and ora Council Directive 83 129 EEC concerning the importation into Member States of skins of certain seal pups and products derived therefrom

Why, then, was the European Commission s proposed services directive, which would ensure freedom to supply services across the Union to all EU companies, vilified as the Frankenstein directive ?

In addition, under the EU directive, it is necessary to indicate whether a framework agreement is involved.

This directive is called Data Retention Directive.

The EU Directive on Electronic Signatures facilitates the use of electronic signatures and contributes to their legal recognition.

All globally threatened bird species occurring in the EU 25 are now protected either under the Birds Directive.

The EU Troika includes oficials from the EU Member State that holds the EU Presidency, the incoming EU Presidency, the European Commission and the EU Council Secretariat.

Green building initiatives in Europe will likely receive a boost in the near future as a result of an EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (European Parliament Council, 2003).

In February, the Superior Council of Judicial Magistrates adopted a directive on official languages.

4.1 Access to Information Directive 4.2 Reporting Directive

Purchase Contract Awards Act 2002 of Austria, para. 118.3 and article 54(6) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

See article 4.3 of the Australian Procurement Publishing Guidance and article 38(4) of the EU Public Procurement Directive.