a long-term climate objective is not to exceed a global temperature change of 2 °C over preindustrial levels and to stabilise CO2 concentrations below 550 ppm,

by the year 2010, 12 % of the total use of energy should be derived from renewable energy sources,

measures are presented within a number of policy areas which will contribute to the fulfilment of the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,

a halt to the loss of biodiversity should be achieved by 2010,

within one generation, by 2020, only chemicals that do not have a significantly negative impact on health and the environment should be produced and used,

the improvement of air quality with a view to non-exceedance of critical loads and levels,

the substantial reduction of people affected by detrimental health-related noise levels,

a more sustainable use of pesticides, as well as a significant overall reduction in risks and of the use of pesticides, consistent with necessary crop protection, should be achieved,

economic growth should be decoupled from resource use,

the amounts of waste produced should fall and recycling and reuse should receive priority,

subsidies which counteract an efficient and sustainable use of energy should be reviewed with a view to gradually phasing them out,

green public procurement policy should be promoted, allowing environmental characteristics to be taken into account and the possible integration of environmental life cycle concerns, including the Production phase, into procurement procedures, starting a review of procurement in Community institutions.

amendments 3 and 4 on ex-post controls: given the operational nature of these amendments, which are better suited for the body of the Decision, the Common Position foresees a number of additional actions in Article 3(2) on implementation and enforcement of Community legislation, as well as a specific reference to ex-post evaluation in Article 10(c) which cover the substance of amendment 3 and part of amendment 4;

amendments 6 and 7 on integration: the substance of these amendments, of an operational nature, is partly covered by Article 3(3), although the Common Position opts for a more general language;

amendment 9 on renewable resources: the substance of this amendment, of an operational nature, can partly be found in Article 5 (on climate change) (2)(ii) on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector, where an indicative target on the use of renewable energy sources has also been added;

amendment 11 on citizen involvement: the substance of this amendment, of an operational nature, can be found in Article 3 (strategic approaches to meeting environmental objectives), notably in paragraphs 6 and 9;

amendments 12 and 13 on wastes: recital 29 of the Common Position merges the original recitals on wastes (amendment 13), however the operational aspects of amendment 12 are to be found in Article 8 (on sustainable use and management of natural resources and wastes), particularly in paragraph 1 (objectives) second indent, and paragraph 2(ii) (measures on waste prevention and management);

amendment 14 on transport policy: recital 30 covers this amendment in substance;

amendment 260 on environment policy-making: the precautionary principle is now specifically the subject of recital 5. In addition, Article 2 (principles and overall aims) covers this amendment particularly in paragraph 3 (introductory phrase, first and second indents);

amendment 261 on information: is partly covered by recital 33 and by Article 10(e) and (f);

amendment 16 on the Aarhus Convention: this amendment, of an operational nature, is covered in its substance by Article 3(9);

amendment 21 on the title of Article 2 is covered in substance by the Common Position, and the specific objectives for each priority areas have been transferred from Article 2 to the specific Articles (5 to 9) as suggested by the European Parliament;

amendments 22, 23 and 24 on policy principles and integration: are covered in substance by the Common Position which elaborates on the programmes' policy principles in Article 2 (principles and overall aims) (1), drawing from Article 174 of the Treaty. In respect to integration (Article 6 of the Treaty), a full reference is introduced in recital 13. In addition Article 2(4) is devoted to integration of environmental protection requirements into other policies. The Common Position addressed in depth the question of indicators and monitoring (second part of Amendment 24) in Article 10 (on environment policy making) (e);

amendment 25 on sustainable development: is covered partly in Article 2(1) second indent, while the international dimension of sustainable development, notably the Rio +10 Conference of 2002, is addressed in Article 9;

amendments 26, 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 on the structure of the Decision: are mostly covered by the Common Position which has transferred all the area-related specific objectives to the corresponding Articles of the Decision;

amendments 34, 35, 37, 39, 40 on the general objectives of the programme: are covered in principle and partly by the Decision, which maintains a general aim for each area in Article 2(2). Several of the detailed objectives suggested by these amendments are developed in the specific Articles devoted to each area (Articles 5 to 8);

amendment 43 on Local Agenda 21: this reference is taken up in Article 7 (on environment and health and quality of life) (2)(h), on actions related to the urban environment;

amendments 276 and 44 on development of legislation: are covered in part by the Common Position whereby a new paragraph 1 is introduced in Article 3 to address this issue in particular. However, the principles on which legislation should be based figure already in the preamble and in Article 2(1) and are not repeated here. In addition, the section on implementation of legislation is maintained and further developed (Article 2(2));

amendment 45 on integration: is covered in principle by Article 3 (strategic approaches) (3) making reference to the need of specific environmental objectives, targets, timetables and indicators in the different policy areas, while the specific policy sectors are addressed case-by-case, in the Articles devoted to each priority area;

amendments 47 and 51 on the Commission's organisation and Decisions: are covered in substance, without the obligatory element, respectively by the third indent of Article 3(3), which is relevant to all the Community institutions and by the sixth indent of the same Article, which introduces a comprehensive reference to environmental impact assessment;

amendment 263 on negative subsidies: is covered in part by Article 3(4) first indent, calling for the reform of subsidies with considerable negative environmental effects, keeping in mind that the applicable time-frame would be that generally applicable to the whole programme and that an inventory of negative subsidies, as well as their gradual phasing out is foreseen specifically in Article 5 (climate change) (2)(ii) in relation to the energy sector;

amendment 50 on the common agricultural policy and Community funding programmes: the principle of this amendment is covered by Article 3(3) (particularly the first, fifth and seventh indents) and by Article 6 (on nature and biodiversity) (2)(f) specifically devoted to the common agricultural policy;

amendment 53 on encouraging innovation and involvement of local communities is implicitly covered by Article 3(6), (9) and (10);

amendment 54 on research: Article 10 (on environment policy making) point (d) specifically addresses the issue of research in the Community and in the Member States;

amendments 55, 57, 58, 59, 60 61, 62 on implementation: while amendment 55 is taken up in full (Article 3(2) introductory phrase) amendments 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62 are covered in part or in principle, sometimes implicitly, by Article 3(2) of the Common Position, notably by the more general wording (first indent) increased measures to improve respect for Community rules on the protection of the environment and addressing infringements of environmental legislation;

amendment 64 on upgrading knowledge: is covered in substance by Article 10(d) (on research needs) and (f) (on monitoring, data collection and reporting systems);

amendment 264 on thematic strategies: is mostly covered by a new Article 4 of the Common Position. In relation to the decision-making process to be envisaged for the thematic strategies, a framework directive has not been considered suitable in all cases given the purpose of the strategies, which should themselves identify further proposals required to reach the objectives of the programme and the procedures foreseen for their adoption. The text of the Common Position maintains flexibility, and foresees that the strategies should take the form of a Decision where appropriate. Furthermore, while it is clear that indicators will be needed in order to measure the achievements of the thematic strategies — where quantitative targets and timetables will be identified (paragraph 2), an additional paragraph on indicators has not been included in order to avoid overlap with Article 10(e) specifically devoted to this matter;

amendment 67 on Community research: is covered in substance by Article 10(d);

amendments 292, 69 and 70 on environmental performance of enterprises: are covered in principle by Article 3(5) (notably introductory phrase, first and fifth indents) and paragraph 6 (addressing inter alia, public bodies, including local authorities);

amendments 265 and 286 and 72 on legal frameworks for voluntary commitments: are partly covered by Article 3(5) last indent, on the encouragement of voluntary agreements which calls for procedures to be set up in the event of non-compliance while flexibility is maintained in relation to the cases where these agreements need to be encouraged. In as far as these will be part of the thematic strategies, they will contain targets, timetables and a monitoring mechanism; furthermore the Council and the European Parliament will be involved in their definition;

amendment 73 on training: is covered in principle by Article 10(d) whereby the development of bridges between environmental and other actors in the field of information, training, research, education and other policies is called upon, and keeping in mind that the activities under the Community framework programme also include training;

amendment 74 on small and medium-sized enterprises: is covered in principle by Article 3(5) (notably introductory phrase coupled with third indent);

amendment 75 on fiscal measures: is covered in substance by Article 3(4), third indent;

amendment 78 on public procurement: is covered in substance by Article 3(6), third indent;

amendments 82 and 88 on participation and access to information: are covered in substance by Article 3(9), although children and young people are not specifically mentioned;

amendment 91 on education: the need to link education and environmental and other actors is mentioned in Article 10(d), second indent, taking account of the limits of Community competence in this area;

amendment 92 on raising awareness: is covered in substance by Article 3(9), third indent;

amendment 93 on interregional protection projects: is covered by Article 3(10) (introductory phrase and first indent) and Article 9 (on international issues) (2)(i);

amendments 96, 97, 98 and 101 on regional and spatial planning: while amendment 96 is covered in full by Article 3(10), last indent, amendments 97, 98 and 101 are covered in part and in principle by the first and second indents of the same paragraph also taking into account that climate change prevention is fully addressed in Article 5 and that sustainable urban environment is addressed in Article 7;

amendment 104 on general aims for actions on climate change is covered by Article 2(2), first indent, without mention of the reduction target of 50 % by 2040, considered premature;

amendments 105 and 247 on the Kyoto Protocol: while amendment 105 is fully incorporated in Article 5(1), first indent, amendment 247 is partly covered by the same indent;

amendment 106 on CO2 emissions from transport: although not covered as such, a complete paragraph on transport (Article 5(2)(iii)) is now foreseen in the present Article;

amendments 107 and 108 on implementation and further reductions: are broadly covered by Article 5(1), second and third indents, although the identification of additional reduction targets is considered premature at this stage;

amendment 109 on product standards: is covered in the Common Position by the horizontal provision on standards (Article 3(4), last indent) and by Article 5(2) (ii) (c) and (f) and (2)(iii) (e);

amendment 114 on sectoral objectives: is covered through the distinction by sector of actions to be undertaken for reducing greenhouse gas emissions;

amendments 116, 117, 120, 248, 123, 291, 284, 127, 128 and 130, on the energy, transport, industrial, and fiscal sectors: are covered in full or in part by Article 5(2) (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) although the language used in the Common Position is sometimes broader;

amendment 254 on energy efficiency in the candidate countries: is covered in substance by Article 5(4) devoted to candidate countries;

amendments 133, 134, 136, 138 and 140 on aims and objectives in the area of nature and biodiversity: amendment 133 is covered by Article 2(2), second indent, and by Article 6(1); amendments 134, 136, 138, 140 are also incorporated in the latter paragraph;

amendments 137, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 150, 257, 268, 283, 155, 158, 159, 166 and 259 on actions for protection of nature and biodiversity: are covered in substance or in part by Article 6(2)(a) (amendments 137,142, first part of 143, 144, 145); (g) (second part of amendment 143, amendment 268); (h) (amendments 139, 283, 155); (f) (amendments 150, 257) and (i) (amendments 158, 159, 166, 259);

amendment 141 on protection of water: to avoid overlapping of actions, this subject is addressed substantially in Article 7 of the Common Position (notably paragraph 2 (e)), while recognising that water protection could be addressed theoretically in both Articles 6 and 7;

amendment 151 on biodiversity action plans: is partly covered by Article 6(2)(a), first indent although the language of the Common Position is broader, referring to the Community's biodiversity strategy and the relevant action plans, without specifying their content and administrative level. Natura 2000 is specifically addressed in the seventh indent of the same paragraph;

amendments 148 and 157 on protection of soil and marine environments: are taken up in their essence by Article 6(2)(c) and (g) respectively, taking into account the need to avoid both prejudging the ongoing reflections on the content of these thematic strategies and duplication with the Common Provisions applicable to all the thematic strategies of Article 4;

amendment 256 on landscape protection: is partly introduced in Article 6(2)(e) although this theme is not considered appropriate for a thematic strategy and a more general reference is made to the relevant international instruments;

amendment 160 on the aims for the area of environment, health and quality of life: is covered in substance by Article 2(2), third indent, with a broader all-inclusive language so that specific references to food and drinking water can be omitted;

amendments 161, 270,167(in part), 169, 170, 177, 180, 282 (second part) on the objectives for the area of environment, health and quality of life: are covered in full or in part in Article 7(1);

amendments 289, 165, 167 (in part), 168, 171, 172, 174, 175, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 188, 189, 192, 194, 195, 193 and 277, 199, 200, 204, 282 (first part) on specific actions in the same area: are covered in part or in principle by Article 7(2)(a) (amendments 172, 174, 175, 204); (b) (amendments 165, 178, 179, 289); (c) (amendments 184, 188, 189); (d) (amendments 182, 183); (e) (part of amendments 167, 192, 193/277, 194, 195); (f) (amendments 168, 199, 200); (g) (amendment 282 (first part); (h) (amendment 171);

amendment 181 on international conventions: is covered by the horizontal action foreseen in Article 9 (on international issues) (2)(d);

amendment 207 on the urban environment: is partly taken up by Article 7(2)(h) of the Common Position. Given the limits of Community competence and the horizontal nature of this theme, covering several of the points addressed elsewhere in the programme, the Common Position considers a thematic strategy more suitable than a legislative framework at this stage, allowing stakeholder consultation and careful consideration of the additional issues to be tackled at EU level;

amendments 278 and 200 on aims and objectives for sustainable use and management of natural resources and wastes: are taken up partly in Article 2(2), fourth indent and partly in Article 8(1) and (2);

amendment 212 on sustainable use of resources: the amendment has not been included as such although the thematic strategy on the sustainable use and management of resources will establish goals and targets for resource efficiency and the diminished use of resources. The link with the Community research programme is covered by a paragraph foreseen to this end in Article 10(d);

amendments 213, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220 and 222 on actions for sustainable use and management of natural resources and wastes: are covered in substance or in part by Article 8(2) (i) (amendment 213); (iii) (amendments 217, 219, 220); (iv) (amendments 215, 216, 222);

amendment 251 on the Kyoto Protocol and the EU's external relations is covered in substance by Article 5(5) entirely devoted to this subject;

amendment 226 on multilateral agreements: is reflected in Article 9(2) (g) and (h);

amendments 227 and 239 on supporting sustainable development at regional and local level and Local Agenda 21: amendment 227 is covered in substance by Article 3, (6) and (10) while Local Agenda 21 is referred to in Article 7(2) (h) on the urban environment;

amendment 228 on cooperation with developing countries: is reflected in Article 9(2)(a) and (c);

amendment 229 on the precautionary principle: is taken up in Article 9(2)(f);

amendment 230 on trade agreements: is reflected in substance in Article 9(2)(g);

amendments 231 and 232 on cross-border pollution: are covered in substance by Article 9(2)(i);

amendment 233 on objectives for environment policy-making: figures in Article 10 (introductory phrase) where a reference to the strategic approaches set out in Article 3 is introduced;

amendments 274 and 236 on rules for dialogue: are covered in principle by the general wording of Article 10(a) where improved mechanisms and general rules and principles of good governance are to be developed for consultation of stakeholders;

amendments 234, 237 and 244 on the Aahrus Convention and access to information: are covered in full, in substance, or in principle by Article 3(9);

amendment 235 on supporting NGOs: is included in Article 10(b);

amendment 238 on strategic environmental assessment: is incorporated in Article 3(3);

amendments 240, 241, 243 on actions to improve environmental policy making: are covered in part or in their principle by Article 10(d), (f) and (g) respectively;

amendments 245 and 281 on evaluation and reporting: are covered in part by Article 11(1);