NEWS: DG Environment of the European Commission has recently approved the final reports on the three tasks of this project. They can be downloaded from the Key Project Output page.
Introduction
In December 2008, Milieu Ltd, Risk and Policy Analysis Ltd and TNO were commissioned by DG Environment of the European Commission to undertake a project to review the experiences of Member States in implementing Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise ("Environmental Noise Directive"). The project responds to Article 11 of the Directive, which requests an assessment of implementation.
The project is due to be completed in May 2010, with the results to be delivered to the Commission in the form of a final report. Project outputs are intended to feed into the ongoing review of the Environmental Noise Directive, being undertaken by the European Commission.
Project Objectives
The key objectives of the project are as follows:
- To review the implementation of the key provisions of the Directive by the 27 Member States;
- To develop proposals for the amendment of the Directive, as appropriate; and
- To develop an Action Plan outlining further implementation strategies and Community action on environmental noise, as appropriate.
Project Tasks
The project is broken down into three main tasks: a review of implementation; and inventory of measures; and an impact assessment and Action Plan proposal.
This project is being delivered by a consortium consisting of Milieu Ltd, Risk and Policy Analysis Ltd. and TNO. The lead organisation is Milieu Ltd., with RPA providing input on policy and impact assessment and TNO providing technical expertise on noise control measures.
