Single-use plastics and fishing gear: Reducing marine litter
Most of the plastic in our oceans originates from land-based sources. On European beaches, plastics make up 80-85 % of marine litter, which is considered a major threat to marine and coastal biodiversity. Marine litter also costs the European Union economy an estimated €259 million to €695 million per year. In May 2018, the European Commission put forward a legislative proposal seeking to address the issue of marine litter from plastics. The proposal would introduce a series of measures regarding the top 10 single-use plastics found on European beaches, as well as fishing gear, with a view to reducing their impact on the environment and ensuring a functional internal market. After completion of the legislative procedure, the final act was signed by the presidents of the co-legislators (European Parliament and Council) on 5 June 2019, and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 June 2019. Member States have two years (i.e. until 3 July 2021) to transpose the new directive into national law. Fourth edition of a briefing originally drafted by Didier Bourguignon. document has been designed for on-line viewing.
Briefing
O dokumentu
Vrsta publikacije
Avtor
Politično področje
Ključna beseda
- ekonomske analize
- EVROPSKA UNIJA
- GOSPODARSTVO
- INDUSTRIJA
- kemija
- KMETIJSTVO, GOZDARSTVO IN RIBIŠTVO
- kratkotrajne porabne dobrine
- obremenitve okolja
- odpadki
- OKOLJE
- okoljska politika
- okoljska politika EU
- onesnaževanje morja
- potrošnja
- pravo Evropske unije
- predlog (EU)
- priprava zakonodaje EU
- ravnanje z odpadki
- ribištvo
- ribištvo
- TRGOVINA
- ukrepi proti onesnaževanju
- umetne mase
- varstvo okolja
- vpliv na okolje
- študija učinkov