Consultation

Title

Consultation on the Implementation Report of the Environmental Noise Directive (END) and on the EU Noise Policy

Policy field(s)

Environment, Environmental noise, Health

Target group(s)

Citizens, experts and practitioners in public authorities, business support organisations including business associations, public and private agencies, consultancies, research institutes, small businesses (SMEs), trade unions, NGOs, workers’ and employers’ federations and all other relevant stakeholders involved or interested in the implementation of EU noise legislation.

Period of consultation

                        From 25.06.2012  to 25.10.2012 (New deadline!)

Objective of the consultation

The objective of the consultation is to gather views and additional information on the effectiveness, strength and weaknesses of EU environmental noise legislation, in particular as regards Directive 2002/49/EC (END) relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise. This consultation is part of a follow up process to the first Implementation Report on the END published in June 2011. It serves to gather views also on the data and information published in the Report focusing on the issues for further consideration.

How to submit your contribution

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.

• If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click here to submit your contribution.

• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.

Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: due to a technical problem, the second question under "Section 1 – Policy context" was missing other two options. Since 23 August 2012 this problem is solved. If you wish you may re-submit your questionnaire. In such case, please identify yourself with the same name.

View the consultation document

Consultation document

View the questionnaire

Questionnaire

Reference documents and other, related consultations

• WHO - Night Noise Guidelines for Europe

• Noise page on EUROPA

• Burden of disease from environmental noise

• Good practice guide on noise exposure and potential health effects

• Noise Observation and Information Service for Europe

  
  

Contact details

responsible service

DG Environment, Unit C3 – Industrial Emissions, Air Quality and Noise

e-mail

ENV-END-REVIEW@ec.europa.eu

postal address

European Commission
DG Environment, Unit C3 – Industrial Emissions, Air Quality and Noise
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium

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Results of consultation and next steps

The results of the consultation will be published here.

Protection of personal data

Specific privacy statement