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Open consultations

Title & description	Policy activity	Target group	Closing date
Consultation on a dedicated legislative instrument on invasive alien species	Environment, transport, trade, internal market, agriculture and rural development, maritime affairs and fisheries, public health, climate action, taxation	All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from stakeholder organisations and Member States.	12/04/2012
Assistance to the Commission on technological, socio-economic and cost-benefit assessment related to exemptions from the substance restrictions in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive)	Environment, Waste	Interested stakeholders, list available on consultation page	20/03/2012
Call for expression of interest in participating in the Working Group on No Net Loss of Ecosystems and their Services	Environment, Biodiversity	All interested parties, preferably organisations representing the views of stakeholders at EU level	31/01/2012
Consultation on Delivering more Sustainable Consumption and Production	Environment, Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Consumption and Production	Citizens and stakeholders with interest/competence in the implementation of EU Resource Efficiency and SCP Agenda	03/04/2012
Consultation on the Fitness Check on Freshwater Policy	Environment, protection of water resources	Experts and practitioners in public authorities, business support organisations including business associations, Chambers of Commerce and other public and private agencies, consultancies, research institutes, small businesses (SMEs), trade unions, NGOs, workers’ and employers’ federations and all other relevant stakeholders or citizens involved or interested in the implementation of EU water policy	28/02/2012
Consultation on Water Efficiency in Buildings	Environment, protection of water resources	Citizens, experts and practitioners in public authorities, business support organisations including business associations, Chambers of Commerce and other 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 water policy.	08/02/2012

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Closed consultations

Title & description	Policy activity	Target group	Closing date	Results & follow-up
Consultation on the Implementation and Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to genetic resources and Benefit Sharing arising out of their utilization (ABS)	Environment	- Industries (agricultural, horticultural, seeds, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, feed, food, cosmetic, pesticides,…); - Academic researchers, public laboratories and gene banks; - Indigenous and Local Communities (ILCs); - NGOs; - Others with interest in the field of genetic resources (GR) and associated traditional knowledge (TK) (collectors of genetic resources (public or private), museums, botanical gardens, etc.)	30/12/2011
Consultation on options to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags and options to improve the requirements of biodegradability in the Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste and the visibility of biodegradable packaging products to consumers	Environment, packaging and packaging waste	Citizens and stakeholders with interest/competence in the management of plastic carrier bags and biodegradability of packaging products	09/08/2011	View
Consultation on the proposed EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for indoor lighting and tissue paper and the related Technical Background Reports	Environment, Green Public Procurement	Member States, companies and business associations, suppliers, SMEs, researchers, civil society	15/07/2011
Consultation on policy options as regards photovoltaic panels in the context of the recast of Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)	Environment, waste electrical and electronic equipment	Stakeholders with interest/competence in the management of waste from photovoltaic panels	17/06/2011	View
Hearing on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (30th of May 2011) Consultation on Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management	Integrated Maritime Policy, Environment Maritime Spatial Planning, Integrated Coastal Zone Management	Persons working on, or with an interest in, Maritime Spatial Planning and/or Integrated Coastal Zone Management, e.g. government officials, NGO's, researchers, coastal or maritime companies.	20/05/2011	View View results of the ICZM-part
Consultation on a Roadmap for a resource-efficient Europe	DG Environment, Europe 2020	Business, Stakeholders, General Public	22/04/2011	View
Consultation on possible EU legislative criteria and requirements for waste shipment inspections	Environment, waste	Public authorities, organisations, companies and the general public	12/04/2011	View
Consultation on the planned European Commission Communication for the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ("Rio+20")	Environment, Sustainable development	Interested stakeholders	10/04/2011	View
Notice of stakeholder meeting on the Final Assessment of the 6th Environment Action Programme	Environment	Stakeholders, general public	08/04/2011	View
EU initiative on Green Infrastructure	Environment, Biodiversity	All interested parties, preferably organisations representing the views of stakeholders at EU level	11/03/2011	View
Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex	Environment, Waste	Interested stakeholders	14/02/2011	View
Consultation on Future EU co-financing of Natura 2000	Environment	Citizens, organizations, public authorities	17/02/2011	View
Consultation on a future EU financial instrument for the environment (continuation of LIFE+)	All environmental fields	National, regional and local administrations, environmental stakeholders and the general public.	15/02/2011	View
Consultation on the Implementation Report of the Aarhus Convention submitted by the European Union to the Aarhus Secretariat	Environment, Aarhus Convention	Civil society, public concerned, interested stakeholders	26/01/2011	View
Stakeholder consultation on the appropriateness of setting targets for bio-waste recycling	Environment, Waste	Interested stakeholders	31/01/2011	View
Consultation on the possible revision of Directive 1999/32/EC relating to a reduction of the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels	Environment, Industrial Emissions, Air Quality, Transport, Shipping, Fuel Quality	Stakeholders (companies and organisations involved in or related to shipping) and interested citizens	05/01/2011	View
Proposal for a definition of the term "nanomaterial" that the European Commission intends to use as an overarching, broadly applicable reference term for any European Union communication or legislation addressing nanomaterials	Environment, Consumer protection, Industry, Science and Research, Occupational health and safety	All citizens and organisations	19/11/2010	View
Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex	Environment, Waste	Interested stakeholders	15/11/2010	View
Protecting our natural capital: an EU strategy to conserve biodiversity and ensure the provision of ecosystem services by 2020	Environment, Biodiversity	Citizens, Stakeholders, Public administrations, Business, Civil society	22/10/2010	View
Public consultation on the Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended)	Environment – Environmental Impact assessment	All citizens, stakeholders and organisations involved in environmental impact assessments (of plans, programmes or projects)	27/09/2010	View
Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex	Environment, waste	Interested stakeholders, list available on consultation page	18/06/2010	View
Consultation on the green paper On Forest Protection and Information in the EU: Preparing forests for climate change	Environment, Agriculture, Energy, Climate	All forest related interest groups, ENGOs, national/regional administrations, and interested citizens	31/07/2010	View
Stakeholder consultation - EU Strategy on Invasive Species	Environment, Biodiversity	All interested parties, preferably organisations representing the views of stakeholders at EU level	14/07/2010	View
Stakeholder consultation on the future EU Biodiversity Policy	Environment, Nature	Stakeholders	05/05/2010	View
Consultation regarding a review of the exemption of cadmium ban provided for portable batteries and accumulators intended for use in cordless power tools (CPT)	Environment, Waste	All citizens and organisations	10/05/2010	View
Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex	Environment, Waste	Interested stakeholders, list available on consultation page	29/03/2010	View
Consultations on environmental and social impacts of the use of the sewage sludge on land	Environment	Stakeholders	12/01/2010	View
Evaluation of the legislative framework of cultivation of GMOs	Environment	Targeted stakeholders	30/09/2009	View
Public consultation on future ETS auctioning rules	Environment, Climate Change	General public, Stakeholders	03/08/2009	View
Public consultation on the options for new initiative regarding dismantling of ships	Environment, waste management, ship dismantling	Public authorities, shipping and recycling organisations, non-governmental organisations, other interested parties	06/06/2009	View
European Community Fifth National Communication: Stakeholder Engagement	Environment, Climate Change	European organisations with a relationship to the climate change agenda	04/05/2009	View Communication from the Commission
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity - TEEB Phase II	Environment, Biodiversity	Interested stakeholders in Europe and worldwide, including government, academic, private sector, scientific, NGO and other experts	31/03/2009	View
Consultation on your attitude towards the regulation of trapping in the EU	Environment	General public	16/03/2009	View
Fourth adaptation of Annex II to technical and scientific progress	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	09/03/2009	View
EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) – Consultation on Aviation Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)	Environment, Aviation	General public, Stakeholders	03/11/2008	View
Towards a comprehensive and ambitious post-2012 climate change agreement	Environment, Climate change	General public, Stakeholders	10/10/2008	View
Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex.	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	08/10/2008	View
Review of the Recommendation on Minimum Criteria for Environmental Inspections	Environment, Implementation	General public, Stakeholders	18/09/2008	View
Deforestation and its impact on climate change and biodiversity loss	Environment	General public, Stakeholders	22/08/2008	View
Stakeholder consultation on the adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex.	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	31/07/2008	View
Consultation on revision of the cars/CO2 labelling	Environment, CO2 from cars	General public	28/07/2008	View
Creosote stakeholder consultation	Environment, Biocides	Stakeholders	30/06/2008	View
Public Consultation on YOUR VOICE "Invasive Alien Species – A European Concern"	Environment, Nature	Stakeholders, general public	05/06/2008	View
WEEE stakeholder consultation - Invitation for comments on policy options	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	05/06/2008	View
Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	01/04/2008	View
Public consultation on the Green Paper on urban transport Sustainable Urban Transport Plans - preparatory document	Transport, Environment	Stakeholders, general public	15/03/2008	View
Your attitude towards trade in seal products	Environment, Animal Welfare	Stakeholders, general public	13/02/2008	View
2nd stakeholder consultation on the review of Directive 2002/95/EC ("RoHS")	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	13/02/2008	View
Public consultation the draft Implementation Report 2005-2007	Environment, Governance	Stakeholders, general public	04/02/2008	View
Public consultation on an EU System for the Environmental Technology Verification	Environment, Eco-Innovation	Stakeholders, general public	03/02/2008	View
Call for evidence on the Economics of Biodiversity Loss - TEEB Phase I	Environment, Biodiversity	Interested stakeholders in Europe and worldwide, including government, academic, private sector, scientific, NGO and other experts	31/03/2008	View
Public consultation on the INSPIRE Draft Implementing Rules for Metadata	Environment, Policy-making	Stakeholders	21/12/2007	View
Public consultation "Living with climate change in Europe"	Environment, Climate change	Stakeholders, general public	15/12/2007	View
Public consultation on the Commission's Green Paper on better ship dismantling	Environment	Stakeholders, general public	30/09/2007	View
Public consultation on the action plans on sustainable consumption and production and on sustainable industrial policy	Environment	Stakeholders, general public	23/09/2007	View
Stakeholder consultation on Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the annex	Environment, Waste	Stakeholders	10/08/2007	View
Public consultation on the implementation of the renewed strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles	Environment	Stakeholders	15/07/2007	View
Green Paper on Market Based Instruments	Environment	Stakeholders	31/07/2007	View
IPPC Review Internet Consultation Questionnaire	Environment	Stakeholders, general public	18/06/2007	View
Review of Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment	Environment	Stakeholders	22/05/2007	View
Capturing and storing CO2 underground - Should we be concerned?	Environment	Stakeholders, citizens	30/04/2007	View
Additional Options to Combat Illegal Logging	Environment/ Development	Stakeholders	05/03/2007	View
Ecolabel revision	Environment	Stakeholders	02/03/2007	View
Revision of the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Regulation EC N° 761/2001 (EMAS)	Environment	Stakeholders	26/02/2007	View
Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the annex	Waste	Stakeholders	10/01/2007	View
Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles for the purpose of a possible amendment of Annex II to this Directive.	Waste	Stakeholders	20/12/2006	View
Possible amendment of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (Issue of certain spare parts for vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003).	Waste	Stakeholders	20/12/2006	View
New draft regulation of the European Commission to implement the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)	Chemicals	Stakeholders	21/10/2006	View
Community Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)	Chemicals	General public + Experts	10/10/2006	View
Revision of Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes	Animal welfare	General public + Experts	18/08/2006	View
Review of the EU strategy to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel efficiency from cars	Environment/Climate Change	General public	21/08/2006	View
Have your say on the White Paper on a European Communication Policy!	Communication	Stakeholders, citizens	07/2006	View
Sixth Environment Action Programme mid-term review	Environment	Stakeholders	14/07/2006	View
Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release in the environment of GMOs - Questionnaire on experiences with the implementation of the Directive	Environment; GMOs	Stakeholders	30/06/2006	View
Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the annex.	Environment; waste	Stakeholders	15/05/2006	View
Simplifications on the Directive related to waste from the titanium dioxide industry	Environment, waste	Stakeholders	15/03/2006	View
Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the annex.	Environment; waste	Stakeholders	10/02/2006	View
Communication on Halting the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010 and beyond	Environment, Nature and biodiversity	Stakeholders, General Public, Experts	06/02/2006	View
SCENIHR opinion on how to assess the potential risks of nanotechnologies	Public health	Stakeholders	16/12/2005	View
Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the annex	Environment; waste	Stakeholders	28/10/2005	View
Soil Thematic Strategy	Environment	General Public	26/09/2005	View
The European City – improving the quality of your environment	Environment	General Public	21/09/2005
Proposal for a Floods Directive "Reducing the risks of floods in Europe"	Environment	Stakeholders	14/09/2005	View
Final Public Consultation: The sustainable use of pesticides in Europe	Environment, biodiversity	General public, Stakeholders	12/05/2005	View
Thematic Strategy on the Protection and conservation of the Marine Environment	Environment; Marine	General public	09/05/2005	View
Reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation	Environment, air transport	General public	06/05/2005	View
Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme	Environment, climat	Stakeholders	15/04/2005	View
New legal instrument for prevention, preparedness and response to disasters.	Environment, Civil protection	Stakeholders	28/03/2005	View
Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste	Environment; waste	Stakeholders	12/03/2005	View
Directive 75/439/EEC on waste oils	Environment; waste	Stakeholders	04/03/2005	View
Adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the annex	Environment; waste	Stakeholders	11/02/2005	View
Assessing the actions to be undertaken as part of the Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources	Environment; Sustainable use of natural resources	Stakeholders	30/01/2005	View
Air Pollution: What Do You Think?	Environment	General public	31/01/2005	View
Action on Climate Change Post 2012	Environment	All stakeholders	31/10/2004	View
Review of the European Sustainable Development Strategy	Cross-cutting	General public and experts	31/10/2004	View
Extended Impact Assessment on the Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and recycling of waste	Environment; Waste	Stakeholders	24/09/2004	View
Information on teak garden furniture and mobile telephones	Environment; Products	All stakeholders involved with these products	15/09/2004	View
Methodology to assess the environmental impacts of products	Environment; Products	Experts	16/08/2004	View
Possible amendment of the Annex of Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)	Environment; Waste	Stakeholders	05/07/2004	View
Development of an EU strategy on mercury	Environment; Chemicals	Stakeholders	11/05/2004	View
"Towards a Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment"	Environment; Urban	Community institutions, stakeholders	15/04/2004	View
Preparations of a revision of certain entries of annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of life vehicles	Environment; Waste	Stakeholders	26/03/2004	View
Towards a thematic strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste	Environment; Waste, recycling	Stakeholders	30/11/2003	View
Reactions to the Communication on the future Thematic Strategy on Sustainable use of Pesticides	Environment; pesticides	European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee as well as all other interested parties	30/11/2003	View
On the Road to Sustainable Production - Progress in implementing Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control	Environment; integrated pollution prevention and control	Stakeholders	15/09/2003	View
Integration of environmental aspects into standardisation	Environment; standardisation	Stakeholders	15/09/2003	View
Draft chemicals legislation (the REACH System)	Environment, Enterprise; Chemicals	General public	10/07/2003	View
INSPIRE	Environment, Research, Information society, Economic affairs	Stakeholders	06/06/2003	View
Environmental Technology Action Plan	Environment; Technology	Stakeholders	15/05/2003	View
Revision of Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries	Environment; Waste	Interested parties	28/04/2003	View
Financing Natura 2000	Environment; Natura 2000	Interested parties	24/04/2003
Working document on Civil protection	Environment; Natural and Technological hazards	Stakeholders in civil protection/disaster prevention	7/04/2003	View
Aarhus Convention and Community institutions: Consultation of interested parties on a working documents on the application to Community institutions of the Aarhus Convention on access to environmental information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters	Environment	Experts from national administrations, local and regional authorities, representatives of economic operators, environmental NGOs and consumer associations	15/11/2002	View (pdf ~300K)
Access to justice in environmental matters (Aarhus Convention: Consultation of interested parties on two successive working documents on access to justice in environmental matters	Environment	Experts from national administrations, local and regional authorities, representatives of economic operators, environmental NGOs and consumer associations	30/09/2002	View (pdf ~370K)
Environmental Liability: Consultation of interested parties on a Working Document on the Prevention and Restoration of Significant Environmental Damage (Environmental Liability)	Environment	Public	30/09/2001	View
Environmental issues of PVC: In the Green Paper the Commission invited all interested parties to discuss and comment on this document before the end of November 2000.	Environment	Public	30/11/2000	View